Francis Henry Critchley Hinder (26 June 1906 – 31 December 1992) was an Australian painter, sculptor and art teacher who is also known for his camouflage designs in World War II.
In the mid-1930s he worked as a commercial artist in the United States and taught at the Child-Walker School of Fine Art, Boston.[5] On 17 May 1930 he married artist Margel Harris at the registry office in Wellesley, Massachusetts. They both returned to Sydney in August 1934,[5] working in theatre design, advertising and graphic art.
World War II
Hinder was a lieutenant (1941–43) in the Citizen Military Forces (CMF).[5] Working with Professor William Dakin, a Sydney University zoologist, and the civilian Sydney Camouflage Group, Hinder was seconded to the Camouflage Wing of the Royal Australian Engineers (1942–44) during World War II where he designed the Hinder Spider, a garnished conical frame for concealing a man, and dummy aircraft such as the Hindup. His wife Margel assisted his work by making scale wooden models.[5][6]
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^Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp85
^Somerville, Rebecca (November 2005). "Feature: Blake Prize". Contemporary. Australian Art Review. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2007.