As the nation was embroiled in World War II, Hugh Campbell was living in a 15-by-15-foot tarpaper shack, with no running water, on Sunset Drive near the Rancocas Creek in Mount Holly. N.J. He had abandoned the lifestyle and paycheck of a securities salesman in 1930 to pursue the life of a landscape artist. During the Great Depression, Campbell pursued the life of a starving artist, painting the historic buildings and pristine environment of South Jersey.
As his style and work improved, he began to be recognized by the art world, with a showing at the prestigious…
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