Sydney Ure Smith

Sydney Ure Smith
Sydney Ure Smith, 1948
Born(1887-01-09)9 January 1887
London
Died11 October 1949(1949-10-11) (aged 62)[1]
Potts Point, New South Wales
Known forPainting, publishing

Sydney George Ure Smith OBE (9 January 1887 – 11 October 1949) was an Australian arts publisher, artist and promoter who "did more than any other Australian to publicize Australian art at home and overseas".[2]

Unlike most of his contemporaries, he seldom submitted his own art work for publication. He published some of 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.[3]

  1. ^ "SYDNEY URE SMITH DIES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 885. New South Wales, Australia. 12 October 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 12 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ McCulloch, Alan (1968). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. London: Hutchinson & Co. ISBN 978-0-09-081420-6.
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