In the Whitewater Valley, Near Metamora, 1899
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 30 x 40 1/2 inches
Richmond Art Museum Purchase, 1899
T.C. Steele (1847 - 1926)
The most famous artist of the Hoosier School he became known as the Dean of Indiana artists. His talent was recognized early and he studied in Chicago, Cincinnati, The Indiana School of Art and at the Munich Royal Academy. He, along with other members of the Hoosier Group, were instrumental in founding the John Herron Art Institute which opened in 1905 on the site of his former home.
Steele spent summers from 1897-1905 in Brookville with J. Ottis Adams at The Hermitage. In 1907 he made his first trip to Brown County and purchased 2,000 acres near Belmont for his studio, House of the Singing Winds, now a State Historic Site. His Brown County studio became a magnet for other artists and quickly established the area as an artist colony. Steele continued to winter in Indianapolis and taught at Indiana University in Bloomington.
In the Whitewater Valley, is the first work purchased for the museum's collection.
