Clifton Wheeler
Title
Clifton Wheeler
Owning Institution
Indiana Historical Society
Rights
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Use Statement
Use must be accompanied with the attribution : Indiana Historical Society
Item ID
M1083_BOX1_FOLDER2_001
Description
This image shows art instructor Clifton Wheeler at the John Herron Art Institute . A female student is standing behind him. Clifton Wheeler studied art with the Indianapolis-area painter William Forsyth . In 1902 at the age of 19 , Wheeler moved to New York City to study at the New York School of Art under William Merritt Chase , Robert Henri , and Kenneth Hayes Miller . In 1907 and 1910 he traveled to Italy as part of Chase’s summer painting classes . In Italy in 1910 he met the artist Hilah Drake (ca . 1877-1970) and they married in December . The couple moved back to the Indianapolis area , settling in Irvington . They had one child , Hilah Mary Wheeler (1911-2002) , who also became an artist .
Subject
Wheeler, Clifton A., 1883-1953 John Herron Art Institute Art Artists Artists--Indiana Easels
Date
Circa 1920
Time Period
1920s (1920-1929)
Geographic Location
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name
Wheeler Family Collection , 1860-1999
Source Collection Number
M1083
Digital Collection Name
Art and Artists of Indiana
Digital Collection Number
dc103
Format of Original
Photographic print , b&w
Size of Original
2.5 x 3.5 in.
Digital Format
JP2000
Resolution
600 ppi
Type
Image
Copyright Notice
Digital Image 2017 Indiana Historical Society . All Rights Reserved .
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