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Gibson, Arthur Hopkin

Born
7/20/1888
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan
Titles and Honors
honorary member, Scarab Club, Detroit:
Montgomery County (Md.) Art Association.
Education
Self -taught in art except for mechanical and architectural drawing courses at Cass Technical High School, Detroit.
Notes
69.155.1 Oil painting by
Occupation
Began workin at the age of 12. errand boy, clerk, insurance broker, and government auditor
Retired from business in 1961.
After retiring produced 102 marine and landscapes.
Publications
Represented in the permanent collection of the Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and Burton Historical Collection.
Author of Robert Hoskin, Master Marine and Lanscape Painter (Ann Arbor, The Author, 1962.
Father
Frank Butler Gibson
Mother
Sophronia Arminda Hopkin
Spouse
Ella Mable Andros, m. 7/20/1910
Children
Colvin Lee (b. 4/12/1918)
Relations
Grandson of Robert Hopkin, noted marine and landscape artist.
Nationality
American

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