Jerome Hill: Creative and Generous

My latest published article hits the newstands today, a review of the films of St. Paul's Jerome Hill. I thank my editor at the Rake, Julie Caniglia, for offering this topic. Another notable stroke of fortune: knowing only that Hill had been a major philanthropist, I was very pleased to find his films engaging. A scion of one of Minnesota's wealthiest families, Hill was confronted by skepticism throughout his creative life--a showing of his paintings in Paris was once canceled by the gallery because they feared his wealth would taint their reputation. I was the latest to approach his work with the label dilettante at the ready; instead I was moved and challenged by this gifted cinematic talent. His lifelong artistic discipline and yeoman's diligence toward his craft are an inspiration.