About this item
The work of T. C. Steele, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark, and Richard Gruelle, known collectively as the Hoosier Group, established plein air ("in the open air") painting as a major art form in Indiana. The vitality of this style is represented in Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place which includes 100 juried works by current Indiana plein air artists, along with paintings by the Hoosier Group, all featuring notable Indiana landmarks. This richly illustrated book will delight Hoosiers and art lovers around the world.
About the Author
Rachel Berenson Perry is fine arts curator emerita of the Indiana State Museum, where she organized and curated all of the art exhibitions from 2003 through 2011. She wrote numerous articles for "American Art Review" and "Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History" (Indiana Historical Society) , and has completed seven books about historical and current Indiana artists. Just released (summer, 2021) by the Indiana Historical Society is her latest book, "Painter of the Dunes: A Life of Frank Virgil Dudley," part of the historical Society's Youth Biography series.
