 According to an article printed by "The New York Times" in 1910, Smith made about US $12,000 ($ today) per year and, like Norman Rockwell and J. C. Leyendecker, became as popular as a "media star".Smith was particularly known for her illustrations and advertising posters of children and women, which appealed to millions of people.In 1911 both of her parents and her former teacher Howard Pyle died and Elizabeth Shippen Green was married to Huger Elliott.