Tim and Michelle Smith are passionate collectors of original illustration paintings and calendar prints. They have given several presentations on Joliet's Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company and its artists. Their new book "Images of America - Joliet's Gerlach Barklow Calendar Company" is available through this website.
Tim has coauthored collector guidebooks on Adelaide Hiebel and Zula Kenyon, the two famous female artists from the Gerlach Barklow Company. The Smith’s have displayed their illustration art collection at the Joliet Area Historical Museum and are active members of the museum.
