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DONNA ENDRES

Donna Endres major accomplishments fall under the letter ”R,” radio and rugs. [1] In addition she has been a social advocate.

In 1985 while in residence at Bogazici University in Istanbul, she begun to study the vernacular weavings of Anatolia. Building on an art and art history background, contact with weavers and local experts, and access to the textiles themselves, this interest developed into a direct-import rug and textile business. Presently she is a speaker on the national lecture circuit to textile and rug groups, conducts seminars on Oriental rugs and textiles and is a certified rug appraiser. After returning to the United States, Endres, who began her radio career with the nationally syndicated Star Date Series, [1] was a principle in the creation and launching of Texas Stories and two award winning radio series, Earth and Sky and Passport to Texas. [2] She continues her rug and textile related activities. [3] Donna Pruett (Endres) was born. 9 December 1943 in Gadsden, Alabama to Ruth Jackson and Verbon Elijah Pruett. She studied fine art painting at the Atlanta School of Art [4] and with the Russian brothers, Constantin and Roman Chatov. [5]   She received a B. S. from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

1. StarDate Online | Radio http://stardate.org/radio/ Texas Public Radio - StarDate http://www.tpr.org/programs/stardate.html 2. http://www.spongobongo.com/no9982.html 3. http://www.passporttotexas.com/aboutus.html http://www.texasstories.com/about_productionteam.html 4. http://www.turkotek.com/mini_salon_00019/salon.html 5. Atlanta College of Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_College_of_Art 6. Roman Chatov http://www.allisonsprockfineart.com/Roman Chov/roman_chatov.htm Chatov Studio - Constantin Chatov - Biography http://www.chatovstudio.com/constantin_bio.aspx Marc, Constantin and Roman Chatov: A family affair | Atlanta | A&E | Visual Arts http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/marc_constantin_and_roman_chatov_a_family_affair/Content?oid=350113