Dedicated to the art of illustrated stories

With decades of collecting between them, the pair have assembled a collection that ranges from iconic American painting to popular illustrative, comic, and cinematic art. Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and founder of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, has been collecting art since college, a time when he could only afford $30 comic art originals because “real art” was out of reach. For over 50 years, that collection has grown to more than 40,000 pieces—each work held not as an investment but because of its meaning to him. "I could never [sell art]," Lucas says. "That’s just not what I think art is. I think it's more about an emotional connection with the work, not how much it cost."  In addition to managing Ariel Investments, Hobson is the former chairman of Starbucks Corporation and serves as a director of JPMorgan Chase. In 2010, Hobson and Lucas signed the Giving Pledge, a public promise by the world's wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. The pair are committed to improving education, particularly through the arts. “We've always said that we're holding society's money that we fully intend to give back,” Hobson says. “This is how we're doing it."

In addition to managing Ariel Investments, Hobson is the former chair of Starbucks Corporation and serves as a director of JPMorgan Chase. In 2010, Hobson and Lucas signed the Giving Pledge, a public promise by the world's wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. The pair are committed to improving education, particularly through the arts. "We've always said we're holding society's money which we fully intend to give back," Hobson says. "This is how we're doing it."