Title	McKay and Steele Families
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	M1078_P_BOX7_FOLDER11_001
Description	Helen McKay Steele (1875-1947) was born to Moses Horace McKay and Martha Nicholson McKay. Helen was the youngest of three daughters and grew up in what is now the Old Northside neighborhood of Indianapolis at 1241 Broadway. She attended Shortridge High School and then went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago and the John Herron Art Institute. Helen was most interested in decorative arts and crafts, and she made designs for stained glass, leather and wood, as well as woodcuts and prints. In 1902, Helen married fellow artist Rembrandt (Brandt) Theodore Steele, son of Indiana artist T.C. Steele. The couple had three sons-Horace McKay, Theodore Lakin and Brandt Ferguson Steele. They lived in a home that Brandt designed, 811 Woodruff Place. Pictured here are several members of the McKay/Steele families including: Helen McKay Steele, Martha Nicholson McKay, Mary Louise McKay (Helen's sister), Horace McKay Steele, Moses Horace McKay, Theodore Lakin Steele, and Brandt Ferguson Steele.
Subject	Steele, Helen McKay, 1875-1946 Families Mothers Fathers Sons Children & adults
Date	ca. 1900s
Time Period	1900s (1900-1909)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	Brandt and Helen McKay Steele
Source Collection Number	M1078
Digital Collection Name	Art and Artists of Indiana
Digital Collection Number	dc103
Format of Original	Photographic print, b&w
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Type	Image
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2018 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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