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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exhibited at
J.J. Hilder and Contemporaries
Date
August 1981 - October 1981
Place
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW
Description

Also toured to regional galleries in NSW in 1982. 26 works by Hilder. Other artists in exhibition were Norman Lindsay, Hans Heysen, Blamire Young & Sydney Long

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“The Australian Landscape” was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors’ Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements.
The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery.
The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed’. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover.
There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Jesse Jewhurst Hilder (national touring exhibition)
Date
1966 - 1967
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, QLD
Description

National touring exhibition. 70 works on show

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Art of J.J. Hilder
Date
June 1927
Place
Farmer's Exhibition Hall, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
J.J. Hilder Memorial Exhibition
Date
July 1916
Place
Society of Artists' Rooms, Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

205 listed exhibits

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition)
Date
November 1914
Place
RAS rooms, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 4 watercolours

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Watercolours by J.J. Hilder (one man show)
Date
April 1914
Place
W.H. Gill's Room (commercial gallery), Melbourne, VIC
Description

One man show. Artist’s debut one man show. Hilder exhibited 53 works

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Royal Arts Society of NSW (annual exhibition)
Date
August 1913
Place
RAS rooms, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 3 works, including 'The Silent Hour’ priced at 100 guineas

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists (spring exhibition)
Date
November 1911
Place
Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 11 works

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists (spring exhibition)
Date
November 1910
Place
Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 11 works 'An old horse drinking’, used to illustrate catalogue cover

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists (spring exhibition)
Date
1909
Place
Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 20 watercolours

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists (spring exhibition)
Date
October 1908
Place
Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 18 watercolours

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Society of Artists (spring exhibition)
Date
August 1907
Place
Queen Victoria Market, Sydney, NSW
Description

Artist exhibits 21 watercolours

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NSW Society of Artists
Date
1907
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition

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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)