Treasures of the Swope

Tompkins Harrison Matteson (Peterboro, New York 1813 – Sherburne, New York 1884) Washington’s Fairwell to HIs Officers, 11855 Oil on canvas, 35 3/8 x 47 1/2 inches Gift of the […]

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Treasures of the Swope

William T. Turman (Graysville, Indiana 1867 – Taft, California 1960) Jewel Pool, 1945 Oil on paperboard, 25 13/16 x 35 13/16 inches Bequest of Beatrice W. Sayer 1997.03   “Jewel […]

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Treasures of the Swope

Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, Missouri 1889 – Kansas City, Missouri 1975) Threshing Wheat, 19 Oil and tempera, 26 1/6 x 42 1/4 inches Museum purchase 1942.02 Threshing wheat was once […]

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Treasures of the Swope

James Farrington Gookins (Terre Haute, Indiana 1840 – 1904 New York, New York) Fairy Marauders, 1887 Oil on canvas, 20.5 x 17 inches Gift to the Museum by an anonymous […]

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John Ottis Adams

Indiana native John Ottis Adams excelled at capturing on canvas the elusive qualities of light and reflections. Like many of his fellow “Hoosier Group” painters, Adams studied abroad, mainly in […]

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