Arthur Bell

Arthur K. Bell was born July 13, 1943 in York, PA to Althea and Arthur Bell. Arthur Knight Bell, who could take cars apart and put them back together by the time he was 14 years old. After high school he took a job with General Motors (GM), working on the assembly line. Arthur advanced from assembling cars to traveling around the country, teaching GM mechanics how to fix cars and trucks. Unfortunately, he developed a heart condition and took medical retirement at age 60. He settled in Phoenix and became involved with various philanthropic pursuits, focusing on youth. Arthur launched a foundation to help give kids more access to the arts. Both he and his father, Arthur Sr., visited Taos and were impressed by the Harwood Museum, and so the gift honors both men.

Both father and son were in education and helped many individual students during their lifetimes, but the foundation’s gift will end up impacting many more children by exposing them to the arts. This goal was central to the mission of the foundation, and indeed children and families in Taos have been quite delighted with their new venue for the arts.

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