George Noseworthy, referred to by Time Magazine as "The Pied Piper of Hibb's Cove" ... was born in 1929 and raised on the shore of Long Island Sound in New York. He began drawing and painting at the age of eight and by the time he became an adult, graduated in the top ten of his class from New York State University Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences. He then studied at the Art Students League in New York and worked for major advertising agencies and publishers mixing with the likes of Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, and Truman Capote. George had a successful career in advertising for twenty one years achieving the position of art director with Scholastic Magazine before leaving in 1967.

Born of Newfoundland parents, he settled in Hibb's Hole, Newfoundland in 1967 for the purposes of rediscovering his heritage and devoting his energies to furthering his painting career. In 1968 his creative efforts were utilized to found the first Fisherman's Museum and Children's Art Centre outside the city of St. John's. In 1970, George Noseworthy was invited to attend the annual Seal Hunt by the Newfoundland government where he completed 33 oil paintings. This collection was on permanent display in the council chambers of the City Hall in St. John's until 2013 when it was re-located to The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery's Permanent Collection in St. John's City Hall, the Home From the Sea Sealers Memorial in Elliston. In 1971, George also participated in Memorial University's Iceberg Towing Expedition and completed fifteen oil paintings. Some of these paintings are now part of the permanent collection of the University. The remainder of his work exists today in private and public collections across Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Japan.

Noseworthy passed away suddenly on September 14th, 1985 at the age of 56. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the sea from atop the cliffside next to his art studio where he drew so much inspiration. His final words are inscribed on his urn: "Say not, that you viewed my art and saw life, but say you again viewed life and saw my art."