Charles Hubbell Aviation Print Collection MS.2017.007

Carlos Carbajal
Special Collections and Archives
2017


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 .

Conditions Governing Use

The Charles Hubbell Calendars is the physical property of California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred Citation

Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles

Arrangement

The organization of the collection is in two series: I. Calendars, II. Prints.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Scope and Contents

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

 

Art Prints: 1944-1949 Series I

box 1

Early Racing Planes, 1949

box 1

Fighters in the Sky, 1944

box 1

German and Japanese Military Airplanes in Action during World War II, 1946

box 1

Other Prints

 

Calendars: 1945-1959 Series II

box 1

Our Heavy Weights, 1945

box 1

Pioneer Mail Wings, 1958

box 1

Rescue, 1959

box 1

The Early Birds, 1956

box 1

The Fledglings – World War I, 1947

box 1

The New Breed, 1950

box 1

The United States Air Force Fiftieth Anniversary, 1957