The Richmond Group also known as the Richmond School, is a group of
American Impressionist painters
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
who worked in the Richmond, Indiana, area from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. While the Richmond Group had no formal organization, many of the artists were affiliated with, and exhibited at, the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana, now known as the
Richmond Art Museum
The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Artist John Elwood Bundy and author and attorney William Dudley Foulke were instrumental in the founding.
Permanent collection
Its collection includes imp ...
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Though not definitive, the following is a list of artists considered a part of the Richmond Group:
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George Herbert Baker
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John Elwood Bundy
John Elwood Bundy (May 1, 1853 – January 17, 1933) was an American Impressionist painter known as the "dean" of the Richmond Group of painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Bundy was born to a Quaker family in Guilford County, Nor ...
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Francis Focer Brown
Francis Focer Brown (January 19, 1891 – April 14, 1971) was an American Impressionist painter, as well as professor and head of the Fine Arts Department at Ball State Teachers College (present-day Ball State University) in Muncie, Indiana ...
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Charles H. Clawson
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Albert Clinton Conner
Albert Clinton Conner (September 5, 1848 - April 13, 1929) was an American Impressionist painter who was an integral part of the Richmond Group of painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After moving to California, Conner helped found ...
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Charles Conner
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Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer
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W. A. Eyden Sr.
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William A. Eyden Jr.
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Edgar Forkner
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Frank J. Girardin
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Albert W. Gregg
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William A. Holly
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Lawrence McConaha
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Ellwood Morris
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Alden Mote
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Anna M. Newman
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Micajah Thomas Nordyke
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Fred Pearce Jr.
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Fred Pearce Sr.
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John Albert Seaford
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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Irvington Group
The Irvington Group was a group of artists residing in Irvington, a suburb on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, during the 1920s and 1930s. This group of artists included some of the most well-known Hoosier artists, such as William Forsyth ...
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Richmond Art Museum
The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Artist John Elwood Bundy and author and attorney William Dudley Foulke were instrumental in the founding.
Permanent collection
Its collection includes imp ...
References
* Burnet, Mary Q. Art and Artists of Indiana. New York; The Century Co., 1921.
External links
Artist information at Waynet
American artist groups and collectives
American Impressionism
*Richmond
Indiana culture
Richmond, Indiana
Arts organizations based in Indiana
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