Bim Hilder b. 3 October 1909

Also known as Vernon Arthur Hilder
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Bim Hilder was a Sydney based sculptor, printmaker and painter active during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Foundation member of the Sculpture Society, twice president. He taught sculpture at the Sydney Technical College during the 1960s. Hilder had numerous public commissions including Reserve Bank, Martin Place, Burley Griffin Memorial, Castlecrag.
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Designs for decorative radios for The Bendix Corporation
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radio casing, wood carving

The Bendix Corporation created copies of three of Hilder’s wood carvings as decorative casings for radios.

 

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