Creator Record

Metadata

Name

Pittman, Hobson

Other names

Hobson Lafayette Pittman

Dates & places of birth and death

Born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on January 14, 1899; Died on May 5, 1972

Notes

Pittman was called the "poet-painter of the empty room." Hobson's career was periods rather easily discerned. He began with the simple monotones done while in France. He then began a long period devoted in nostalgic Victorian interiors remembered from his childhood. This was followed by a still-life and flower period, and toward the end of his career, he dabbled in abstracts.

Relationships

Biscoe Pittman (father);
Alice Walston (mother)

Places of residence

Tarboro, North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Summers in Woodstock, NY (1921-1930)

Role

Artist

Titles & Honors

Taught at the Pennsylvania State University for 33 years and the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia for 25 years; Guggenheim Fellowship (1956); National Academy of Design elected Pittman to membership (1953); Honorary member of the International Institute of Arts and Letters (1960); Scheidt Memorial Prize at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1943); Brevoort-Eickemeyer prize at Columbia University (1960); Penn State Medal (1963); North Carolina Award in Fine Arts (1968)