Dan Rizzie, a 1973 Hendrix graduate and Distinguished Alumnus, donated the painting
in memory of Hendrix art professor Don H. Marr and his wife Camilla Raymond Marr.
The painting will be displayed on the Bailey Library stairway above the circulation
desk.
Professor Marr, who died in spring 2013, joined the Hendrix faculty in 1959.
As well as lecturing on art history, Marr taught free-hand drawing, painting, printmaking,
sculpture and calligraphy to generations of students. In 1991, Marr was named the
Louis and Charlotte Cabe Distinguished Professor of Art.
Rizzie also donated a limited edition of 25 prints of the painting to the Marr
family to present to donors of $500 or more to the Don and Camilla Marr Endowed
Art Scholarship that was established in 2013. Income from the endowment will provide
aid to junior and senior art students at the College.
“After the unveiling of this special work today, everyone who visits the library
from this point forward will remember the Marrs because of this lasting tribute,”
said Dr. Kevin Braswell, vice president of development at Hendrix. “We are also
very fortunate to have many pieces of Don’s work throughout the campus, and we keep
him and Camilla in our thoughts today.”
Artsy, the online resource for art collecting and education, says Rizzie’s
multifaceted mixed-media pieces have established him as one of the most successful
artists of the 20th century.
Read more about Dan Rizzie at www.danrizziestudio.com.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts
and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of
the country’s “Up and Coming” liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report.
Hendrix is featured in the latest edition of Colleges That Change Lives: 40
Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges, as well as the 2014
Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, Forbes magazine's list of
America's Top Colleges, and the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated
with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.