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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Name
Jesse Jewhurst Hilder
Also known as:
  • J.J. Hilder
  • pseudonym Anthony Hood
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Bank Clerk (ANZSIC code: 62) 1898 - 1909 Bank of New South Wales, Brisbane, Goulburn, Bega and Sydney, Australia
Tags:
Watercolour
Landscape
Tuberculosis
Birth date
23 July 1881
Birth place
131 Mort Street, Toowoomba, QLD
Death date
10 April 1916
Death place
Hornsby, Sydney, NSW, 'Inglewood', Hornsby, Sydney, NSW
Burial place
Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, NSW
Death note
Inglewood' \n\nBurialNote: Anglican, Section 5, Grave No. 3052
Active Period
  • 1895 - 1915
Residence
  • 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
Training
  • 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
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • 'DAAO Researcher-in-Residence' supported by the Power Institute Foundation for Art & Visual Culture, University of Sydney

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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: Prunster, Ursula (1981), ''The Delicate Art' in J.J. Hilder & Contemporaries exhibition catalogue', Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.>, <ExternalResource: Campbell, Jean (1983), 'Australian Watercolour Painters 1780-1980', Rigby, Australia.>, <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: Ashton, Julian (1941), 'Now came still evening on', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art (volume I & II)', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, NSW.>] [<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'.>]