Lin Arison

Marilyn Barbara Arison (May 10, 1937 – October 1, 2025) was an American philanthropist who was the co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony.^[1][2] She was the widow of Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a real estate investor in Florida.^[3]

Marilyn Arison
Arison in 2008
Born	Marilyn Barbara Arison (1937-05-10)May 10, 1937
Died	October 1, 2025(2025-10-01) (aged 88)
Spouse	Ted Arison ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 1999)​
Children	4, including stepchildren Micky and Shari

Arison was an arts education advocate and a philanthropist.^[4] In 2007, she published a book about Van Gogh and impressionism,^[5] featuring her personal travel memoir alongside photographs by Neil Folberg.^[6][7]

She was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at the White House on July 10, 2013.^[8] Arison died on October 1, 2025, at the age of 88.^[9]

Works

• Arison, Lin; Folberg, Neil (2007). Travels with Van Gogh and the Impressionists: Discovering the Connections. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers. ISBN 9780789209320. OCLC 77520736.