7. T. C. Steele Flashcards
Steele’s work appeared in the World’s ________ in 1893, and in the Five Hoosier Painters exhibition in 1894 in ________.
Colombian Exposition;
Chicago
Steele received an honorary degree from _______ in 1900 and Indiana University in 1916.
Wabash College
IU later…..
Steele began art training as a boy at __________ then __________ and briefly in Chicago and Cincinnati.
Waveland Collegiate Institute; Asbury College (DePauw)
T. C. Steele’s Indianapolis home and studio became the first _______________________.
Herron School of Art
In 1899, Steele became a member of a jury to select American Paintings for inclusion in the __________.
Paris Universal Exposition in 1900 (World’s Fair)
Steele became president of the _________ which he helped organize.
Society of Western Artists
During summer months, Steele painted _______ and in winter, painted ________ in his studio in the 1890’s.
Landscapes; Portraits
Steele’s interest in art was sparked by an itinerant ________.
painter (Traveling painter)
In ___________ by Steele, there is only a suggestion of water and sky and a boat. The man may be concentrating on something in the distance.
“The Boatman” (won a silver medal at the Academy)
Steele was elected to be an associate member of New York’s _____________ in 1913.
National Academy of Design
“The Steele Portfolio” was published in 1890 with _________.
25 photogravure prints of T. C. Steele paintings.
__________ became IU’s first artist-in-residence.
T. C. Steele
What Hoosier Group artist has a historic site named after him?
T. C. Steele Historic Site
After returning from Munich, T. C. Steele’s paintings were __________.
dark, drably colored, with high contrast (large difference in light; dark)
_________ is considered the most important Hoosier Group Painter.
T. C. Steele
T. C. Steele and other Indiana Artists liked to paint in the area of _________ and the _________ in Southwestern Indiana.
Vernon and the Muscatatuck River.
Brookville, where T. C. Steele and Adams had their “Hermitage” studio, was sometimes known as the ___________.
Barbizon of Indiana (Barbizon was a village in France where artists worked together)
“The Boatman” was T. C. Steele’s ________ from Munich.
prize-winning work
Steele established the _________ in 1889.
Indiana Art School
T. C. Steele’s portraits included _________, ___________, and other prominent Hoosiers.
5 Indiana Governors and James Whitcomb Riley
After the death of his 1st wife, T. C. Steele traveled ___________ with his daughter, painting several works.
to the West Coast
After marrying his 2nd wife, Selma, T. C. Steele built a hilltop studio in Brown Co. near Belmont called ____________.
“The House of the Singing Winds”
In his time, _________ was the most famous Hoosier artist of his time.
T. C. Steele
T. C. Steele purchased a _________ so that he and his family could travel in comfort and he could paint.
studio wagon
