James Hubbell | |
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Born | Mineola, New York, U.S. | October 23, 1931
Died | May 17, 2024 Chula Vista, California, U.S. | (aged 92)
Education | Cranbrook Academy of Art (1954–1956) Whitney Art School (1952) Choate School (1950) |
Known for | Sculpture, architecture, stained glass |
Notable work | Nature forms, architecture |
Movement | Arts and Crafts movement, German Expressionist architecture |
James T. Hubbell (October 23, 1931 – May 17, 2024) was an American visual artist, architectural designer, painter, sculptor, stained-glass designer and founder of the Ilan-Lael Foundation who lived in Santa Ysabel, California. He was best known for designing and building organic-style structures that have been referred to as "hobbit houses", with one such example being his collaboration with Kendrick Bangs Kellogg on the Onion House in Holualoa, Hawaii.[1][2][3] His own Pacific Rim Park on San Diego's Shelter Island, is the site where James Hubbell's Final Tribute and 3rd Annual Friendship Walk was held on August 24, 2024.[4]