Subject: A death
It is with great sadness that we let you know of the death of Richard Hobson. Richard came to paintings conservation in 1971. An established and talented painter who maintained his work as an artist throughout his time as painting conservator at the Bowes Museum from 1974 till his death on 22 March 2004. People who were studied with him at Gateshead were: 1972-1974 Bradford, Alan Jackson, Marilyn McKenna, Susan Mooney, Ian Twist, Moira Esdaille, Sally McCaulay, Andrew Southall, Anna 1971-1973 Farnsworth, John Goldsmith, Matthew Hemmett, Ray Hogg, Gillian Hobson, Richard McCallum, Warwick Moon, Belinda Pounder, Joy 1970-1972 Aitchison, Michelle Bacon, Anne Bacon, Christopher Cardy, Brian Cooper,. Jill Evans, Christine Finn, Clare Johnson, Norma Karney, Charlotte Mago, Melida Please pass this message on to anyone you know on this list. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Anne Bacon *** Conservation DistList Instance 17:61 Distributed: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Message Id: cdl-17-61-001 ***Received on Wednesday, 24 March, 2004