Born in Sydney in 1911, Hodgkinson studied at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales under Dattilo Rubbo, and at the Central Technical School under Raynor Hoff. Educated as an illustrator and cartoonist, Hodgkinson worked from 1929 to 1931 on the Daily Guardian and the Sun in Sydney before moving to Melbourne to become an artist on the Herald.
From 1938, Hodgkinson spent two years in Europe, travelling and producing works of art. In 1939, he held exhibitions of his drawings of ballet dancers of the widely acclaimed De Basil company.
On his return to Australia, Hodgkinson enlisted as a trooper in the Armored Division and was made an official war artist in February 1942. In this capacity, he travelled widely, recording the war in northern Australia, New Guinea, India, Ceylon and Burma.
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