William G. Hobbs
William George Hobbs | |
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Banff School of Fine Arts , | |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, surgeon, and artist |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Walter Haydn Hobbs, Anna Helena Hobbs(nee Froseler) |
William George Reginald Hobbs (16 May 1927 – 29 September 2012) was an Alderney-born Canadian artist.
Early life
His family moved around considerably due to his father's career in the
Bristol University where he also realized and developed a talent for art. His sketches and paintings were admired by art teachers at the university who advised him to study art rather than medicine. Nonetheless, William Hobbs graduated from Bristol with a degree as a general practitioner in medicine. He then joined the Royal Navy
in the tradition of his family and became a ship's surgeon in 1950.
Emigration
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William Hobbs emigrated to
Banff School of Fine Arts,[1] and the Emma Lake Campus at the University of Saskatchewan
.
Artist
He took the first place at the Fifth
Princess of Monaco
.
Much of Hobbs's work reflects the influence his immigration had on him, as is portrayed in a series consisting of six major works on that subject.
His work is in many North American and European collections and also in those of Mitsubishi Ltd., Marubeni Ltd. and Tohoku Electric Power of Japan, and other collections internationally.
He served as Mayor of Gainsborough, Saskatchewan in the 1970s. During his term as Mayor, he was instrumental in having a swimming pool built.
Where's Rembrandt
There's a little Rembrandt in paintings by William Hobbs, and fans and spectators always look for in his work. Rembrandt is the nickname of the little
The Night Watch
. But in Hobbs's paintings, the dog doesn't scurry around musketeers in plumed hats and sashed waists but around old steam engine trains and train stations.
Personal life
Hobbs was the second eldest of four brothers. The third eldest was
John Raymond Hobbs
(1929–2008), a professor of chemical immunology.
William Hobbs died in September 2012 at the age of 85.[3]
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Banff School of Fine Arts Website
- ^ Redekop, Bill (27 November 2006). "Artist of the age of rail: Bill Hobbs's meticulous paintings chronicle a bygone era". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ DR. WILLIAM GEORGE R. HOBBS Obituary
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