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Frank N. Owings Jr.

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Simon Paul Baus

(Sept. 4, 1882-Apr. 8, 1969). Born in Indianapolis, Baus studied under Otto Stark at Manual High School and was a student of William Forsyth and J. Ottis Adams at the Herron… Read More »Simon Paul Baus

Ruth Pratt Bobbs

(Sept. 3, 1884-Jan. 15, 1973). Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born in Indianapolis. The daughter of Julius Fisher Pratt and Mary Ann Smith, she attended boarding schools abroad in Paris and… Read More »Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Grant Wright Christian

(July 17, 1911-May 21, 1989). Born near Edinburgh, Indiana, Grant Wright Christian graduated from the Herron School Of Art in Indianapolis in 1933. His instructors included William Forsyth, Clifton A.… Read More »Grant Wright Christian

Randolph LaSalle Coats

(Sept. 14, 1891-June 21, 1957). Coats was born in Richmond, Indiana, and studied art at the John Herron Art Institute where he was a student of Hoosier Group painter William… Read More »Randolph LaSalle Coats

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 Indianapolis in 1888 as an employee of the Perry Manufacturing… Read More »Cole Motor Car Company

Paul Hadley

(Aug. 5, 1880-Jan. 31, 1971). Born in Indianapolis, Hadley attended Manual High School, studying art under Hoosier Group artist Otto Stark. Upon graduation, he attended the Pennsylvania Museum and School… 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 Martin County. He attended the herron school of art in… Read More »Floyd D. Hopper

Irvington Group

A colony of artists resided in Irvington during the 1920s and 1930s that became known as the Irvington Group. From 1928 to 1937, the Irvington Union of Clubs sponsored ten… Read More »Irvington Group

William F. Kaeser

(Oct. 31, 1908-July 17, 1987). Born in Durlach, Germany, commercial artist and fine arts painter William F. Kaeser came to the United States in 1923. He attended the Leonardo da… 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 suburb of

Wilbur David Peat

(Nov. 8, 1898-Dec. 14, 1966). Wilbur David Peat was born in Chengtu, Szechuan, China, to parents of English descent. He was a student at Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated in… Read More »Wilbur David Peat

Frederick Polley

(Aug. 15, 1875-Sept. 9, 1957). Frederick Polley was born in Union City, Indiana. His art instruction included study at the Corcoran Art School, Washington, D.C., and the Herron School Of… Read More »Frederick Polley

Myra Reynolds Richards

(Jan. 31, 1882-Dec. 28, 1934). Born in Indianapolis, Richards studied art at the John Herron Art Institute under painter J. Ottis Adams and sculptor Rudolf Schwarz. From 1918 to 1929,… Read More »Myra Reynolds Richards

Reynolds L. Selfridge

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

Clifton A. Wheeler

(Sept. 4, 1883-May 10, 1953). Born in Hadley, Indiana, Clifton A. Wheeler attended the John Herron Art Institute and studied under American Impressionist William Merritt Chase both in New York… Read More »Clifton A. Wheeler

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