OXFORD, Miss. — As famed Mississippi artist Marie Hull
traveled throughout the country and to Europe and northern
Africa, she immortalized her memories in some of the most
vivid watercolor paintings imaginable.
The public is invited to view Hull’s work in the Skipwith
Gallery of the University of Mississippi Museum. “Marie
Hull: Home and Abroad” is on display through Dec. 20.
Located at 5th Street and University Avenue, the museum is
open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission charge.
“Drawn from the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Permanent
Collection and supported by the National Endowment for the
Arts, these works demonstrate Hull’s interest in exotic
locations and architectural details,” said Albert Sperath,
museum director. “It also shows her dedication to the
landscape and people of her native state.”
Born in 1890 in Summit, Hull spent most of her life in
Jackson. She graduated from Belhaven College in 1908 with a
music degree. Two years later, Hull began taking art
lessons under the tutelage of Ailleen Phillips, who studied
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
“In 1912, Hull herself went to the academy in Philadelphia
to study,” Sperath said. “Upon her return to Jackson, she
began a brief career in commercial art, before devoting her
talents to painting portraiture and landscape.”
During her 60-year career, Hull won numerous awards for her
work, Sperath said. “She remained an influential figure in
Mississippi’s art scene until her death in 1980.”
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