George Bowman was born in Newburyport in 1935 and earned degrees from the Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University, his lifelong love of being an artist became his career.

He worked on publications and cover illustrations for the Air Force and illustrated and designed children’s educational books in Boston and New York.

He is listed in ‘’Who’s Who in American Art,’’ ‘’Who’s Who in the East,’’ ‘’Who’s Who In America, 50th Edition.’’ He won several awards for his paintings such as the Louis Bankoff award, the John Cooley award, the Aldro Hibbard award, New England Book Designers Award and others.