Don H. Marr

Don H. Marr is an American artist. His paintings reflect the romantic realism and seriocomic surrealism (or humorous satirical) genres, while using materials such as acrylic, oil pastels and gold leaf. His pieces frequently incorporate calligraphy. His realist paintings are housed in the permanent collections of the Arkansas Arts Center, the Arkansas Historical Society, and the Biedenharn Museum in Monroe, Louisiana. In the 1960s he was commissioned to do several large public works, including "Pine Bluff Pine" for the Pine Bluff, Arkansas public library.

A native of Missouri, Marr received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 from the University of Tennessee. He received his Masters degree in fine art from the University of Arkansas in 1958. He taught art and art history at Hendrix College from 1959 to 2000. In 1991 he was named the Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professor of Art. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Awards

• 1st place, Mixed Media category at the State Festival of Arts, Little Rock, 1961
• Best in Show at the North Little Rock Arts Festival, 1964
• Second place in Masur Museum Regional Exhibit, Monroe, Louisiana, 1966
• Group Show at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1965
• One-man Show at the Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Missouri, 1964
• Best in Show at the Eighth Annual Arkansas State Festival of Arts, Little Arkansas, 1965
• Two paintings in the Arkansas Exhibit in San Antonio, Texas, 1968
• Second place in the Sears Show, Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, 1969

References

1. ^ "Delta dawns Arkansans dominate annual show". Arkansas: Arkansas Times. October 2, 2008. http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=d6d1be5a-b5e2-46cc-9d83-5da720e7bbaf. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Media Gratification The Works of Don Marr, Barbara Cade and Fran Otten". Arkansas: Historic Arkansas Museum. August 6, 2007. http://www.arkansashistory.com/exhibits/newsDetail.asp?archive=1&id=102. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Marr illustrates the funny side of art". Profile Online. October 8, 2004. http://media.www.theprofileonline.com/media/storage/paper264/news/2004/10/08/ArtsAndEntertainment/Marr-Illustrates.The.Funny.Side.Of.Art-746929.shtml. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Works of his own hand show professor's artful grip on reality". Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Arkansas). January 16, 2000. 
5. ^ "Rediscover Don Marr in Heights". Arkansas Gazette (Arkansas). April 23, 1982. 
6. ^ "Don Marr: Artist; He Has a Simple Teaching Philosophy". Pine Bluff Commercial. November 23, 1969. 
7. ^ "Mural is Commissioned for Civic Center". Pine Bluff Commercial. March 23, 1969. 
8. ^ "3rd Lecture set on Renaissance". Arkansas Gazette (Arkansas). March 12, 1967. 
9. ^ "30-Foot-Long-Mural Painted by Marr". Log Cabin Democrat. September 24, 1965. 
10. ^ "Art with an Oriental Touch". Arkansas Gazette (Arkansas). March 11, 1962. 
11. ^ "Talented Young Artist son of K-25 Employee". Oak Ridge Courier. June 10, 1953. 

External links

• Don H. Marr at the Arkansas Arts Center
• "Pine Bluff Pine"
• Don H. Marr on the Arkansas Arts Council

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