Richmond Art Museum facts for kids
Self Portrait of William Merritt Chase (1915) from the collection of the Richmond Art Museum
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| Established | 1898 |
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| Location | 350 Hub Etchison Parkway Richmond, Indiana |
| Type | Art Museum |
The Richmond Art Museum is a cool place to see amazing art! It started way back in 1898. Back then, it was called the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Two important people helped create it: an artist named John Elwood Bundy and a writer and lawyer named William Dudley Foulke.
A woman named Ella Bond Johnston was the president of the Richmond Art Association for many years. She led the museum from 1899 all the way to 1915.
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Discovering the Art Collection
The museum has a really special collection of art. It includes many important paintings by American Impressionist artists. Impressionism is a style of painting that uses light and color to capture a moment.
Famous Art Groups
You can see art from several famous groups of artists here:
- The Hoosier Group: These artists were from Indiana.
- The Richmond Group: Another group of talented artists from the Richmond area.
- The Taos School: Artists who worked in Taos, New Mexico.
Unique Ceramics and Paintings
The museum also has a great collection of ceramics. This includes many pieces made by the Overbeck Sisters. Their beautiful work is kept in McGuire Memorial Hall. This hall is actually inside Richmond High School! It's pretty unique because the Richmond Art Museum is thought to be the only public art museum connected to a public high school.
One of the most famous paintings in the museum is a very large self-portrait. It was painted by the well-known American Impressionist artist William Merritt Chase. He painted it especially for the museum between 1915 and 1916.
Artists You'll Find
Here are some of the important artists whose work is part of the museum's collection:
- William Merritt Chase
- Frank Duveneck
- Henry Mosler
- Walter Shirlaw
- William Aiken Walker
- William Wendt
- Charles Courtney Curran
- William Victor Higgins
- Ben Foster
- Robert Reid
- Asher Durand
- Childe Hassam
- Adam Emory Albright
- E. Irving Couse
- Leonard Ochtman
- John Christen Johansen
- Francis Focer Brown
- Guy Carleton Wiggins
- Jane Peterson
- Janet Scudder
- Paul Weber
- Harry Mills Walcott
- Albert Lorey Groll
- Gordon Grant
- Louis Betts
- De Scott Evans
- Marcus Mote
- Frederick Judd Waugh
- Wayman Elbridge Adams
- Aminah Robinson
