SINCLAIR HAMILTON HITCHINGS

1933 - 2018

HITCHINGS, Sinclair Hamilton Curator, author, editor, influential member of many Boston cultural institutions, book and art collector, and promotor of Boston artists as Keeper of Prints at the Boston Public Library for 44 years, died at age 84 from lung cancer on January 18, 2018. Born in Manila, Philippines to Lt. Col. John L. and Rosanna McCleave Hitchings, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in English and Graphic Arts from Dartmouth College in 1954. As LTJG, he served in the Navy during the Korean War. He regarded his life's work as building and endowing the print collection at the Boston Public Library into one of the finest collections in the country. He leaves his wife of fifty-three years Catherine (Farlow), two sons Hamilton and Benjamin and two grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Full obituary at ccgfuneralhome.com

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