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The Brown County Art Gallery kicked off its Paintings for Payments fundraiser with a preview party and sale on Friday, April 16, 2010, benefitting the Brown County Art Gallery Foundation. The show featured the collection of Dr. Merrill Davis. He accepted paintings from the artists as payment for medical services. Dr. Davis was born in 1890 in Miami County, Indiana, and served in WW I as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He attended Harvard Medical School specializing in orthopedics and was the founder of the Davis Clinic in Marion, Indiana. His wife Josephine Davis was involved in many community endeavors, organizing the Marion Municipal Art Association and was later named to the Tri Kappa State Arts Commission. She also helped set up exhibits of Indiana art at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933. Many art patrons attending the show when the doors opened at 5:00 with several paintings selling within the first 30 minutes. The gallery provided wine and hors d'oeurves in the

Fine Art Auction of Past and Present Indiana Artists Leota Loop Winter Scene The May Indiana art auction hosted by Jackson Auction in Indianapolis had a variety of paintings for collectors of Indiana art.  Leota Loop  was a member of the Indiana Artist Club, Hoosier Salon, Kokomo Arts Students League, and the Brown County Art Gallery. She studied under William Forsyth and lived in Kokomo, Indiana, from 1893 to 1938. In 1938 she moved to Nashville, In. and lived there until her death in 1961. For collectors of Leota Loops artwork, there were several paintings offered for sale at the auction. A painting depicting a winter scene with good composition brought $2,500. The painting signed lower right was presented in a Ginney frame and measured 25" x 30". Another painting by Leota was a floral still life measuring 20" x 24" and was signed the lower right corner, which reached a final bid of $600. Also, a small 8" x 9" inch autumn landscape painting depicti

Fine Art Auction Held on April 1st, 2017 There was a good selection of art from well know Indiana and Hoosier Group artists for sale at the April 1st, 2017 Jackson art auction in Indianapolis. For sale was a 30" x 36" oil painting by well know African American artist John Wesley Hardrick  (1891 to 1968). Born on September 21st, 1891, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he attended Manual High School and studied under Otto Stark as a young boy. He attended the Herron School of Art and studied under William Forsyth until 1918. After opening a shared studio in 1924 on Indiana Avenue with Hale Woodruff,  he continued to work in the family trucking business to make ends meet. In 1927 he received second place at the Art Institue of Chicago's exhibition of African American artists. In 1934 he was commissioned to paint a mural for Crispus Attucks High School by the WPA.  John continued to paint throughout his life and exhibited at the Hoosier Salon in 1929, 1931, 1934. The painting rea

First Indiana Art Auction kicks off the New Year. Arnold Turtle Painting $8,000 Jackson kicked off the 2016 art auction in Indianapolis with a variety of artwork suited for any level of buyer. A very well executed 27 x 24 oil painting by Arnold Turtle with an auction estimate of $6,000 to $12,000 was offered to buyers.  Arnold Turtle (1892-1954) emigrated to the United States from Birmingham, England, and attended the Art Institute of Chicago at night. He became a member of the Chicago Palette and Chisel Club in 1926 and took frequent visits to Brown County, Indiana, to paint the landscape. The painting was signed lower right and sold to the winning bidder for $8,000. A 14 x 18 oil on canvas painting by Lafayette, Indiana artist Eleanor Brockenbrough (1880 to 1935), received a lot of interest from bidders. Eleanor was born in Lafayette and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. After returning to Lafayette from her studies in Chicago, she became an accomplished painter, wi