Background
Whitehurst, Mary Tarr was born on November 20, 1923 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Henry Bennitt and Martha Ida Tarr.
Whitehurst, Mary Tarr was born on November 20, 1923 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Henry Bennitt and Martha Ida Tarr.
Student, College William & Mary, 1940-1942; student, Wytheville Community College, 1968; student, Sullins College, 1976-1980; student, Virginia Western Community College, 1988.
Docent Museum Fine Arts, Roanoke, Virginia, 1973-1975. Director, endowing member Fine Arts Center of New River Valley, Pulaski, Virginia, 1980-1993. Charter, endowing member Bristol Museum Fine Arts, Virginia/Tennessee, 1975-1980.
Benefactor, member Arts Foundation Radford University, Virginia, since 1991.
Endowing member Virginia Polytech. Institute & State University, Blacksburg, since 1985, New River Community College Foundation, since 1985, College William & Mary, Williamsburg, 1995. Member Virginia Polytech.
Foundation, Blacksburg, Virginia. Member Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (Joyce Williams water color award 1985), Midwest Transparent Water Color Society (signature member), Virginia Water Color Society (director 1994), Alabama Water Color Society, Blacksburg Regional Artists Association, Allied Artists (associate), Southern Water Color Society (two awards 1997, Blue Ribbon winner 2000).
Married Jerry Rutter Whitehurst, December 24, 1943. Children: Henry Armistead, Jeffrey Tarr, Martha W. Bryant.