Lin Arison

Marilyn "Lin" Arison (born May 10, 1937) is the co-founder of the National YoungArts Foundation and the New World Symphony.^[1][2] She is the widow of Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a real estate investor in Florida.^[3]

Marilyn Arison
Lin Arison, in 2008.
Born	Marilyn Barbara Arison (1937-05-10) May 10, 1937 (age 87)
Spouse	Ted Arison ​ ​ (m. 1967; died 1999)​
Children	4, including stepchildren Micky and Shari

Arison is 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]

Arison was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at the White House on July 10, 2013.^[8]

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.