Tristram hillier biography of william
Tristram hillier biography of william hamilton.
Tristram hillier biography of william
Tristram Hillier
British painter
Tristram Hillier | |
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| Born | Tristram Paul Hillier 11 April 1905 Beijing, China |
| Died | 18 January 1983 Bristol, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Elected | ARA 1957, FRA 1967 |
Tristram Paul HillierRA (11 April 1905 – 18 January 1983) was an English surrealist painter.
He was a member of the Unit One group led by Paul Nash.
Early life and education
Tristram Hillier was born on 11 April 1905 in Beijing, China, the youngest of the four children of Edward Guy Hillier (1857–1924), a banker and diplomat, and Ada Everett.[1] His elder siblings were Winifred, Maurice and Madeline.[2] In 1906, he ‘came to Europe from Peking for the first time at the age of six months in the company of my mother, my brother and [two] sisters, a Japanese ‘Amah’ and two Chinese servants’.
The Amah was Tuk-San, a Roman Catholic convert, who was "the real influence in