London Dogs

Paul Smith Space Gallery is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition ‘London Dogs’ by Paul Smith Studio.

Man’s relationship to dogs is often summed up in the phrase ‘Man’s Best Friend’. Often used in England to describe our emotional bond to our favourite dog, the phrase ‘man’s best friend’ is widely believed to have occurred from a courtroom speech by George Graham Vest in Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.A. In 1870 Vest is quoted as saying, "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.’’ The phrase was later shortened to: Man’s best friend.
The original drawings were created in pencil exclusively for the Space Gallery exhibition; they are digital prints of the original art work.

'London Dogs' by Paul Smith Studio

4th February 2012 – 1st April 2012

Paul Smith SPACE GALLERY
5-46-14　Jingumae
Shibuya-ku
Tokyo