RICHMOND, Ind. – The Richmond Art Museum has been selected to receive eight works of art from the historic Indianapolis Public Schools collection.
This is part of a statewide stewardship initiative led by the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites in partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools and the IPS Foundation.
The initiative allowed the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites to acquire nearly 150 pieces of fine art originally housed in IPS schools between the 1890s and 1990s. Many of the works had been in storage since schools closed, and the program aims to conserve the collection and return it to public view in museums and cultural institutions across Indiana. Conservation support will accompany each transferred artwork.
In a press release, Richmond Art Museum Executive Director Shaun Dingwerth said the museum is honored to be among a select group of institutions chosen to receive pieces from the collection.
The Richmond Art Museum was one of a small number of art museums across the state selected to participate.
The eight works gifted to the Richmond Art Museum are as follow:
V.J. Cariani (1891-1969), The Valley in October
Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926), Portrait of James E. Roberts
Otto Stark (1875-1954), 1900 Tired Out
R.B. Gruelle (1851-1914), 1894 Untitled (New England Wash Day)
Floyd Hopper (1909-1984), Making Sorghum
Clifton Wheeler (1883-1953), Indian Pow Wow
Robert Berkshire (1932-1982), Homage to P-Town
William A. Eyden, Jr. (1893-1982), Untitled (Blue Winter)
