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Sydney George Ure Smith OBE (9 January 188711 October 1949) was an Australian arts publisher and promoter who 'did more than any other Australian to publicize Australian art at home and overseas'.〔''Encyclopedia of Australian Art'' Alan McCulloch, Hutchinson & Co. London 1968〕 He was born in London in 1887 and arrived in Australia with his parents later that same year. His father (d. 1919) was manager of the Menzies Hotel, Melbourne then Hotel Australia, Sydney for over 20 years. His parents adopted the form 'Ure Smith': his mother (d. 1931) was born Catherine Ure, but formally their surname remained Smith. He was educated at Queen's College, Melbourne then at Sydney Grammar School.〔 He studied pencil and ink drawing at the Julian Ashton School of Art 1902–07 then learnt the techniques of etching from Eirene Mort.〔 At age 19 he helped Harry Julius and Albert Collins found the commercial art studio that later became Smith and Julius.〔 Unlike most of his contemporaries, he seldom submitted his work for publication. He published his own work in limited edition books such as ''Old Sydney'' (1911) and ''Old Colonial By-Ways'' (1928), prompted by his passion for preserving historic buildings.〔 ==Personal life== He married a fellow art student Viola Austral Quaife (granddaughter of Rev. Barzillai Quaife) in 1909. His second wife was Ethel Bickley. He died after several years of ill health and was survived by a son from his second marriage, Sydney George 'Sam' Ure Smith (died 19 November 2013) and a daughter, Mrs. R. J. Hemphill. 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「Sydney Ure Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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