Frank Hinder

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Frank Hinder
Born(1906-06-26)26 June 1906
Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died31 December 1992(1992-12-31) (aged 86)
Killara, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesFrancis Henry Critchley Hinder
Known forPainting, kinetic art, lumino kinetic art, camouflage

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.

Education

Born on 26 June 1906 at

New York School of Fine and Applied Art and at the Taos summer school.[4]

Early career

In 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

Hinder 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

After the war Hinder took a teaching position at the

Killara, New South Wales.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "46-56 Liverpool Road, SUMMER HILL, NSW 2130". www.knowthatproperty.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020. "CARLETON", "RENWICK HOSPITAL FOR INFANTS" Built: c. 1884
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp85
  4. ^ "Bloomfield Galleries – Frank Hinder". Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  5. ^
    ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 16 December 2020. nb. Shared bio. page with Henry Francis Critchley Hinder (1906–1992)
  6. ISSN 1327-0141
    .
  7. ^ "The Blake Prize Winners". The Blake Prize. The Blake Society Limited. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  8. ^ Somerville, Rebecca (November 2005). "Feature: Blake Prize". Contemporary. Australian Art Review. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.

External links

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