Background
Gilbert, Arthur Hill was born on June 10, 1894 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Tilmon Irving and Mae (Hill) Gilbert.
Gilbert, Arthur Hill was born on June 10, 1894 in Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States. Son of Tilmon Irving and Mae (Hill) Gilbert.
Graduate Evanston (Illinois) Academy, 1913. Student Northwestern University, 1914-1915, School of Commerce, 1916, University of California, 1942-1944. Graduate Reserve Officers School, United States Naval Academy, 1917.
Art education, Otis The Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, London, New York City.
Awarded honorable mention, Painters of the West, 1926. Jules Hallgarten prize, National Academy Design, New York City, 1928, J. Francis Murphy Memorial prize, 1929, Henry Ward Ranger Bequest 1,000 prize and purchase, 1930. Pictures in collections of William
Randolph Hearst (Los Angeles), F.N. Southam (Montreal, Canada), Edmond Coblentz (New York), National Academy, New York, et cetera
Served as Lieutenant junior grade United States Navy, overseas service, 1917-1919. Coordinator Monterey County Civilian Defense Council, 1942, 43. Member National Academy Design, Carmel (California) Art Association (past president), Sigma Chirurgical
Club: Bohemian (San Francisco).
Married Audine Abbott, October 18, 1932.