S. H. Ervin

Ervin purchased artworks by artists such as Norman Lindsay, Tom Roberts, and Arthur Streeton due to his connection with artists at Sirius Cove. and advocated for the establishment of a national art gallery. In 1971, he donated $50,000 to the New South Wales branch of the National Trust of Australia to acquire Norman Lindsay's home in Faulconbridge, New South Wales. In 1974, he donated $200,000 to renovate two buildings at Observatory Hill, Sydney, transforming them into an art gallery and museum. The buildings were named the S. H. Ervin Gallery. Ervin Place in Conder, Canberra, is named after him. == Personal life ==

On 7 April 1926, Ervin married Muriel Beatrice Gray, who had two daughters from a previous marriage. They resided at Glanworth, Darling Point, and later at The Astor on Macquarie Street in Sydney. Ervin outlived his wife and stepdaughters and died on 29 October 1977. == See also ==