-- The sale generates $5,000 in
funds for Patriot PAWS Service Dogs
HOUSTON, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunting PLC
announced that an artwork donated by Marshall Harris, the 2013 winner of the Hunting
Art Prize, has raised $5,000 in
support of Patriot PAWS Service Dogs. The digitally enhanced,
full-sized giclée print titled "Fancy-Frills" M.L. Leddy circa 1920 was purchased by
Marcus and Linda Deitz in a silent
auction at the recent 2015 Hunting Art Prize gala.
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News of the sale comes shortly after Hunting announced its
donation of $150,000 to Patriot
PAWS. The nonprofit works to restore the independence of
disabled American veterans and others with mobile disabilities by
providing service dogs at no cost.
This is the second consecutive year Hunting has contributed to
Patriot PAWS as part of its long-standing tradition of supporting a
single Texas-based charity with a
donation made on behalf of the Hunting Art Prize. The
competition is the most generous annual art prize in North America for painting and drawing;
Kevin Peterson's work titled
Fire won this year's $50,000
award.
"Since selecting Patriot PAWS as the 2014 charity of the Hunting
Art Prize, we have been deeply motivated and inspired by the
important mission of this nonprofit," said Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive of
Hunting. "Marshall Harris
shares that same interest in backing the work of Patriot PAWS in
our community, and I couldn't be more appreciative of his generous
donation."
Harris, whose works were recently featured in a solo show titled
Dark Matters at the Nicole Longnecker Gallery in
Houston, said he is honored to
donate the print in support of Patriot PAWS.
"It is a distinct privilege to be able to give back to a
competition that has given me so much, while supporting such a
critical service for disabled American veterans," explained
Harris. "I have long admired the gifts Hunting has made both
in and out of the art community, and I am very pleased to be able
to contribute in this regard."
Since winning the 2013 Hunting Art Prize, Harris has had a solo
show titled Death do us Part in both Houston and San
Antonio; the works focused on the point of transition when
people or things are no longer useful. He also participated
in several group exhibitions in Michigan, Tennessee, and Texas, and is planning for another solo
exhibition titled Contemporary Catechism, to be held at the
Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas
in the fall of 2015 or the spring of 2016.
For more information on Marshall
Harris, visit http://marshallkharris.com.
For more information about the Hunting Art Prize, visit
www.huntingartprize.com.
About the 2015 Hunting Art Prize Charity
Patriot PAWS
Service Dogs was founded in 2006 as a nonprofit entity providing
service dogs to disabled American veterans and others with mobile
disabilities at no cost in an effort to inspire and restore
physical and emotional independence. Depending on the needs
of each individual, service dogs complete a customized training
program and learn to perform a variety of functions, including
supporting patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. For
further information, visit http://patriotpaws.org.
About Hunting PLC
Hunting PLC is an international oil
services company providing support solutions to the world's largest
oil and gas concerns. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed
public company, traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further
information, visit www.hunting.plc.uk.