Macdonald Dictionary Record: Samuel Hurst Seager
Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Samuel Hurst Seager. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: S.H. Seager S. 153 He was for 9 years a mem br of the Canty Coll. Bd. of Gov. ; he was pres. N.Z. Inst. of Architects . pres. Canty Philosoph Inst. ( a member Canty Beautify inf Soc. From 20- - he was in Gleaton Britain and while there designed battle memorials in France, Belgium and Gallipoli. He was a pioneer of town plann ing . His houses on Clifton Spon are still admired. notable large houses of nis are George Humphreys at Fendalton and A.A. McKellars, Park Terrace A subject he gave a lot of atten tion was the lighting of picture galleries rom above He judged the com petition for the McDougall Art Galler He lived at Sydney last 5 years died 5.10.33. Paul Pascoe says of him "Any architect of any period is a guardian and a secker ( gordian of what is good in his own time and a secker after improvement. Seager would be such a guardian . He would conserv what had gone before . He would seek s progress also . Later generations ridge harshly , they do not Acknowledge the struggles , perhaps the lael of opportunity . They see the des in of,say 1900 in the light of 1960 when people ar 60 years older and wiser (or more ignorant) . Each architect of each period a bridge to the next . Seager s a good bridge fom , say Mount forts day to Cal Woods day.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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