Arthur Hamilton Smith
Born 2 October 1860
Died 28 September 1941
Active: 1886 - 1932
Country of birth and death: England
Museum curator, archaeologist
Curator at the British Museum from 1886 and Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum from 1909-25. After his retirement he was director of the British School at Rome from 1928-30 and again in 1932.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Participant in Cameo and Intaglio Cutting (Art Workers Guild), 1888
Gave practical demonstration.
Speaker at Cameo and Intaglio Cutting (Art Workers Guild), 1888
Speaker at Railway Stations and their Approaches (Art Workers Guild), 1916
Institutional and Business Connections
Director of The British School at Rome
1928 - 1930
Associated with the school from its foundation. Director for two years after his retirement from the British Museum. Returned temporarily in 1932
Employed at British Museum
1886 - 1925
Curator from 1886 and Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities from 1909-25
Member of Art Workers Guild
1920 - 1941 (Presumed)
Sources
Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1885-1900
1888, p.6.
Citing this record
'Arthur Hamilton Smith', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1218812370, accessed 21 Mar 2023]
