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.
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Citations

  • (1966), 'Jesse Jewhurst Hilder Anniversary Exhibition [catalogue]’, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Hilder, Brett in 'Introduction’.

  • 'Death of J.J. Hilder (obituary)’, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW, 1916-04-12, pg. 11.

  • Souter, D.H. (September/October 1909), 'J.J. Hilder, water-colorist’, Art & Architecture, William Brooks & Co, Sydney, NSW.

  • 'Sydney Society of Artists’, Lone Hand, Sydney, NSW, 1907-10-01, pp 592-593.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Initial data sources

  • 'DAAO Researcher-in-Residence' supported by the Power Institute Foundation for Art & Visual Culture, University of Sydney

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Other occupations
  • Bank Clerk (ANZSIC code: 62) 1898 - 1909 Bank of New South Wales, Brisbane, Goulburn, Bega and Sydney, Australia
  • Bank Clerk
Alternative names
  • J.J. Hilder
  • pseudonym Anthony Hood
  • J.J. Hilder
  • pseudonym Anthony Hood
Trainings
  • 1905 - c.1906 The Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • 1906 Julian Ashton's (Sydney Art School), Sydney, NSW
Related people
  • Leist, Frederick William (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian Rossi (associate of)
  • Smith, Sydney Ure (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Lionel (associate of)
  • Gruner, Elioth (associate of)
  • Hilder, Brett (parent of)
  • Long, Sydney (associate of)
  • Albers, Adolf (associate of)
  • Hilder, Henry (child of)
  • Hall, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Hilder, Phyllis (spouse of)
  • Hilder, Vernon Arthur (parent of)
  • Leist, Frederick William (associate of)
  • Ashton, Julian Rossi (associate of)
  • Smith, Sydney Ure (associate of)
  • Lindsay, Lionel (associate of)
  • Gruner, Elioth (associate of)
  • Hilder, Brett (parent of)
  • Long, Sydney (associate of)
  • Albers, Adolf (associate of)
  • Hilder, Henry (child of)
  • Hall, Elizabeth (child of)
  • Hilder, Phyllis (spouse of)
  • Hilder, Vernon Arthur (parent of)
Related person groups
  • Royal Art Society of NSW (associate of)
  • Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Royal Art Society of NSW (associate of)
  • Society of Artists (associate of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • 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)
  • 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)
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