Following retirement from a career in the Washington D.C. area as an illustrator, artist and art director, Bob George moved back to Sevierville, TN in 2002. A Key West, Florida native, he studied fine arts and the Ringling School of Art and the University of Maryland. After tours of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army’s First Infantry Division and as a Combat Artist, he was honorably discharged after a final assignment at the White House.
Throughout his time in our nation’s capitol, Bob’s artwork has been featured at the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, the Pentagon, the White House and the U.S. Park Service Visitor Centers in Greenville, TN and Hollidaysburg, PA.
Since moving back to Sevierville, Bob has been actively engaged in painting and drawing the scenery and history of Tennessee’s Great Smokey Mountains. Of particular interest is the Copeland Creek area where his wife Geri’s ancestors first settled in the early 1800’s. His trail impressions and photos are the source of subjects ranging from wildflowers to the remnants of the area’s early settlement. Current projects include a series of paintings depicting the Vietnam War and scenes of Key West, Florida.
The exhibition is on display in the Geoffrey A. Wolpert Gallery from March 21 – April 29, 2018.
Gallery Hours: M-F, 9am – 5pm, and Sat 10am – 4pm
Featured image: Fire Pink by Bob George, 2011, 23″ x 20″
