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Miguel Antonio Smith Irisarri (1832-1877) was a Chilean landscape painter, engraver, caricaturist and art teacher. == Biography== His father, Jorge, was a native of Scotland and served as the consul in Santiago. His mother, Carmen, was the daughter of independence leader Antonio José de Irisarri and the sister of poet Hermógenes Irisarri. His family wanted him to be a lawyer. With his own money, he purchased brushes and paints, but they were thrown away. He continued to insist so vehemently that, in 1849, his family gave in and allowed him to study at the new "Academia de Pintura" founded by President Manuel Bulnes. His first teacher there was the Director, an Italian-born artist named Alejandro Ciccarelli, who worked to instil the Academic style in his students.〔(Brief biography ) @ Artistas Plásticos Chilenos.〕 Smith wanted to paint landscapes instead of mythological subjects, but Ciccarelli was adamant in his opposition. In 1851, thoroughly frustrated, Smith left the school to paint on his own. A year later, unsuccessful, he enlisted in a squadron of mounted grenadiers.〔 He was stationed in Chillán, where he got married and abandoned his military career at the end of his five-year enlistment. On his return to Santiago, he became an employee of a savings bank managed by a former classmate of his, José Arrieta Parera, who would later become a well-known diplomat. After only a year, he quit and became an illustrator for the political daily ''El Correo Literario'', which was critical of the Conservative Republic. Although handicapped by old, malfunctioning equipment and a dearth of decent supplies, he created a huge number of portrait caricatures of notable people (including his old nemesis, Ciccarelli), with humorous captions or poems by Guillermo Matta.〔 As might be expected, there was much official opposition. President Manuel Montt called on them to stop publishing "esos monos groseros" (those crude monkeys). After less than a year of operation, they had to close up shop, at least temporarily. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Smith (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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