Hilda Belcher (September 20, 1881 – April 27, 1963) was an American painter known for her oils, watercolors, portraits,[1] and illustrations depicting individuals and landscapes, both in formal portraiture and in casual scenes of children and daily life.

[3] In 1935, Anne Miller Downes, a reviewer for The New York Times, called Belcher was "one of the most distinguished women artists in America".

In 1907, Belcher submitted The Checkered Dress, which may be an early portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe,[12] to the New York Water Color Club.

[3] Belcher and her mother took extended trips to Italy, England, and Wales in 1910; the Rocky Mountains in the western United States in 1912; and Europe, for an eleven-month tour, in 1913–14.

[6] Paintings such as Go Down Moses (1936) and The Choir (1934) are notable for their vibrancy, and for the respect and sensitivity with which Belcher portrayed African-American men, women and children.

[3] Belcher also published illustrations, cartoons, and caricatures that appeared in popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, and Town and Country, as well as in the catalogs of Sears, Roebuck and Company.