About the Artist:

Hershell Owen George II, b. 1947
BA & BFA University of Mississippi, 1970;
MFA Pratt Institute, 1973

Born and raised in rural Mississippi with a love for gardening and plants, Mr. George came to New York in 1970 on a graduate fellowship to study printmaking at Pratt Institute. His work has been shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art and galleries in Manhattan, and is included in a number of private collections in the United States and Canada. He is currently a principal of h george design, Inc., a New York-based graphic design firm.