Steele, T. C. (Theodore Clement), 1847-1926

A native of Indiana, Steele was primarily known as a landscape artist with an interest in Impressionism and as a member of the Hoosier School of art. He married Mary E. Lakin in 1870 and moved to Indianapolis, working primarily as a portrait painter. From 1880 to 1885 he studied in Munich, and returned to Indianapolis with an interest in landscape painting. By the 1890s, Steele was becoming nationally recognized for his landscapes. His wife died in 1899; in 1907 he married Selma Neubacher and established a studio in Brown County. He taught at Indiana University the last three years of his life.

From the description of T.C. Steele and Mary Lakin Steele Papers, 1869-1966. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771528

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