Micajah Thomas Nordyke (March 9, 1847 – May 15, 1919) was a noted painter and member of the Richmond Group. Nordyke was a student of Frank Duveneck at the

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and a student at Earlham College, 1865–66. He also served as Richmond City Clerk. Micajah Thomas Nordyke founded the Rambler’s Sketch Club (c.1881) along with three other painters, brothers Albert Clinton Conner (1848–1929) and

Charles Fremont Conner Charles Fremont Conner (1857–1905) was an American artist who was one of the most important painters in the Richmond Group in Richmond, Indiana. Conner is considered as one of the most talented early Richmond artists. He was self-taught and be ...

(1857–1905), and

Frank J. Girardin Francois Joseph Girardin (October 6, 1856 – August 7, 1945) was an American impressionist artist who worked in the areas of Cincinnati, Ohio; Richmond, Indiana; and Los Angeles, California. He was also an early player for the Cincinnati Reds base ...

(1856–1945). John Elwood Bundy (1853–1933) soon joined their group. The Rambler’s Sketch Club later metamorphosed into the

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(founded 1898, but had exhibited art in schools as early as 1896), which subsequently became the Richmond Art Museum.Antony Anderson, The Painter From Indiana, '' Los Angeles Times'', May 7, 1911; pg. III22

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