91¿ì»îÁÖ receives gift to restore John Biggers mural

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The 91¿ì»îÁÖ Foundation recently received a $10,000 gift from the East Texas Communities Foundation and the Burt and Nancy Marans Estate. Dr. Brad Johnson, 91¿ì»îÁÖ President (right) and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, 91¿ì»îÁÖ Vice President for Advancement, are pictured receiving the donation. †The funds will be used to begin the restoration process for the Dr. John Biggers mural that will be relocated from Pewitt Elementary School to the 91¿ì»îÁÖ Charlie and Helen Hampton Learning Resource Center. The mural will be on loan to the college for public display, along with a variety of other Biggers pieces the college already owns. Biggers is a well known, highly respected African American artist, muralist, author and lecturer who passed away in 2001. With the addition of the mural, 91¿ì»îÁÖ will be home to the largest known collection of Biggers artwork. To learn more about this project, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.†

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