ABOUT THIS BOOKFirst published in 1966, this account of the life and work of T.C. Steele, one of Indiana's most renowned artists, has become a much-sought-after classic. For this reissue, sixty-two of the book's seventy-six illustrations, including all ten color plates, have been newly photographed and reproduced according to the highest modern standards. The text, unchanged from the first edition, includes a brief biography by the painter's grandson, Theodore L. Steele; a poetic memoir of Steele's last Brown County years by Selma N. Steele; and an appreciation of Steele's work by art historian Wilbur D. Peat.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHYRachel Berenson Perry is the former fine arts curator at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. Selma N. Steele, an art teacher, married T. C. Steele in 1907. Theodore L. Steele, grandson of T. C. Steele, was an Indianapolis architect. Wilbur D. Peat is the former director of the John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis.