Sketch of Ferdinand Frederick Zellner
March 12, 2012
Ferdinand Zellner, the composer of the first music published by an Arkansan, had the “gentle soul of an artist.” … More Sketch of Ferdinand Frederick Zellner
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Mary Anne Davis, Namesake of Davis Hall
February 25, 2012
Davis Hall is named for Mary Anne Davis, an instructor of mathematics and English at the University of Arkansas for more than 46 years who also served as the university’s dean of women from 1911 to 1923. Davis was born Feb. 1, 1873, at North Middleton, Kentucky, and studied at New York University, the University … More Mary Anne Davis, Namesake of Davis Hall
From Idiom to Idol: The Razorback in Arkansas’ Culture and History
March 1, 2011
There is not a closer association between a fabled beast and a mythic people in the whole of America than between the wild razorback hog and its Arkansawyers. The razorback is the only animal that plays so well into the Arkansaw stereotypes, both those cherished by Arkansawyers about themselves and those meant as derogatory quips … More From Idiom to Idol: The Razorback in Arkansas’ Culture and History
Obituary for Donald Harington
November 10, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Donald Douglas Harington, a distinguished professor emeritus of art, novelist and alumnus of the University of Arkansas, died at midnight Nov. 7, 2009. He was 73. Lauded for his novels, Harington taught art history at the university, starting as a visiting assistant professor in 1986, gaining tenure in 1991 and retiring in … More Obituary for Donald Harington
‘Anticipation’
December 6, 2006
My first large watercolor was based on a photograph I had taken years earlier of a friend who needed some images for an acting portfolio. … More ‘Anticipation’
‘Pearls’
December 27, 2005
A portion of a figure study painted during a watercolor class taught by William Flanagan. … More ‘Pearls’
Actor Determined World Won’t Forget
October 2, 1988
Robert Clary, the French actor who played the LeBeau in the popular 1960s series Hogan’s Heroes, spoke at the University of Arkansas in 1988 and talked about his experiences in the Nazi concentration camps of World War. … More Actor Determined World Won’t Forget
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October 5, 1981
During a graphic design course in college, one of our daily assignments entailed using the gray scale to create a memorable image. … More Untitled
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