W B McInnes
(Australia 1889–1939)
Sydney Ure Smith OBE
- Other titles:
- Sydney Ure Smith
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Sydney Ure Smith (1887–1949) was influential in promoting Australian art to a broader public during the first half of the twentieth century. In 1906 he founded the advertising company of Smith and Julius, incorporating quality art and design with technically advanced printing. He then founded the periodicals 'Art in Australia' (1916) and 'Home' (1920) and established the publishing company Ure Smith Pty Ltd in 1934, producing numerous texts of key significance to Australian art. President of the Society of Artists 1921–48, trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1927–47, patron of many artists, and active in numerous positions of influence, he was himself a competent practising artist.
© Australian Art Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2006
- Year
- (1922)
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 95.5 x 84.2cm stretcher; 108.7 x 98.2 x 7.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Sydney Ure Smith 1929
- Accession number
- 976
