The Irvington Group was a group of artists residing in
Irvington, a suburb on the east side of
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
, during the 1920s and 1930s. This group of artists included some of the most well-known Hoosier artists, such as
William Forsyth and
Clifton Wheeler. Fifteen other professional resident artists belonged to the Irvington group, including
Simon Baus, Paul Baus, Carolyn Bradley, Alice Cook, Robert Craig,
Constance Forsyth, Martha Lee Frost,
Helene Hibben, William Kaeser,
Dorothy Morlan, Frederick Polley, Robert Selby, Hilah Wheeler, and Charles Yeager.
From 1928 to 1935, the Irvington Group held an annual exhibition featuring local art. "Eight of these ten exhibitions were held at Carr’s Hall. The first and ninth of the ten exhibitions were held on Carr’s first-floor auto showroom and in five of the contributing artists' homes/studios, respectively."
See also
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Hoosier Group
The Hoosier Group was a group of Indiana Impressionist painters working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Artists considered members of the Group include T. C. Steele, Richard Gruelle, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, and Otto Stark. To ...
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Richmond Group The Richmond Group also known as the Richmond School, is a group of American Impressionist painters who worked in the Richmond, Indiana, area from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. While the Richmond Group had no formal organizatio ...
References
American artist groups and collectives
American Impressionism
Arts organizations based in Indiana
Culture of Indianapolis
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