Francis Henry Critchley Hinder (26 June 1906 – 31 December 1992) was an Australian painter, sculptor and art teacher who is also known for his camouflage designs in World War II.
Frank Hinder AM | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 June 1906 |
| Died | 31 December 1992 (aged 86) Killara, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Francis Henry Critchley Hinder |
| Known for | Painting, kinetic art, lumino kinetic art, camouflage |
Early life and education
editHinder was the fourth child of Enid Marguerite (née Pockley) and Henry Vincent Critchley Hinder (1865–1913). His father was a prominent surgeon,[1][2] He was born in the family home Carleton a grand Italianate Victorian mansion in Summer Hill, New South Wales.[1] He attended his father's alma mater, Newington College from 1916 until 1918.[3] He then completed his high school education at Shore School, when his mother remarried and moved to the North Shore. As an art student he was tutored by Antonio Dattilo Rubbo at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales and at the East Sydney Technical College. Rubbo had also been his art master at Newington. While travelling he pursued his training at the Art Institute of Chicago, New York School of Fine and Applied Art and at the Taos summer school.[4]
Early career
editIn the mid-1930s he worked as a commercial artist in the United States and taught at the Child-Walker School of Fine Art, Boston.[5] On 17 May 1930 he married artist Margel Harris at the registry office in Wellesley, Massachusetts. They both returned to Sydney in August 1934,[5] working in theatre design, advertising and graphic art.
World War II
editHinder was a lieutenant (1941–43) in the Citizen Military Forces (CMF).[5] Working with Professor William Dakin, a Sydney University zoologist, and the civilian Sydney Camouflage Group, Hinder was seconded to the Camouflage Wing of the Royal Australian Engineers (1942–44) during World War II where he designed the Hinder Spider, a garnished conical frame for concealing a man, and dummy aircraft such as the Hindup. His wife Margel assisted his work by making scale wooden models.[5][6]
Postwar career
editAfter the war Hinder took a teaching position at the East Sydney Technical College and then became head of the Art Department of Sydney Teachers' College (now part of the University of Sydney) from 1958 to 1964. In 1952 he was awarded the Blake Prize for Religious Art for his painting Flight into Egypt.[7][8] As an artist he is best known for his abstract paintings, yet he also produced work across a diverse range of materials, including drawings and electric-light sculptures. He was a trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia. His work is held in many publics galleries including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Australian National Gallery, the Australian War Memorial and the National Gallery of Victoria. Frank Hinder died aged 86 on 31 December 1992 at Killara, New South Wales.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "46-56 Liverpool Road, SUMMER HILL, NSW 2130". www.knowthatproperty.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
"CARLETON", "RENWICK HOSPITAL FOR INFANTS" Built: c. 1884
- ^ Mellor, Lise (2008). "HINDER, HENRY VINCENT CRITCHLEY". www.sydney.edu.au. Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp85
- ^ "Bloomfield Galleries – Frank Hinder". Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Chanin, Eileen (2016). "Hinder, Margel Ina (1906–1995) - Shared biography". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 16 December 2020. nb. Shared bio. page with Henry Francis Critchley Hinder (1906–1992)
- ^ Elias, Ann (April 2003). "The organisation of camouflage in Australia in the Second World War". Journal of the Australian War Memorial (38). Australian War Memorial. ISSN 1327-0141.
- ^ "The Blake Prize Winners". The Blake Prize. The Blake Society Limited. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
- ^ Somerville, Rebecca (November 2005). "Feature: Blake Prize". Contemporary. Australian Art Review. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.