Hilda RobertsHRHA (12 March 1901 – 18 June 1982) was an Irish portrait artist.
Life
Roberts was born in Ranelagh in Dublin 12 March 1901 to builder Samuel Roberts and Elizabeth Jackson.[2] The family were Quakers and at one time had lived in New Zealand. Two of her brothers were born in New Zealand.[3]
She married Arnold Marsh on 29 December 1932 in Dublin. He was the headmaster of Newtown School, Waterford until 1939.[5][7] They were involved in the Waterford Art Exhibitions and the creation of a permanent exhibition in the city.[5] Their daughter is Eithne Clark.[8] Her work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[9]
She exhibited at RHA and in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in both 1958 and 1943.[5] She has been involved in the Irish Women Artists of the Twentieth Century at Jennings Gallery, UCC in September 2014.[10] Probably her most famous painting is a portrait of George Russell 'AE'.[11]
Roberts and her husband created a group of artists in apartments in their property in Dublin. In 1956 Gerda Frömel with her husband and child were offered an apartment at Woodtown.[12]
