Commentaire | | | Biography G. Howard Hilder Born on September 28, 1866 in London, England, Hilder studied art at the Julian Academy in Paris with Ferrier; also painting and etching in Holland. He came to the U.S. in 1905 and built a successful career painting murals, stage settings, figures and landscapes in watercolor, oil and pastels. Hilder painted the scenery for the Viking Pageant at the Newport Art Association in 1922; a series of murals of the life of Christ at St. Stephens Church in Coconut Grove, Florida; murals at the King Cole Hotel in Miami Beach and the Woman's Club in Miami; scenic paintings at Miami Senior High School; stage settings for the opening of the Anne Russell Theater in Winter Park, Florida |