Madeline A. Smith, of Doylestown, PA died on Monday, April 20, 2015, at Golden Living Center. She was 95.

She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Smith.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of and Josephine Tumillo Muccie.

Madeline Smith first manifested an interest in drawing in elementary school. She graduated from the Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut in 1964 and then went on to receive private instruction from several noted artists, among them Dr. Jacques M. Dowling, Ben Soloway, William A. Smith, Helen McCook, and Dr. Selma Burke. Although Smith began her career as a painter, she soon switched disciplines and devoted herself to sculpting.

At the age of 18, Madeline was employed at the Stangl Pottery Company, Trenton NJ where she hand painted dinnerware. Then during World War II she worked at Grumman Aircraft, in Trenton as an onboard mechanic test flying newly assembled military planes.

Her work is represented in several permanent collections, notably those of the Museo Nazionale dell’Academia Italia in Florence the Richard Nixon Library and the Pearl S. Buck Museum, Zhenjiang, China.

One of Smith’s most famous commissions is the design for the Pearl S. Buck Women’s Award, which features an Amerasian child holding a rice bowl and is presented annually to a woman who has done much to improve the quality of life for children worldwide. Smith has been the recipient of several awards for her sculpture and in 1972 was invited to the White House to present her bas-relief of President Nixon.

Madeline’s paper archives are available to view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC.

She is survived by her son William D. Smith of Doylestown, and her 2 sisters, Dorothy Palmeri of Neptune, NJ, and Gloria Gray of Freehold, NJ and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her 5 sisters; Loretta Waite, Marie Genero, Joan Hart, Joyce Moyna, Marian Hart,and her 3 brothers; Nicolas, Frank and Raymond Muccie.

Services and interment will be private at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Pearl S. Buck International, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA 18944.