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Name	Vernon Arthur Hilder
Born	3 October, 1909 Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 June, 1990 (aged 80) New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mahony Griffin, Marion Lucy (acquaintance)
Education *	East Sydney Technical College (student, 1926-1927)
Occupation or Descriptor *	carpenter (1926-1930) New South Wales, Australia printmaker (1927-1938) New South Wales, Australia water-colourist (1927-1938) New South Wales, Australia sculptor (1938-1990) New South Wales, Australia art teacher (1962-1973) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (camouflage artistist)
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1978)
Key Organisations *	Australian Painter-Etchers’ Society (member) Contemporary Art Society of Australia (NSW) (member, 1945-1949) Society of Sculptors and Associates (NSW) (founding member, 1951)
Workplaces *	East Sydney Technical College (art teacher, 1962)

* Dates are approximate

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