Baton Rouge General Foundation Secures Over $320,000 in Art Donations

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Baton Rouge General Foundation recently secured a large art donation from the estate of renowned artist Mari Lyons, who left behind hundreds of paintings and drawings from her long career. The donation includes 351 pieces valued at approximately $326,000.

Various pieces from Lyons’ collection were curated by BRG’s Arts in Medicine program for placement around Baton Rouge General, from large, framed pieces outside the cafeteria and inside the Women’s Center to smaller works on paper that can be used in clinics and offices throughout the hospital system.

Lyons maintained two studios in New York and her work was featured in various museum collections, exhibitions and selected private collections. She worked regularly in charcoal, pastel, and oil and in a variety of genres – still life, cityscape, studio interior, landscape, portrait, self-portrait, abstraction, and figure.

For more information on the works of Mari Lyons, visit marilyonsstudio.com. For more information on BRG’s Foundation, click here.

About Baton Rouge General Medical Center 
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the area’s first community hospital with over 600 licensed beds between three campuses. Baton Rouge General opened its doors in 1900, and has provided the Greater Baton Rouge community with high-quality healthcare for generations. An accredited teaching hospital since 1991, Baton Rouge General is affiliated with several medical school programs, and offers other medical education programs, including a School of Nursing, School of Radiologic Technology, Family Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. For more information, visit BRGeneral.org, find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BatonRougeGeneral and follow us on Twitter @BRGeneral and Instagram @batonrougegeneral.

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