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Harry Hubert, (1899-1990) Westchester, NY Artist and Illustrator

Hubert, son of a fresco painter, began painting as a young boy, with a focus on scenes of Buffalo Bill and the Wild West. He studied at Cooper Union Institute, where he won the Wilson G. Hunt award, and at the Artist Student League in New York. He also studied with noted artists, such as Arthur Crispe (1881-1955), George Bridgeman (1864-1943), and Thomas Fogarty (1873-1938).

Hubert enjoyed a distinguished career of over fifty years in both advertising art and fine arts. He was associated with the Studio of Halpert & Dane in New York City and illustrated for the agencies of Young & Rubicam, Cunningham Walsh, and Brook, Smith, French and Dorrence, with his work appearing in leading women's magazines.  His fine art blends graphic illustration with realism, emphasizing accuracy and detail to capture scenes from his life.  His paintings celebrate idyllic New England villages and the wider New York suburbs.   

In the painting below: Hubert created a serene coastal scene in New England that comes to life with lobster shacks and traps organized along wooden docks. Seagulls soar overhead, searching for scraps of fish intracules and to the right, a red rowboat rests in the water. At the end of the dock a lobsterman in yellow rubber clipper overalls prepares the traps and trawls for the next morning. As a lobsterman, his day begins way before sunrise, and in this case he is working alone.

"Lobster Shack"
Watercolor on Paper
Signed LRC: Hubert, 1965
Entry Form on the Reverse, $40
Best of Show, Bronxville Women's Club
10 Feb. 1966 - Bronxville Review Press & Reporter

Hubert's watercolor, viewed from afar appears as smooth washes, yet up close reveals meticulous detail, each blade of grass meticulously drawn. The shacks' siding, shingles, and brick chimneys are skillfully implied with architectural graphic illustration. These three shacks form overlapping color planes, filling the composition along with the numerous dispersed lobster traps. Touches of red, seen in the boat, chimney, and buoy, contrast with the nearby green grasses and enliven the painting. A focal point is created by the bright yellow bib-overalls at the dock's end, while a large rock with a seagull anchor the foreground. The afternoon light casts shadows across the calm water, establishing the composition's mood.

Hubert’s paintings were exhibited widely in the New York area, including at the Audubon Art Society, Grand Central Galleries, Stevens Institute, New Rochelle College, and numerous exhibits throughout Westchester County; and further afield, the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts in Utah. He was a Director of the Hudson Valley Art Association and Vice President of the Mount Vernon Art Association.

References and Documentation          
            Awards Include:
Blue Ribbon, Oil for “Nubble Light” 1953
Bronxville Women’s Club in 1953, 1954, 1966 and 1969
Artist Honorable Mention “Shadow on the Road” 1957
Blue Ribbons from the Mount Vernon Art Association in 1959 and 1963
Honorable Mention, Yonkers Art Assoc. “The Hudson at Verplanck’s Point” 1959
Two paintings exhibited at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, NYC, 1962
Honorable Mention, Eastchester, “Girl Scout Cabin” 1968
And from the Westchester Women’s Club of Mount Vernon, 1969
The Gold Medal from the Hudson Valley Art Association, 1969
Club Art Winner, Second Place, Self-Portrait, 1972
First Place in Oil Painting from Tuckahoe Eastchester Club Show, 1974
Honorable Mention, Bronxville Women’s Club Beaux Art Exhibit, 1984
            Example of Signature:  
            Newspaper References:
            Thanks to the Hudson River Valley Heritage Resources

    Bronxville Review Press & Reporter (historical newspaper database):

Feb. 26, 1952 - Art Judge for Exhibit

Feb. 5, 1953 - Award “Nubble Light”

Nov. 10, 1955 - Painting of Caboose

Mar. 15, 1956 - Studio, Halpert & Dane, NYC

May 16, 1957 - HM “Shadow on the Road”

Nov. 12, 1959 - HM “The Hudson at V. Point”

Feb.8, 1962 - 2 Ptgs at Barbizon Plaza Hotel

Mar. 29, 1962 - Prize “Vermont Scene”

Feb. 10, 1966 - Best of Show “Lobster Shack”

Mar. 3, 1966 - Photo of HH with Lobster Shack

Mar. 28, 1968 - HM “Girl Scout Cabin”

Mar. 5, 1970 - Background Info on Hubert

Mar. 30, 1972 - HM “Self-Portrait”

May 7, 1973 - Background Info on Hubert

Apr. 18, 1974 - 1st Prize, Tuckahoe Club Show

Apr. 13, 1978 - Exh. at New Rochelle Coll.

Nov. 15, 1984 - HM Bronx. WC, Beaux Art

May 23, 1990 Died, Woodlawn Cemetery-Bronx


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