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| − | '''Garbo Watson Hearne''' is the owner of [[Hearne Fine Art]] and [[Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing]] in the [[Museum Center]] in the Little Rock [[River Market District]]. Said Hearne in 2005, "I strive to educate the public about collectible fine art, especially art by African American artists through our business." Black artists exhibited by Hearne at her gallery include Paul Goodnight, John Biggers, and Alice Ayers. | + | '''Garbo Watson Hearne''' is the owner of [[Hearne Fine Art]] and [[Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing]] in the [[Museum Center]] in the Little Rock [[River Market District]]. Hearne opened Pyramid Gallery in June 1988 at the corner of Twelfth and Fair Park. She left her job as a pediatric intensive care nurse at [[Arkansas Children's Hospital]] to open the gallery. In 1990 she took over her husband's Main Street Book Store, which specialized in African-American subject matter, renaming the business Pyramid Gallery and Books. In 1997 she moved into the Museum Center. |
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Hearne is on the board of directors of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the [[Arkansas Symphony Orchestra]], and is a member of the [{Arkansas Arts Council]]. She has also served on the board of the [[Arkansas Humanities Council]] (1993-1997). | Hearne is on the board of directors of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the [[Arkansas Symphony Orchestra]], and is a member of the [{Arkansas Arts Council]]. She has also served on the board of the [[Arkansas Humanities Council]] (1993-1997). | ||
Revision as of 03:20, 9 March 2008
Garbo Watson Hearne is the owner of Hearne Fine Art and Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing in the Museum Center in the Little Rock River Market District. Hearne opened Pyramid Gallery in June 1988 at the corner of Twelfth and Fair Park. She left her job as a pediatric intensive care nurse at Arkansas Children's Hospital to open the gallery. In 1990 she took over her husband's Main Street Book Store, which specialized in African-American subject matter, renaming the business Pyramid Gallery and Books. In 1997 she moved into the Museum Center.
Said Hearne in 2005, "I strive to educate the public about collectible fine art, especially art by African American artists through our business." Black artists exhibited by Hearne at her gallery include Paul Goodnight, John Biggers, and Alice Ayers.
Hearne is on the board of directors of the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the [{Arkansas Arts Council]]. She has also served on the board of the Arkansas Humanities Council (1993-1997).
She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
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Contact info
Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing | 500 President Clinton Avenue | Suite 110 | Little Rock, AR 72201 | phone 501-372-5824
