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Summer The Singing Winds July 2016 Newsletter of the Friends of T. C. Steele State Historic Site Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site Great Outdoor Art Contest 2016 Board Our fall PaintOut is a cornerstone of Art Colony Weekend in Nashville! President Stephanie Dean Saturday, September 10 Vice-President David Steele 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Secretary Early Bird Artist Registration; Aug. 1– 31 Sharon Fansler Adult registration: $10 ($9 for members) Treasurer Child registration: $5 ($4 for members) Charlie Matson Regular Artist Registration; Sept. 1-10 At-Large Members Adult registration: $15 ($14 for members) Mary Jo Benedict Child registration: $10 ($9 for members) Deb Davis Patti Pizzo The first twenty artists to register receive a special commemorative mug Betty Wagoner from Brown County Redware. First place and People’s Choice winners will ________________________ be displayed at the Brown County Art Guild following the PaintOut. T.C. Steele State Historic Site Staff Historic Site Manager Andrea deTarnowsky Program Developer Cate Whetzel Interpreters Shailey Ostlund Rebecca Timmons Summer Intern Pre-registered artists paint on site while visitors have the opportunity to Claire Nulph observe the process of creation. All work submitted for judging must be created the day of the contest. Judging of the artwork will take place at Grounds & Maintenance 2:00 pm. Winners will be announced around 3:15 pm. Anthony Joslin Supervisor General Public Welcome Jack Cathcart ($3 parking fee; Friends members free) Maintenance Assistant Food, Art, Tours and Entertainment Ashton & Morgan Morris Assistants Ralph and Ava’s Café of Mooresville will sell lunch items. Celtica will play an outdoor concert from 1:30-3:15pm. This unique, progressive Celtic band features many instruments including the bagpipe, Irish bouzouki, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer and hurdy gurdy. Artists Registration Information please visit www.tcsteele.org The Singing Winds Summer, 2016 2 50th Anniversary Edition of “The House of the Singing Winds” on Sale in Museum Shop Friends members receive a 10% discount. The popular book recounting stories about the Steeles’ life in Brown County was out of print for several years. The reprinted, expanded 50th anniversary edition includes an introduction by Rachel Perry, a new essay on the life of Steele’s second wife, Selma Neubacher Steele, as well as approximately 75 full-color Steele paintings from the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indiana University Art Museum and private collectors. These paintings, many of which have never been published, demonstrate the importance of Steele to the art world in his time and in ours. The new hardcover, coffee table size book includes the original text from the 1966 printing. The book costs $39.95 plus tax. Welcome to our New Site Staff! Claire Nulph, from Westfield, IN, attends Indiana University, Bloomington, where she is majoring in Community Health and Psychology. As summer Programs Intern at T.C. Steele, she divides her time between assisting Cate and working in the Friends Museum Shop. She also works part-time in the baby room at a Bloomington daycare. Claire likes to read historical fiction and spend time with her independent dog, Mavis, who has three legs and loves attention. Shailey Ostlund is from Bloomington and divides her time as T.C. Steele’s newest Interpreter and as House and Box Office Manager at Cardinal Stage Company in Bloomington. After her gap year, Shailey will be attending IU Bloomington in Spring 2017, where she intends to study Political Science and Sociology. Shailey loves animals, and has a rabbit (Aria, 3 ½) and a cat (Simon, 10 mos.). Shailey enjoys watching the news and reading non-fiction. Ashton Morris, from Bloomington, is a seasonal gardener in the Formal Garden with Anthony Joslin. Ashton attends Ivy-Tech taking classes in Bio-Technology and is especially interested in Mycology, the study of mushrooms and fungi. Ashton plays guitar, looks after his own plants, and goes to concerts and music festivals. Morgan Morris of Bloomington, works in the Formal Garden with Anthony and brother Ashton. He has taken auto mechanics classes and is considering certification as an automotive technician. Morgan likes to fish and hike, and enjoys spending time with his ball python Luna and his dog Titan. INDIANA BICENTENNIAL TORCH RELAY COMES TO T.C. STEELE! September 20, 2016 - Approximately 3:00 pm We will be the last hand-off site in Brown County before runners carry the torch to Monroe County. A reception will follow. 