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morris henry hobbs

Born 1892 Died 1967 Works span 1930–1935

Morris Henry Hobbs (1892 – 1967): A Quiet Observer of American Modernity Morris Henry Hobbs, etcher, engraver, painter, illustrator, woodcarver and teacher was born on January 1, 1892 in Rockford, Illinois. He studied drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Ernest Dean, Clarissa Keith, and Ralph Fletcher Seymour, primarily illustrators. He later branched off into the study of architecture, and was identified with that profess…

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1930

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1935

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morris henry hobbs

1892 – 1967

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