Hugh Cabot III (March 22, 1930 – May 23, 2005) was an American artist. Best known for his oil paintings, he also worked with watercolor, pastels, graphite, charcoal, sculpture, and photography.[1]

Hugh Cabot III
Born(1930-03-22)March 22, 1930
DiedMay 23, 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 75)
Occupation(s)Painter, artist
Known forOil paintings

Cabot was born in Boston, Massachusetts, his parents Hugh Cabot II, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University, and Louise Melenson-Cabot. Hugh Cabot served in Korean War as an official United States Navy combat artist.[2][3][4] His art produced during the Korean War hangs in the Naval Historical Center, Navy Art Collection in Washington, D.C.

Cabot is listed in Who's Who in American Art;[5] Who's Who in International Art; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the West.[6] His works have been exhibited in many major museums throughout the United States and the world, and used as illustrations in several publications.[7]

He lived and worked for 37 years in Tubac, Arizona, where his studio and gallery are located. Prior to Tubac he resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Taos, New Mexico, Fort Davis, Texas, and Fort Stockton, Texas.

He is survived by his children Jeffrey Harris Cabot, Mary Elizabeth Cabot-Case (Vermont) and John Chadwick Cabot (Massachusetts).

References

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  1. ^ "LIFE". Life. Vol. 33, no. 17. October 27, 1952. p. 25. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "US Navy Art Collection Main Page". History.navy.mil. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Mack, W. P., United States Navy, Standish Backus Jr., Hugh Cabot III, Griffith B. Coale, William F. Draper, Richard A. Genders, Herbert C. Hahn, Edmond J. Fitzgerald, Mitchell Jamieson, Edward Millman, Albert K. Murray, Alexander P. Russo, Dwight C. Shepler, Salvatore Indiviglia (1966). United States Navy Combat Art, 1941-1966. United States of America Navy Department.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Cabot III, Hugh, Foreword by James A. Michener (1954). Korea I. Tokyo: The World News and Publishing Company Limited.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Group], [prepared by R.R. Bowker's Data Base Publishing (1990). Who's who in American art, 1991-92 (19th ed.). New York: R.R. Bowker. pp. 158. ISBN 978-0835228978.
  6. ^ Engle, Kathy (June 1, 2005). "World-renowned artist Hugh Cabot dead at 75". Nogales International. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  7. ^ Ehrhart, W. D.; Jason, Philip K. (1999). Retrieving Bones: Stories and Poems of the Korean War. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Cover Illustration. ISBN 978-0813526393.