Martha Ramseur Gillham was born in Hot Springs Arkansas in 1920. She lived most of her life in Dardanelle and Mt Nebo. She was married to Ralph Gillham from 1940 until she passed away in 2005. She ...view moreMartha Ramseur Gillham was born in Hot Springs Arkansas in 1920. She lived most of her life in Dardanelle and Mt Nebo. She was married to Ralph Gillham from 1940 until she passed away in 2005. She was an avid bird watcher and was active in politics, the DAR, the Audubon Society and many charitable activities.
Joe Gray was born in Booneville Arkansas in 1917. He grew up hunting and fishing and expressing his love of outdoors on paper and canvas. He served as a top turret gunner on a B-17 was wounded over Kiel Germany in 1943. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute where he studied under Thomas Hart Benton. He was a commercial artist and served as Art Director for Wildlife Publications which is affiliated with the National, Southeast and Arkansas Wildlife Federations. He also worked for the Editorial Services Division of the University of Arkansas and later started Joe Gray Graphic Design.view less