WILLIAM H. DARR ’51

WILLIAM H. DARR, an artist, educator, and art historian, died July 30, 2006 at age 86. He received his degree with honors and with high distinction in creative art. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received an M.F.A. from Yale University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Civilian Public Service. After studying and working with Diego Rivera in Mexico, he taught at Amherst and Earlham colleges, and at Drake University, until he left in 1974 to found his own school in Florence, Italy, the Studio Arts Center International. His paintings are in private and public collections around the world. He is survived by his second wife, Lillian K. Darr; four daughters from his first marriage to Suzanne Clark Darr, who died; three stepchildren; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two brothers.