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Roger Hilton

Also known as: Roger Hilton; primary name: Hilton, Roger
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1911-1975
Biography: British painter and printmaker; studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1929 to 1931 and periodically at the Académie Ranson, Paris during the 1930s under Roger Bissière; during WWII served with the commandos 1940-42, was captured at Dieppe and spent three years as a prisoner of war; was a schoolteacher for a period and taught at Bryanston School of Art 1946-7; 1952 first one man exhibition at Gimpel Fils; early 1950s work turned from figurative painting to abstraction influenced by Tachism; taught at Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1954-6; became associated with Abstract Expressionism around 1956, and with the St Ives artists; made frequent visits to St Ives from late 1950s and moved to St Just, Cornwall in 1965; works of the 1960s show desire to 'reinvent figuration'; produced works on paper when bedridden in 1970s with a muscular disease; married 1) Ruth David 2) Rose Hilton, father of artists Fergus, Matthew and Bo Hilton.
Bibliography: Andrew Lambirth, "Roger Hilton: The Figured Language of Thought", London: Thames & Hudson, 2007 (substantial monograph); Sauer Timothy Bond (ed.), 'Roger Hilton - Night Letters: Drawings and Gouaches', Archive of Modern Conflict, 2009.

95 related objects

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.2 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.19 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.2 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.12 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.31 |
Producer name: BIOG31576 Drawn by:Rose Hilton |
Production date: 1960-1995

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.15 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.29 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1961

drawing

Museum number: 2013,7087.1 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1960-1975

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.28 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.5 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.88 |
Producer name: Written by:W S GrahamScribe:George L Thompson |
Production date: 1975

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.13 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.32 |
Producer name: BIOG31576 Drawn by:Rose Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.96 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.7 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.9 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1962

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.5 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.40 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.4 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.32 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.18 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.7 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.35 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.16 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.26 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.10 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.28 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.37 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.6 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.13 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.24 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.36 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.9 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.11 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.17 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.18 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.20 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.27 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.14 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.19 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.41 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.21 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.38 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.10 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.7 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1975

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.3 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1960-1975

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.13 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.1 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.21 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1975

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.8 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.4 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.25 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.4 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.26 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.9 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.6 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.15 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1962

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.5 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1961

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.22 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.14 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.11 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.23 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1961

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.3 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.10 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1960-1975

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1979,0623.18.11 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1947-1950

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.17 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.20 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Roger HiltonAfter:Eugène Delacroix |
Production date: 1973

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.24 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1974

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.12 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.16 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.2 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.22 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.12 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.25 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; collage; christmas-card

Museum number: 2003,0601.8 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Roger HiltonInscription by:Rose Hilton |
Production date: 1960-1975

drawing

Museum number: 2004,0929.77 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1962

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.6 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1962

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.39 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.43 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.29 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.3 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.31 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.30 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.23 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.27 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.8 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.1 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.34 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.33 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.15 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.14 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1962

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.30 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1965

drawing

Museum number: 2003,0601.1 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1973

drawing; sketch-book; notebook

Museum number: 1979,0623.19.42 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Drawn by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1946

print

Title: Profile of a girl |
Museum number: 1985,0223.5 |
Producer name: BIOG31575 Print made by:Roger Hilton |
Production date: 1950