Kathleen Holder (1947 - )
Psychic's Waterfall #5, 1986
pastel on paper
David Bailin (1954 - )
What they know they know for us, 1987
oil on paper
Tarrence Corbin (1946-2009)
Untitled, n.d.
marker on paper
Since our founding, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. has been committed to service, a dedicated culture instilled by one of the firm’s founders Maurice Mitchell. Maurice believed it was the firm’s responsibility to support organizations that provide charitable, social, educational or cultural enrichment to the community.
In 1967, Maurice and fellow attorney Chris Barrier discussed how the firm could support the arts community in a unique way that would bring attention to the arts, support individual artists and promote local arts organizations. The idea was formed to build a corporate art collection. Because of his love, passion for and knowledge of art, Chris became the firm’s Art Partner and was responsible for selecting and purchasing the works of art for the collection.
Chris began with the concerted effort to build a collection primarily of works by Arkansas artists. He knew many of the artists personally and would purchase works directly from the artists. He also purchased art at fundraising events and charitable art auctions. His collection strategy helped build the collection with sophisticated, contemporary works of art while supporting local non-profit organizations.
The Mitchell Williams Corporate Art collection features over 90 works of contemporary art including drawings, paintings, etchings and lithographs. The collection focus is primarily works on paper by Arkansas artists, many of which were former UA Little Rock art faculty and students.
Artists represented in the collection include:
Kevin Kresse |
Catherine Christie |
George Price |
Betty Jones |
Lou Boswell |
Connie Hollenburg-Powers |
Patrick McFarlin |
Edward Berstein |
Warren Criswell |
Danny Morris |
Tarrence (Tarry) Corbin |
Fritz Eichenberg |
Anne Fordyce |
Warren Sims |
Cheryl Wall |
Gary Simmons |
Dominque Simmons |
Larry Keller |
David Bailin |
Gayle Batson |
Kathleen Holder |
Shelia Boylan Parsons |
Townsend Wolfe |
Carol Brown Small |
Robert Bero |
Becky Rogers Witsell |
Barry Thomas |
Selma Blackburn |
Gertrude Tara-Casciano |
Carol Spencer Morris |
Alice Andrews |
Margaret Speer |
Reita Miller |
George Fisher |
Betty Dortch Russell McMath |
Fred Schmidt |
Evan Lindquist |
Sally Williams |
Jude Coffey |
Kitty Mashburn |
Al Allen |
Charles Fogle |
Don Marr |
Aj Smith |
James A Baxter |
Lee Milbourn |
Patrick Cunningham |
Bob Snider |
Beverly McClarty |
Sammy Peters |
Chris Barrier is Of Counsel with the firm. Maurice Mitchell passed away in 2011.
Gertrude Tara-Casciano (1940 - )
Fly Catcher, 1986
pastel on Stonehenge paper
Warren Criswell (1936 - )
Eugene O'Neill Portrait, 1989
ink on paper
Al Allen (1925 - 2008)
Yellow Barn, 1974
gouache construction, wood, corrugated tin
Aj Smith (1952 - )
Pyramids, n.d.
unknown media
Anne Fordyce (1955 - 2013)
Amputated Landscape, 1990
oil on paper
Alice Andrews (1946 - )
Lawn, Landscape Series, 1984
pastel on Stonehenge paper
Dominque Simmons (1954 - )
Untitled, 1989
pastel on paper
Sally Williams (1946 - 2010)
And Then The Sun Rises, 1987
mixed media
Charles E. Fogle (1929-2010)
Rock Creek, 1979
watercolor on paper
Robert Bero (1941-2007)
Colton Field, n.d.
etching, pen and ink
Sammy Peters (1939 - )
Untitled, n.d.
acrylic on paper
Evan Lindquist, (1936 - )
Consciousness, n.d.
etching