Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Tri-Kappa |
Catalog Number |
1999.001.068 |
Title |
Christmas |
Artist |
Wheeler, Clifton |
Object Name |
painting |
Date |
1943 |
Description |
Original oil painting of a barn in winter Christmas Day. CHRISTMAS Hoosier Salon 1943 Cllfton Wheeler (1883-1953) Oil, 24 X 32 No. 15 |
Provenance |
Purchased from the Hoosier Salon in 1943. Native Hoosier ... born in Hadley, Indiana, September 1833 … studied with William Forsythe and two years at the New York School of Art with William H. Chase, Robert Henry and Kenneth H. Hiller … went twice to Europe with the Chase class where he studied and worked In Italy, Germany and France ... settled in Irvington, then the home of Butler University, where he had a studio ... taught at John Herron Institute of Art almost 25 years ... taught at Shortridge High School for 10 years ...some summers at Butler University and the University of Colorado at Boulder ... best known for his oil paintings ... also made beautiful watercolors and tempera ... painted the Catskills, southern Indiana, Colorado ... seemed happiest painting Smoky Mountains, which he loved. |
Medium |
oil on board |
Dimensions |
H-23.5 W-31.5 inches |
Catalog date |
1999-12-13 |