George Thompson Hobbs

George Thompson Hobbs
George Thompson Hobbs

George Thompson Hobbs

American architect and artist, 1846–1929
BiographyThe son of Philadelphia architect Isaac H. Hobbs, George Hobbs followed in his father's footsteps, studying architecture and joining his practice. However, in the 1870s the younger Hobbs also studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and in Europe and joined the Philadelphia Sketch Club. In 1887, Hobbs announced his retirement from architecture to pursue painting.
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