Aldro Hibbard (1886 - 1972). Aldro Hibbard was an American landscape painter known for his works depicting the New England countryside and winter scenes. Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, he studied at the Massachusetts Normal Art School and later at the Art Students League in New York. Hibbard became associated with the American Impressionism movement and was a member of several art organizations, including the National Academy of Design and the Guild of Boston Artists. His paintings often feature strong light effects and vibrant colors, capturing the changing seasons and atmospheric conditions. Hibbard's work is held in various collections, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Smithssonian American Art Museum. His contributions to American Impressionism include his ability to convey the beauty and tranquility of the natural world through his vivid colors and expressive brushstrokes. Hibbard's paintings continue to inspire and captivate audiences with their timeless appeal and technical mastery. He studied with Ernest Lee Major, Joseph DeCamp, Frederic Andrew Bosley all of whom were well known painters of portraits and still life. He worked his way through college, walking back and forth to Dorchester to attend classes six days a week and also attending night classes several times a week. He rarely arrived home before midnight. Due to his work ethic, Hibbard completed the four year normal art school program in three years and in 1909 enrolled at the school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to continue his studies. Here he studied with Frank Weston Benson, Phillip Leslie Hale and Edmund Charles Tarbell who were instructors in the new school of American Impressionism at that time. Hibbard studied at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for an additional four years and upon graduation was awarded in 1913 with the Paige Traveling Scholarship, one of only four scholarships and the only American to receive the scholarship for this year. With the resources now to travel to Europe and study for two years, Hibbard departed Boston aboard the SS Arabic bound for Cobh, Ireland in September 1913. Hibbard spent time in England, France, Spain, Morocco, and Italy. He was able to study and sketch from many masters and had exposure to the life of Europe. He explored both town and landscape venues. Due to the declaration of War 29 July 1914, Hibbard made his way back to England there boarding the SS Arabic in November 1914 bound for Boston. The National Academy of Design awarded Hibbard the 1922 First Hallgarten Prize for Late February, and the 1928 Second Altman Prize for Snow Mantle. He also won gold medals at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for the year 1922, 1927 and 1931.