Jessica Stephens from the Indiana State Museum’s T.C. Steele Historic Site. Stephens will present "A Look Inside the Studio & Home of T.C. Steele." Steele spent his childhood in Waveland and worked as a portrait artist in Crawfordsville before moving to Brown County. This lecture will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, […]
“The Conservation of Paintings: Historical and Technical Discoveries” Presented by Painting Conservator & Art Historian Barry Bauman Hosted by General Lew Wallace Study and Museum Free and open to the public Is it true that a painting conservator is also a detective? According to acclaimed conservator and art historian Barry Bauman, every painting has its […]
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association: 162 Years of Collecting George Washington When the women of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association took ownership of George Washington’s estate in 1860, they faced a daunting task: the rooms of the Mount Vernon mansion were nearly empty. In the six decades since Washington’s death, his family’s possessions had been […]