Irvington Group

The Irvington Group was a group of artists residing in a suburb in eastern Indianapolis, Irvington. This group of artists included some of the most well-known Hoosier artists, such as William Forsyth and Clifton Wheeler. There were 15 other resident artists that belonged to the Irving group that were also professional artists. Those 15 include Simon Baus, Paul Baus, Carolyn Bradley, Alice Cook, Robert Craig, Constance Forsyth, Martha Lee Frost, Helene Hibben, William Kaeser, Dorothy Morlan, Frederick Polley, Robert Selby, Hilah Wheeler, and Charles Yeager.[1][2] The Irvington Group held an annual exhibition featuring local art. “Eight of these ten exhibitions were held at Carr’s Hall The first and ninth of the ten exhibitions were held on Carr’s first floor auto showroom and in five of the contributing artists homes/studios, respectively.”[2]

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  1. ↑ Nagler, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko ; with essays by Katherine C.; Hale, Hester Anne (2004). The art of healing : the Wishard art collection. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society Press in cooperation with the Wishard Memorial Foundation. p. 44. ISBN 0871951711.
  2. 1 2 Ownings, Jr., Frank. "The Irvington Group of Artists, 1928-1937" (PDF). irvingtonhistorical.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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