Arthur H. Hider

Arthur H. Hider (1870–1952), was a Canadian painter and commercial illustrator.[1] Hider was born in London, England. He moved to Canada at age two.

Canadiens-français enrolez-vous! (French-Canadians - Enlist!) by Arthur H. Hider, 1914-1918

He became an apprentice at a lithographer in Toronto, Canada when he was fifteen. He went on to work for Rolph-Clark-Stone for sixty years. Much of his work consisted of illustrating calendars. Gerlach Barlow Co. commissioned several of his paintings for their calendars.[2] His art depicting Robin Hood for the cover of the Robin Hood Flour Cook Book was painted before the 1912 name change; but it continued to be used in promotions for many years.[3]

Hider was also known for his paintings illustrating the Boer War.[4] His colour print Canadians at the Battle of Paardeberg, February 1900, (1901) is a major symbol of Canadian participation in South Africa, despite the artist never actually having seen the frontlines.[4] Haider's print differs strongly from eyewitness accounts of the war, which feature a more barren and dry landscape.[4]