Early Life, Family and Training Born in 1871 in Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, Reginald Arthur—who was also known as Arthur Reginald Smith—was the son of a chemist. His early years in the Yorkshire landscape provided a foundation for a life defined by the visual world. While his path was shaped by his upbringing in the north of England, his formal artistic development began in earnest through evening classes. He studied at the Keighley…