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MS.2017.007
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives
Title: Charles Hubbell Aviation Print Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.2017.007
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1944-1959
Abstract: Charles Herman Hubbell was an American commercial aviation artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1899 he became interested in
aviation at an early age by building model airplanes. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War I and assisted
in designing naval aircraft. After the war, he attended the Cleveland School of Art until he graduated in 1922. Hubbell began
a career as a commercial artist for companies such as Woodroot Hair Tonic, Lucky Tiger, and Campbell Soups. He is best remembered
for his aviation artwork in annual calendars from 1941-1969 commissioned by Cleveland-based aircraft and automotive company
Thompson Products Inc. 2 Hubbell's work is widely recognized among aviation circles and has featured in corporate boardrooms,
world capitals, and the White House.
Language of Material:
English
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The Charles Hubbell Calendars is the physical property of California
State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special
Collections and Archives.
Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by
Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California
State University, Los Angeles
The organization of the collection is in two series: I. Calendars, II.
Prints.
Charles Herman Hubbell was an American commercial aviation artist. Born in
Cleveland, Ohio in 1899 he became interested in aviation at an early age by
building model airplanes. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War
I and assisted in designing naval aircraft. After the war, he attended the
Cleveland School of Art until he graduated in 1922.
Hubbell began a career as a commercial artist for companies such as Woodroot
Hair Tonic, Lucky Tiger, and Campbell Soups. He is best remembered for his
aviation artwork in annual calendars from 1941-1969 commissioned by
Cleveland-based aircraft and automotive company Thompson Products Inc.
Hubbell's work is widely recognized among aviation circles and has featured in
corporate boardrooms, world capitals, and the White House.
The production of the calendars in the collection are from 1944-1959. The
collection consists of annual aviation calendars Hubbell painted for Thompson
Products, Inc. located in Cleveland, Ohio. The calendars depict a history of
aviation through a series of relevant themes/styles of airplanes.
Series I: Art Prints: 1944-1949
Inclusive Dates: 1944-1959
Arrangement: Alphabetical and thereunder chronological
This small series consists of aviation prints by Charles H. Hubbell from 1944-
1949.
Series II: Calendars
Inclusive Dates: 1945-1959
Arrangement: Alphabetical and thereunder chronological
This small series consists of seven calendars painted by Charles H. Hubbell. The
calendars include images of pioneer aviation pilots from the 1910s, airplanes
from World War I, World War II, and the United States Air Force Fiftieth Year
Anniversary.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art
Aviation