Jesse Jewhurst Hilder b. 23 July 1881

Also known as J.J. Hilder, pseudonym Anthony Hood
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Hilder's delicate, sensitive landscape watercolours were enthusiastically received when they were first exhibited in the early years of the century. This was in part because of their beauty, but also because he was already suffering from the tuberculosis that eventually killed him.
Tags: Watercolour, Landscape, Tuberculosis
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  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW

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Residences
  • 1881 - 1890 Toowoomba, Qld.
  • 1890 - 1900 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1901 Bega, NSW
  • 1902 - 1903 Goulburn, NSW
  • 1904 - 1907 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1907 Armidale, NSW
  • c.1908 Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives , Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
  • c.1908 Young, NSW
  • 1909 Lawson, NSW
  • 1909 - 1911 Parramatta, NSW
  • 1911 - 1912 Ryde, New South Wales
  • 1912 - 1916 Inglewood, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
  • 1881 - 1890 Toowoomba, Qld.
  • 1890 - 1900 Brisbane, Qld
  • 1901 Bega, NSW
  • 1902 - 1903 Goulburn, NSW
  • 1904 - 1907 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1907 Armidale, NSW
  • c.1908 Queen Victoria Home for Consumptives , Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
  • c.1908 Young, NSW
  • 1909 Lawson, NSW
  • 1909 - 1911 Parramatta, NSW
  • 1911 - July 1912 Ryde, New South Wales
  • July 1912 - 10 April 1916 Inglewood, Hornsby, NSW, Australia
References [<ExternalResource: (1966), 'Jesse Jewhurst Hilder Anniversary Exhibition [catalogue]', Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Hilder, Brett in 'Introduction'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Death of J.J. Hilder (obituary)', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW, 1916-04-12, pg. 11.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D.H. (September/October 1909), 'J.J. Hilder, water-colorist', Art & Architecture, William Brooks & Co, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Society of Artists', Lone Hand, Sydney, NSW, 1907-10-01, pp 592-593.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Sydney Ure & Stevens, Bertram (eds) (1918), 'The Art of J.J. Hilder', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, NSW, Includes articles by Bertram Stevens, Harry Julius and Sydney Ure Smith. The introduction was written by Julian Ashton.>, <ExternalResource: Hilder, Brett (1966), 'The Heritage of J.J. Hilder', Ure Smith Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Text by Brett Hilder with recollections by the artist's widow. The foreword was written by Lloyd Rees.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1983), 'Hilder, Jesse Jewhurst'.>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, D., North, I., & McCarthy F. (1972), 'The Australian Landscape'.>] [<ExternalResource: (1966), 'Jesse Jewhurst Hilder Anniversary Exhibition [catalogue]', Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Hilder, Brett in 'Introduction'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Death of J.J. Hilder (obituary)', Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW, 1916-04-12, pg. 11.>, <ExternalResource: Souter, D.H. (September/October 1909), 'J.J. Hilder, water-colorist', Art & Architecture, William Brooks & Co, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: 'Sydney Society of Artists', Lone Hand, Sydney, NSW, 1907-10-01, pp 592-593.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Sydney Ure & Stevens, Bertram (eds) (1918), 'The Art of J.J. Hilder', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, NSW, Includes articles by Bertram Stevens, Harry Julius and Sydney Ure Smith. The introduction was written by Julian Ashton.>, <ExternalResource: Hilder, Brett (1966), 'The Heritage of J.J. Hilder', Ure Smith Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Text by Brett Hilder with recollections by the artist's widow. The foreword was written by Lloyd Rees.>]
Trainings
  • sketching and painting classes, 1895 - c.1897 Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  • painting and drawing, 1905 - c.1907 The Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • 1905 - c.1906 The Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Related events
  • J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Jesse Jewhurst Hilder (national touring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • The Art of J.J. Hilder (exhibited at)
  • J.J. Hilder Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Watercolours by J.J. Hilder (one man show) (exhibited at)
  • Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • NSW Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries (exhibited at)
  • Jesse Jewhurst Hilder (national touring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • The Art of J.J. Hilder (exhibited at)
  • J.J. Hilder Memorial Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Watercolours by J.J. Hilder (one man show) (exhibited at)
  • Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)
  • Society of Artists (spring exhibition) (exhibited at)