Marilyn Barbara Arison

Background

Arison, Marilyn Barbara was born on May 10, 1937 in New York City. Daughter of Louis and Leona (Berger) Hersh.

Education

Associate of Arts, Miami Dade Community College, 1974. Bachelor, Skidmore College, 1976.

Career

Executive secretary Long Island Water Company, New York, 1955—1957. Legal secretary Myers, Heiman & Kaplan, Miami, Florida, 1958—1964. Secretary Judge Lawrence King, 1965.

Vice chairman, trustee National Foundation Advancement in Arts, since 1981. Freelance public relations, Miami, 1965—1966. Columnist Miami Review, 1965—1969.

Member visiting committee University Miami, since 1984. Committee member Cultural Arts Foundation, Miami Beach, Florida, since 1985.

Achievements

• 2012 National Medal of Arts Recipient.

Works

• book

  • Travels with Van Gogh and the Impressionists by Lin Arison and Neil Folberg | Abbeville Press 2007

Membership

Member American Red Cross Committee, Miami, since 1983, Governor's Mansion Foundation, Tallahassee, since 1984. Trustee American Ballet Theatre, New York City, since 1984. Member of Lowe Art Museum Friends of Art.

Connections

Married Bill Harvey, 1955 (divorced 1964). 1 child Michael; Married Ted Arison, August 6, 1968. Children: Micky, Sharon.