A Life Transformed by Light and Color The journey of George Hitchcock is one of the most remarkable transitions in American art history, moving from the rigid structures of law to the fluid, luminous world of Impressionism. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Hitchcock’s early path seemed destined for the courtroom rather than the canvas. After graduating from Brown University and completing his studies at Harvard Law School, he practiced as a lawyer until the age of twenty-nine. It was only then that he abandoned the legal profession to pursue a formal education in the fine arts, seeking a ne…