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The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is an art museum in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.The Eiteljorg houses an extensive collection of visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas as well as Western American paintings and sculptures collected by businessman and philanthropist Harrison Eiteljorg (1903–1997).
Emerson VPA was one of the first of its kind in the state of Indiana. In 2008 the Emerson building was shuttered due to mold issues. The district moved its visual and performing arts program first to the former Kennedy King Middle School, and in 2010 into the former William A. Wirt High School building in Gary's scenic Miller Beach community.
Other notable works include many portrait busts and bronze plaques of Indiana governors and notable citizens. There is a 21 x 41.5 foot mural depicting the Spirit of Indiana on the east wall of the Indiana House of Representatives and a figural representation of state of Indiana which was commissioned for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
In 1942 the annual exhibition was relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana, where it has been held at several venues, including the William H. Block Company and the L. S. Ayres and Company department stores, the Indiana State Museum, and the Indiana Historical Society. The Hoosier Salon has survived wars, economic recessions, a fire, venue changes ...
Following their return to Indiana, the group dominated the Indiana art scene through the 1920s. Forsyth, Steele, and Adams taught art at academies in the state and helped spread the group's ethos. Hoosier Group artists all exhibited regularly in the state for several decades thereafter and were instrumental in forming the Society of Western ...
This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
State of Indiana Matthew E. Welsh (bust) Daniel Edwards: 1996 Indiana Statehouse Bronze 23.5 × 12.75 × 12 in State of Indiana Otis Bowen (bust) Lou Ann Lanagan: 1981 Indiana Statehouse Bronze on wooden base 20.5 × 13 State of Indiana Robert D. Orr (bust) Don Ingle: 1987 Indiana Statehouse Bronze 30 × 21 × 15 in State of Indiana Sherman ...
The first symbol was the Seal of Indiana, which was made official in 1801 for the Indiana Territory and again in 1816 by the state of Indiana. [2] It served as the state's only emblem for nearly a century until the adoption of the state song in 1913. [3] For many years, Indiana was the only state without a flag. The official state banner was ...