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Hilda Belcher

Hilda Belcher (1881 - 1963) was active/lived in Vermont, New Jersey.  Hilda Belcher is known for Watercolor portrait, figure and genre painting.

Hilda Belcher (1881-1963) a native of Vermont, began a long association with the state of Georgia in 1913, when she was commissioned to paint a portrait of a Savannah resident. She returned to Georgia throughout her career in order to paint commissioned portraits and to portray the African American community of the region. Belcher is best known for her watercolors, a medium in which she was self-taught.

Born in Pittsford, Vermont, on September 20, 1881, Hilda Belcher and her younger brother, Stephen, were the children of Martha Wood Belcher, an artist, and Stephen Paterson Belcher, a manufacturer of stained glass. When the children were teenagers, the family relocated to Newark, New Jersey, but retained their Vermont home, which was designed by Martha Wood Belcher. Upon graduating from Newark High School (later Barringer High School) in 1900, Belcher moved to New York City to further her education.

From 1900 to 1904 Belcher attended the New York School of Art, where she s   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5584 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Hilda Belcher


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art MethodArt MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Portraits, Portraiture
  • Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Europe
  • Italy
Art Association
  • American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
  • National Arts Club, New York
  • National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
  • Society of Independent Artists-
  • Springfield Art League, Massachusetts
Art Teacher
  • George Bellows
  • George Luks
  • Kenneth Hayes Miller
  • Robert Henri
  • William Merritt Chase
Art School
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
  • Art Students League of New York, Teacher
  • New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Julia A. Shaw Memorial Prize-National Academy of Design
  • Thomas R. Proctor Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty
  • Genre Specialty
  • HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
  • Wikipedia Category of Top American Women Painters
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/InternationalExhibition of Art Association
  • American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
  • National Academy of Design, New York
  • National Arts Club
  • National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
  • Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago

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