Carl Lieber papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lieber, Carl
label: Names
content: Indianapolis Museum of Art
label: Names
content: John Herron Art Institute
label: Names
content: Forsyth, William, 1854-1935
label: Names
content: Gest, Joseph Henry, 1859-1935
label: Names
content: Ives, Percy L. (Percival L.), 1864-1928
label: Names
content: Millet, Louis J., d. 1923
label: Names
content: Stark, Otto, 1859-1926
label: Names
content: Steele, Theodore Clement, 1847-1926
label: Names
content: Ware, W. Porter (William Porter), 1904-
topic: label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Art patronage -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, Martha Hofmann Buschman, is a decendant of the Lieber family.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lieber, Carl
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Art Association of Indianapolis is formally known as the John Herron Art Insitute. The Lieber family were known for their patronage of the arts in the mid-west, sponsoring artists, such as Theodore C. Steele. For nearly 100 years The family has operated H. Lieber Co., an art supply store and gallery in Indianapolis. During the later 19th century it served as a social and professional center for the Indiana art community, often exhibiting works by the Society of Western Artists. The Liebers were sponsors of such artists as Theodore C. Steele.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet ((230 items))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1894-1921
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.liebcarl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, catalogs, photographs, and clippings; includes letters from Percy Ives, William P. Ware, J.H. Gest, Louis J. Millet, Otto Stark, Theodore C. Steele; a manuscript in the hand of William Forsyth [painter and educator from Indiana] on Greek sculpture; and business records of the Art Association of Indianapolis, Ind.