Paul Faris was raised in Sedalia, Missouri by Reverend Alfred Ranson Faris and Methodist circuit rider Mary Alice Faris. He graduated from Central Methodist College in 1927 and received an […]
Learn MoreGordon Hain Holl earned his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College and then completed graduate study at the Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. He was an active painter, art collector, and […]
Learn MoreFrom a young age, Henry “Louis” Freund demonstrated an interest in art. He came from a family of painters – including his mother, uncle, and cousin – and was quickly […]
Learn MoreIn 1938, Freund accepted an artist-in-residence position at Hendrix College, where he would serve as the first head of the college’s Art Department. In 1939, he married fellow artist Elsie […]
Learn MoreAs a young girl growing up on a game preserve in Missouri, Elsie Bates knew she would become an artist. After years of studying in a one-room schoolhouse, she began […]
Learn MoreBetty Dortch Russell McMath grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas during the 1920s. After graduating from Central High School in 1938, she studied art under the direction of Adrian Brewer […]
Learn MoreBenham Carter Dangers was born in Ozark, Arkansas in 1916. In his early 20s, he attended Hendrix College to study Art and graduated in the spring of 1942. After leaving […]
Learn MoreDoris Mapes grew up in Russellville, Arkansas during the early 1920s. At the age of eight, the Denver Post recognized Mapes as their “Artist of the Month” for a pen-and-ink […]
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