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Opening of the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis
The John Herron Art Institute opens Tuesday evening March 4 with a president’s reception for Art Association members and press. After Wednesday the building offers free admission to art lovers. Exhibits from New York include works by Francois Auguste Bonheur and Joseph Israels, plus a rare Chinese couch from the Ming era brought for sale. The article traces the association’s history, the Talcott property purchase, and plans for a dedicated John Herron room, an art school, and leadership by Mrs. Sewall and Rev. X. A. Hyde.
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Indianapolis
John Herron Art Institute
Art Association
New York
Francois- Auguste Bonheur
I Iosa Bonheur
Joseph Israels
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Louis Tiffany
John Herron
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Mr. Herron
John Merron
May Wright Sewall
Rookwood
Masonic Hall
Propylaeum
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Munich
Talbott Place
Anna Ferrell
John Her Ton
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Albert Fletcher
X. A. Hyde