MOBIL CORPORATION DONATES ART WORK TO
DARDEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 13 -- Fairfax-based Mobil
Corporation, one of the world's leading oil, natural gas and
petrochemical companies, has donated a collection of modern art to
the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration. 
The 32-piece collection of mostly abstract art includes lithographs,
silkscreens, etchings, monoprints and drawings. The artists are
primarily American and the works date to the 1970s. 
"The works are not by big-name artists, but they represent a high
standard of artistic performance in keeping with Mobil's commitments
to quality and excellence," said Pamela Maslansky, curator of
Mobil's art collection.
Mobil has long been a corporate art collector and well-known
supporter of the arts. In recent years, the company has donated a
number of art collections to non-profit organizations, schools and
hospitals. Mobil chose Darden for its gift of art work this year
because of the company's long-term association with the business
school. 
"This is a lovely and generous gift from one of the school's
long-time corporate supporters," said Darden's Dean Leo I. Higdon,
Jr. "The art from Mobil is a nice complement to Darden's new home." 
The artwork enhances the hallways of Darden's new complex of
Jefferson-inspired buildings, which opened last winter. The
collection now is hanging in the student services area of the
admissions, career services, and student affairs offices.
###
September 12, 1996

	For more information, call Elaine Ruggieri at the Darden
School at (804) 924-3220. Television reporters should call our TV
News Office at (804) 924-7550.