Adrian Hill
Artist, writer, art therapist, educator, broadcaster

British Charlton, London

Quick Info

Profession	Artist, writer, art therapist, educator, broadcaster
Nationality	British
Date of Birth	24/03/1895
Age	82 years (died on 22, Jun, 1977)
Birthplace	Charlton, London
Date of Death	22/06/1977

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Adrian Keith Graham Hill
Known For	Coining the term 'art therapy' and early war art work

Educational Qualification(s)

Studied At	St John's Wood Art School Royal College of Art

Career

Highlights	Served with the Honourable Artillery Company during World War I First artist commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to record the conflict on the Western Front Worked as an artist, teacher, and broadcaster Presented the BBC children's programme Sketch Club in the 1950s and early 1960s Coined the term 'art therapy' in 1942 Published Art Versus Illness in 1945

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He recovered from tuberculosis in 1938 while convalescing at King Edward VII Sanatorium in Midhurst
2. His drawing during recovery helped inspire his ideas about art therapy
3. He later became president of the British Association of Art Therapists

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