Otto Stark Collection, 1887-1970

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Otto Stark Collection, 1887-1970

1887-1970

https://special.ulib.iupui.edu/collections/german-american/mss075

The collection is divided into five series: catalogs, correspondence, publication, illustrations, and photographs. Catalogs (1887, 1910) contains catalogs from the Paris Salon of 1887 and the Exposicion Internacional de Arte del Centenario Buenos Aires of 1910. Stark exhibited paintings in both shows. Correspondence (1888-1970) includes letters, cards, and telegrams to Stark and his family. Most of the letters are from his father, Gustav Stark, and are written in German. Publication (1895) is a Xeroxed copy of the article "The Evolution of Impressionism," by Stark. It appeared in the periodical Modern Art. Illustrations (n.d.) are small copies of illustrations done by Stark. All of the illustrations feature children. Photographs (n.d.) are of Stark, his parents, some of his children, and other relatives. There are also copy prints and negatives of the original photographs.

0.4 cubic feet (1 box)

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Stark, Otto, 1859-1926

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Otto Stark (1859-1926) was an Indianapolis-born artist who gained national prominence as a member of the "Hoosier Group," a loose association of Indiana artists that included T. C. Steele, J. Ottis Adams, and William Forsyth. Stark's work most clearly showed the influence of Impressionism, and he often featured children in his work. Stark's artistic career began at the age of 16 when he was apprenticed to a lithographer in Cincinnati. Stark also enrolled in the School of Design at the Univers...