3 Summer, 2016 Festival of Flowers PaintOut Winners Despite a rainy start, visitors to the T.C. Steele State Historic Site on May 21, 2016 had an opportunity to watch local and regional visual artists at work creating paint- ings the way Hoosier Group Impressionist painter T.C. Steele created his paintings-- outside and in the open air—during the site’s annual Festival of Flowers PaintOut . “With the gardens in full bloom, it was an opportunity to enjoy the contributions of Mrs. Steele the gardener as well as the legacy of Mr. Steele the painter,” said T.C. Steele State Historic Site Manager Andrea deTarnowsky. Participants and guests also enjoyed the foot-stomping, hip-swinging sounds of Appalatin, an all-acoustic group of Latin emigres and Kentucky raised musicians from Louisville. Winners were chosen by judges Troy Kilgore, Virginia Kramer, and Dixie Ferrer. People’s Choice awards were selected through secret ballot by artists and visitors. Congratulations to our winners! Children Age 12 and Under First: Drew Lybolt-Wagner, Indianapolis Second: Emma Szalkie, Indianapolis Third: Elizabeth Mattos, Bloomington Honorable Mention: Barrett Timmons, Emerson Timmons, Bella Uppinghouse, Kate Uppinghouse, Bloomington; Audrey Eikenberry, Claire Eikenberry, Simon Lybolt-Wagner, Indianapolis Teens Age 13 through 18 First: Donnie Mattos, Bloomington Second: James Szalkie, Indianapolis People’s Choice -Youth Third: Lillian Wooten, Morgantown Teen painting by Donnie Mattos Honorable Mention: Jacob Wooten, Morgantown; Jesse Ann Miller, Martinsville Adult Oil First: James Stahlhut, Franklin Second: Steve Warner, Indianapolis Third: Anne-Karine Bley, Bloomington Honorable Mention: Don Geyra, Rita Orcelletto, Bloomington; Ann Fahey, Columbus; Mary Ann Davis, Josh Rush, Indianapolis; Scott Cotton, Morgantown; Dylan Quackenbush, Nashville People’s Choice - Adult pastel by Donna Shortt Adult Acrylic First: Anabel Hopkins, Nashville Second: Lydia Burris, Indianapolis Third: Jennifer Christian, Bloomington Honorable Mention: Dave Voelpel, Indianapolis; Karen Quackenbush, Nashville Adult Watercolor First: Tereasa Laakman, Bloomington Second: Robert Burris, Columbus Third: Carol Riley, Ossian Adult Mixed Media/Drawing/Other First: Donna Shortt, Indianapolis Second: Corrine Hull, Indianapolis Third: Kevin Carlson, Madison Honorable Mention: Betty Wagoner, Bloomington; Kathy Bianco, R.A. Buys, Indianapolis The Festival of Flowers is co-sponsored by the Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site. The Singing Winds Summer, 2016 4 Amazing Collection of Steele’s Paintings on Display at Haan Mansion in Lafayette, Indiana The Mansion was originally the State of Connecticut building at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Designed by architect Edward T. Hapgood, the state wanted their pavilion to represent a country gentleman's home. The building was patterned after the 1820 Sigourney Mansion in Hartford. Many components were taken from the 1760 Hubbard-Slater Mansion in Norwich including the front entryway, various interior columns, and door capitals. The mansion was designed and built to be moved after the World's Fair. Purchased by Mr. & Mrs. William Potter, the house was dismantled and reconstructed in Lafayette to became their personal residence. The mansion is a faithful reproduction of what was at the Fair, with a few changes to make it a comfortable family home. The house remained in the Potter family until 1984, when it was purchased by Bob and Ellie Haan. The Haans started collecting historic Indiana art in 1992, and now have the finest and most complete collection ever assembled. Specializing in major oils that best represent the work of an artist, over 100 artists are represented in the collection. Not all paintings can be hung at the same time, and the most important works are selected for display. There are over 100 paintings hung at any one time. The Hoosier Group is a designation given to five artists in 1894 at an exhibition in Chicago. Steele, Adams, Forsyth, Stark, and Gruelle comprise this most important group of Indiana artists, and they are the most represented artists on display in the mansion. The collection of Steele’s paintings includes a still-life, poignant portraits, and rare California scenes in addition to beloved Hoosier landscapes and cityscapes. The second important group are the members of the Brown County Art Colony. Starting in 1907, many artists came to Nashville, Indiana to paint for the season or establish permanent residences. The best of these artists are Ada and Adolph Schulz, Will Vawter, Edward K Williams, Lucie Hartrath, and Adam Emory Albright. Many other artists such as Bundy and Eggemeyer from Richmond, pioneer painters T. C. Steele Hays and Cox, and regionalist painters Davis and Floyd Hopper are on display. The Museum has acquired important works by Indiana ceramic artists who have risen to the top of their field. Focusing on decorative ceramics ranging from functional to sculptural pieces, the all-encompassing collection illustrates major methods and styles from the 1880's to current works by artists in the prime of their careers. The collection shows the progression of ceramics in Indiana beginning with Laura Fry, who was a decorator for Rookwood Pottery in the 1880's. The Overbeck Sisters from Cambridge City, who started their pottery around 1911, were next, followed by the Brown County Pottery in 1932. Karl Martz worked for them for two years until he started the Karl Martz Pottery in 1935 in Nashville along with his wife Becky Brown.
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