Charles is a Quaker who studied at the University of the Arts (BFA) and The Graduate School of Figurative Art of The New York Academy of Art (MFA). He had studied with Walter Erlebacher at PCA, now UA, and Jack Beal following the NYAA . While at the later he renewed his interest in painting. A sculptor of the human figure, human concerns have been an important part of his art.
His work can bee seen at
Art
for Peace
1212 Vilsmeier Rd.
Lansdale, PA 19446
215-368-1096
His grandfather, John C. Parry Jr., was the grandson of Sarah Hicks Parry.
Charles Hankin is a descendent of the English brass founder, George
Hankin. His great grandfather, Edward Hankin, who emigrated from
England, was born in London in 1858 and came to America settling in
Ohio
where he married Elizabeth Foster also from England. They were Captains
in the Salvation Army. They moved to Philadelphia where Edward worked
as
a conductor on the 2nd Street Trolley Line of the Philadelphia Transit
Company.
Charles’ grandfather, Edward F. Hankin, a Presbyterian, lived in North
Hills, Pa., was an Instrument Maker who worked for Atwater Kent and
The
Frankfort Arsenal.
Charles’ father, William H. Hankin was born in Philadelphia at the
family home on 3424 N. 2nd Street. He graduated from Abington High
School and an Eagle ranked Boy Scout of the Mount Carmel Presbyterian
Church, North Hills, Pa. troop. He apprenticed as an instrument maker
at
Leeds and Northrop in Hunting Park, Philadelphia. He maintained the
guns
on Corregidor Island in the Philippines from 1938 to 1941 as a civilian.
He served in the U.S. Army Ordinance Department during the Second World
War. He lead the first reserve unit from Montgomery County, PA that
went to
Korea in 1950. He worked at the Frankfort Arsenal, Philadelphia as
a
supervisor until his death in 1957.