The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is saddened to note the passing of former member and vice chairman George E. Hartman, FAIA. He served on the Commission from 1989 to 1994 and was elected vice chair in 1993. Under the chairmanship of J. Carter Brown, Hartman helped lead the review of several significant projects, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
George Eitel Hartman Jr., FAIA, was principal emeritus of the Washington, D.C., firm, Hartman-Cox Architects, which he founded with Warren Cox in 1965. Hartman contributed to the revitalization of the city with a range of new construction and preservation projects, including the Market Square redevelopment project on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. He was recognized for his work by numerous honors and awards, including selection by the American Academy in Rome as a fellow in 1977 and as a resident in architecture in 1996, and he received the 2005 Centennial Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Washington, D.C. chapter. Hartman-Cox received the AIA Firm Award in 1988 and was the recipient of the American Institute of Classical Architecture firm award in 2006. Hartman served as president of the AIA Washington, D.C. chapter, and was a member of the Architectural Advisory Board of the Foreign Buildings Office of the U.S. Department of State, the AIA Task Force for the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, and the Joint Committee on Landmarks.
Hartman was educated at Princeton University, receiving an undergraduate degree in 1957 and a master of fine arts degree in 1960. Hartman taught at the Catholic University of America, the University of Maryland, and North Carolina State University.
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