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IN SR0054
Resolution
AI Summary
- Indiana Senate honors the Sheldon Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute on its 75th anniversary
- Museum was originally funded by a bequest from Michael Sheldon Swope (1843-1929), a Civil War veteran and jeweler, with planning beginning September 26, 1939, and public opening on March 21, 1942
- Founding collection assembled by first director John Rogers Cox focuses on American regionalism with works by Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, and Zoltan Sepeshy
- Museum collection has expanded to include 20th and 21st century art by Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Robert Motherwell, Robert Indiana, and Eva Hesse, with a dedicated gallery for the Hoosier Group and Indiana artists
- Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to Susan Baley, Executive Director of the Swope Art Museum
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the Sheldon Swope Art Museum on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Last Action
First reading: adopted voice vote
4/11/2017
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