James Hubbell (artist)

Sea Ranch Chapel
Sea Ranch Chapel
James Hubbell
Born(1931-10-23)October 23, 1931
DiedMay 17, 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 92)
EducationCranbrook Academy of Art (1954–1956)
Whitney Art School (1952)
Choate School (1950)
Known forSculpture, architecture, stained glass
Notable workNature forms, architecture
MovementArts 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]

  1. ^ "Father's Day Tours Set For Artist James Hubbell Home Near Julian". The Patch. May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Webb, Michael (2015). Three on the Edge. Fine Arts Press.
  3. ^ Pearson, David (2001). New Organic Architecture- the Breaking Wave. University of California Press.
  4. ^ "TRIBUTE TO JAMES HUBBELL & THE 3rd ANNUAL PACIFIC RIM PARK FRIENDSHIP WALK". ilanlaelfoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.