Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
18 x 29 in. 29-1/8 x 38-3/8 x 3 in. (framed)
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William B. Wheelock
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Gallery Labels
- In A June Idyl, the artist’s daughter, Daisy, reads to her brother amid the cool shadows and dappled sunlight of a lush landscape. Steele rarely included figures so prominently in his landscapes, but here he deftly places them into a wooded setting. The bright red hat offers a dramatic dash of color, a technique Steele often used to enliven his compositions.
- Steele painted this scene during a summer spent in Vermont’s Green Mountains at the home of Allen M. Fletcher, secretary-treasurer of the Indianapolis Natural Gas Company. Between June and September 1887, he painted five commissions for Fletcher as well as ten works for himself.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Forever Young: Children in Indiana Art
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
November 18, 2000 - January 7, 2001
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 17, 1998 - September 1, 1999
Theodore Clement Steele: An American Master of Light
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
February 18, 1996 - March 31, 1996
Theodore Clement Steele: An American Master of Light
Valparaiso University Museum of Art
December 10, 1995 - February 4, 1996
Image of Innocence: The Child In Hooser Art
Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
June 20, 1987 - August 30, 1987
Image of Innocence: The Child in Hoosier Art
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
April 19, 1987 - May 31, 1987
Indianapolis Museum of Art
January 24, 1979 - March 31, 1979
Indiana State Capitol Exhibition
Indiana State Capitol
1972 - 1972
Indiana Bell Anniversary Art Exhibition
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
March 1, 1970 - March 27, 1970
Art Association of Indianapolis
May 9, 1888 - May 30, 1888
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