Painting Indiana III

Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Plein Air Painters Association Inc.

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Paintings of Indiana landmarks by Hoosier artists

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The work of T. C. Steele, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark, and Richard Gruelle, known collectively as the Hoosier Group, established plein air ("in the open air") painting as a major art form in Indiana. The vitality of this style is represented in Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place which includes 100 juried works by current Indiana plein air artists, along with paintings by the Hoosier Group, all featuring notable Indiana landmarks. This richly illustrated book will delight Hoosiers and art lovers around the world.

Sujets

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Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 26 juin 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780253008695
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Heritage of Place
Painting
INDIANA III
Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, Inc. and Indiana Landmarks
Text by Rachel Berenson Perry
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Perry, Rachel Berenson. Painting Indiana III : heritage of place / Indiana Plein Air Painters Association, Inc. and Indiana Landmarks ; text by Rachel Berenson Perry.—1st [edition]. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-253-00852-7 (cl : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-253-00869-5 (eb) 1. Indiana—In art. 2. Landscape painting, American—Indiana—21st century. 3. Plein air painting—Indiana. I. Indiana Plein Air Painters Association. II. Indiana Landmarks. III. Title. IV. Title: Painting Indiana 3. V. Title: Painting Indiana three. ND1351.7.P47 2013 758'.177209772—dc23                                                                                            2012025290
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Sponsors
G RANTS
Sarah and John Lechleiter Efroymson Family Foundation Indiana Arts Commission
S PONSORSHIPS
Dr. George and Mrs. Peggy Rapp
Golden Easel
David and Catherine Martin Jeff and Judy Ray Turner Woodard and The Stutz Business Center
Silver Brush
Bruce and Julie Buchanan
William L. Fortune, Jr. & Joseph D. Blakley
Ronald and Dottie Mack
Richard McKnight
John and Gaye Rardon
Pat Garrett Rooney
Mary Sutherland and Jack Steffee
Bud and Donna Tackett
Jim and Connie Vinton

Painting Sponsor
Fritz and Leslie Adelsperger
Sarah C. Barney
Ron and Jody Burgess
Stephen Butler and Linda Ronald
Marsh and Grace Davis
Charles and Mary Ann Davis
Steve Dawson, Harrell-Fish Inc.
Brenda and Jim DeCoursey
In Memory of Evan Dunbar
Fine Estate Art and Rugs
Chris Newlund and Beth Forst
Don and June Goodwin
Mrs. Carolyn J. (Eppihimer) Greer
Bob and Ellie Haan
C. William and Margaret Hanke
Ruth W. Johnson
Jeff Klinker
Julia and Andre B. Lacy
CW and Rebecca Mundy
Kent and Laurie Parker
Steve and Lisa Pfenninger
Dr. and Mrs. John Rapp
Steven J. Redman Art Restoration
David P. Whitman and Donna L. Reynolds
Richmond Art Museum
Doris and Tom Stump
Randall Tucker
Mark and Andra Walters
Melanie and Bill Wissel
Other Donations
Charles and Lucinda Oehrle Mrs. Ronie Lewis David Wolf, DDS
CONTENTS
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Judge's Comments
Introduction
1 A Condensed History of Landscape Painting
2 The First Generation of Hoosier Plein Air Painters
3 The Second Generation of Hoosier Plein Air Painters
4 Recent History of Plein Air Painting in Indiana
5 The Current Plein Air Painting Phenomenon
6 The Future of Plein Air Painting
Gallery of Paintings with Artists' Captions
About the Artists
Notes
Foreword

From its earliest days to the present, the great tradition of outdoor painting in Indiana has featured places of historical and architectural character as adjuncts, if not equal partners, to the natural landscape. In that spirit, Indiana Landmarks joins forces with the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association in presenting Painting Indiana III which captures that spirit of healthy interplay between historic places and nature, rendered in the exceptional art featured in this book.
This project also fostered an interaction between visual artists and historic preservationists. Several of the places depicted in the 100 images were suggested by Indiana Landmarks's network of nine regional offices, staffed by professionals who know Indiana's historic resources like no other group.
If there's a higher purpose for Indiana Landmarks's involvement in this project beyond its numerous artistic attributes, it can be found in our conviction that Painting Indiana III will lead to a greater appreciation for the historic places that enrich Indiana's landscape and that, as a result, Hoosiers will be all the more motivated to preserve them.
Marsh Davis                               President, Indiana Landmarks
Acknowledgments
It all began with a dinner at the Indianapolis Columbia Club in October 2009. The idea of a third book about plein air painting (on location, outdoors) in Indiana emerged as an important goal for the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA). One of the board members, Richard McKnight, who also sits on the board of directors of Indiana Landmarks, a historic preservation organization, proposed a project that would use plein air paintings to document some of Indiana's historical places. A collaboration between the two organizations seemed like a good fit.
IPAPA has been involved with two previous book projects— Painting Indiana: Portraits of Indiana's 92 Counties (Indiana University Press, 2000) and Painting Indiana II: The Changing Face of Agriculture (Indiana University Press, 2006). Of all the people we have to acknowledge and thank for this project, we must begin with the founders of IPAPA, Anne Carter and Dan Woodson, who established the organization as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity so they could raise funds for the first Painting Indiana book. Without their foresight and hard work, IPAPA would not exist, and the many important projects accomplished so far would not have been possible.
IPAPA is fortunate to currently have an engaged board of directors. Shaun Dingwerth, Richard McKnight, and I serve as nonartist board members. Artists Laura Appleby, Mary Ann Davis, Beth Forst, Corrine Hull, Chris Newlund, and Rick Wilson also served for most of the duration of this project. Artist Virginia Kramer was on the board when the project began, and artists Ron Burgess and Jeff Klinker joined the board in 2012. My thanks go to all of these individuals for their tireless efforts.
IPAPA is also lucky to have Rachel Berenson Perry as a member and a friend. Rachel recently retired as the chief curator of cultural history at the Indiana State Museum and is a longtime member of IPAPA. When she expressed an interest in writing the text for the book, we quickly agreed to her offer.
As a result of the success of the first two books, Indiana University Press was open to the idea of a third IPAPA publication. Mary Ann Davis and Rachel Perry presented the proposal to the press's director, Janet Rabinowitch, and a memorandum of agreement was signed in February 2010. We are grateful to other staff members at the press who have been instrumental in bringing the project to fruition: sponsoring editor Linda Oblack, and Peter Froelich, who was the assistant sponsoring editor in the spring of 2010.
Richard McKnight, Rachel Perry, and I then met with Indiana Landmarks president Marsh Davis and the vice president of development at that time, Andra Walters. We drafted a preliminary budget that was presented to the Indiana Landmarks board, and a signed memorandum of understanding resulted in May 2010.
Once the collaborators' commitments were secured, creating the parameters and logistics for the project and promoting it to all IPAPA artist members, became crucial. Although the participating artists were preselected for the first two books, this project would be different. We wanted to choose 100 of the best plein air paintings of historically significant places submitted by any IPAPA member. Artists were given eighteen months to paint so that all four seasons would ideally be represented.
This proved to be one of the difficulties for the artists, who found it challenging to keep their finished paintings for an extended period of time. One of the paintings selected for the book was created in April 2010 at New Harmony. To put back a painting (that could possibly have been sold) and risk rejection in the final jurying process for a book eighteen months later demonstrates much dedication.
Indiana Landmarks's regional offices throughout the state provided lists of potential painting subjects, which were incorporated into the Web site dedicated to the project. Many of the paintings selected for the book were created during paint-outs organized during the time frame of the project.
Many thanks go to the people who organized and implemented these paint-outs. Todd Zeiger, director of Indiana Landmarks' northern regional office in South Bend, was especially helpful in planning paint-out events tied to historic sites in the northern part of the state. George and Peggy Rapp organized another successful First Brush of Spring paint-out in New Harmony, which has been an annual event since 1998. They marshal the entire town's participation to host more than 125 artists for five days of workshops and paint-out activities. Thanks go to Maggie Rapp, director of New Harmony's Hoosier Salon Gallery, which serves as the event's nerve center, and to Zona Phelps, who's the glue that sticks together all of Rapp's ambitious projects. Particularly valuable in implementing the New Harmony paint-out were Brenda Butman, Nancy Manchette, Barb and Mick McConnell, Ann and Bob Scarafia, Karen Walker, Gayle Williams, and Bill and Pat Wilson, as well as Judy Johnson at the New Harmony Inn.
During the book project, another special paint-out was held at Easley Winery in Indianapolis. A special thank you goes to Tom and Mary Anne Butters and Meredith Easley for being hosts for the city paint-out on a v