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Simon Paul Baus

Simon Paul Baus

(Sept. 4, 1882-Apr. 8, 1969). Born in Indianapolis, Baus studied under at and was a student of and at the… Read More »Simon Paul Baus

Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Ruth Pratt Bobbs

(Sept. 3, 1884-Jan. 15, 1973). Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born in Indianapolis. The daughter of Julius Fisher Pratt and Mary… Read More »Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Grant Wright Christian

Grant Wright Christian

(July 17, 1911-May 21, 1989). Born near Edinburgh, Indiana, Grant Wright Christian graduated from the in Indianapolis in 1933. His… Read More »Grant Wright Christian

Randolph LaSalle Coats

Randolph LaSalle Coats

(Sept. 14, 1891-June 21, 1957). Coats was born in Richmond, Indiana, and studied art at the where he was a… Read More »Randolph LaSalle Coats

Cole Motor Car Company

Cole Motor Car Company

Joseph Jarrett Cole (1869-1925), a native of Connersville, Indiana, and a graduate of the Richmond Business College, first came to… Read More »Cole Motor Car Company

Paul Hadley

(Aug. 5, 1880-Jan. 31, 1971). Born in Indianapolis, Hadley attended , studying art under artist . Upon graduation, he attended… Read More »Paul Hadley

Floyd D. Hopper

(Nov. 1, 1909-July 2, 1984). The artist regarded as the dean of Indiana watercolorists, Floyd D. Hopper was born in… Read More »Floyd D. Hopper

Irvington Group

Irvington Group

A colony of artists resided in during the 1920s and 1930s that became known as the Irvington Group. From 1928… Read More »Irvington Group

William F. Kaeser

William F. Kaeser

(Oct. 31, 1908-July 17, 1987). Born in Durlach, Germany, commercial artist and fine arts painter William F. Kaeser came to… Read More »William F. Kaeser

Dorothy Morlan

(May 25, 1882-Oct. 25, 1967). Born in Salem, Ohio, Dorothy Morlan lived most of her adult life in the eastside… Read More »Dorothy Morlan

Wilbur David Peat

Wilbur David Peat

(Nov. 8, 1898-Dec. 14, 1966). Wilbur David Peat was born in Chengtu, Szechuan, China, to parents of English descent. He… Read More »Wilbur David Peat

Frederick Polley

Frederick Polley

(Aug. 15, 1875-Sept. 9, 1957). Frederick Polley was born in Union City, Indiana. His art instruction included study at the… Read More »Frederick Polley

Myra Reynolds Richards

Myra Reynolds Richards

(Jan. 31, 1882-Dec. 28, 1934). Born in Indianapolis, Richards studied art at the under painter and sculptor . From 1918… Read More »Myra Reynolds Richards

Reynolds L. Selfridge

Reynolds L. Selfridge

(Sept. 30, 1898-Oct. 16, 1974). Landscape and portrait painter Reynolds Selfridge was born in Jasonville, Indiana. After graduating from high… Read More »Reynolds L. Selfridge

Clifton A. Wheeler

Clifton A. Wheeler

(Sept. 4, 1883-May 10, 1953). Born in Hadley, Indiana, Clifton A. Wheeler attended the and studied under American Impressionist both… Read More »Clifton A. Wheeler

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