{"id":445,"date":"2020-07-06T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/research\/?p=445"},"modified":"2020-07-17T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T14:21:41","slug":"impressions-of-love-brings-rarely-viewed-artwork-to-public-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/research\/2020\/07\/06\/impressions-of-love-brings-rarely-viewed-artwork-to-public-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

Impressions of Love brings rarely viewed artwork to the public eye. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This past Spring, the David Owsley Museum of Art was host to Impressions of Love: J. Ottis and Winifred Brady Adams, a Ball State University Centennial Exhibition.<\/strong> This exhibition marked a significant occasion, as Impressions of Love was the first display of the Adamses\u2019 work in over 90 years. Impressions of Love had three goals: to showcase important regional art to the public; to publish a catalogue with focused research on the couple, including the first published biography of Winifred Brady Adams; and to restore several paintings by John Ottis and Winifred Brady Adams.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Impressions of Love also served as a celebration of the Ball State Centennial. Winifred Brady Adams was Frank C. Ball\u2019s sister-in-law, making her and John close members of the family whose legacy we celebrated in 2018\u201319. Though they did not carry the Ball family name, the Adamses shared the Balls\u2019 generosity\u2014a trait that, when coupled with the Impressionist couple\u2019s passion for the arts, led them to become two of the founding members of the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA). It\u2019s only natural that DOMA\u2019s mission of lifelong learning and recreation in the visual arts perfectly encapsulates the legacy the Adamses built during their time in Muncie.<\/p>\n

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John Ottis Adams
In Poppyland 1901 Oil on canvas 22 x 32 1\/8 in. (55.9 x 81.6 cm) David Owsley Museum of Art;
Frank C. Ball Collection, gift of The Ball Brothers Foundation, 1995.035.040<\/p><\/div>\n

John Ottis Adams moved to Muncie during the Indiana gas boom after finishing his training in Munich, Germany. Being a patron of the arts, he quickly proceeded to teach in the area\u2014a profession that introduced him to Winifred Brady Adams. Prior to their meeting, Winifred was academically trained as a still-life painter at the Muncie Art School, Drexel Institute of Art, and in the Art Students League of New York. She also had a passion for gardening and floral arrangements and was able to successfully combine her interests to create beautiful works of art. In the 1880s, the two began working together, and eventually married on October 1, 1898.<\/p>\n

During that era, most marriages between artists involved a caveat: the husband\u2019s work would often flourish while the wife would be pressured to forego the craft or at the very least stunt her aspirations. Fortunately, this wasn\u2019t the case for John and Winifred. An excerpt from For Better or for Worse: A Short History of Married Artist Couples in Indiana by Martin Krause and Rachel Berenson Perry, states that \u201camong the picturesque hills of Franklin County on the banks of the rapid Whitewater in the historic town of Brookville, the Adamses raised three sons and continued to paint and exhibit without noticeable interruption.\u201d The couple\u2019s aspirations continued undeterred, with each eventually having their own studio at a countryside home named \u201cThe Hermitage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 90 paintings shown in this exhibition are a sampling of the work the two created throughout their lives\u2014works that, before Impressions of Love, were all but hidden from the public eye. Of the 90 works on display, 28 belong to private collectors, meaning this could very well have been the first time some of these paintings were shown to the public. Moreover, 28 of the 90 works were created by Winifred.<\/p>\n

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Winifred Brady Adams
Flowers and an Hourglass
About 1910-1920 Oil on canvas 19 7\/8 x 15 7\/8 in. (50.5 x 40.3 cm) David Owsley Museum of Art;
Elisabeth Ball Collection, gift of The George and Frances Ball Foundation,
1984.009.010<\/p><\/div>\n

While John Ottis Adams has been the subject of several exhibitions, Impressions of Love was the first to emphasize Winifred Brady Adams\u2019 work. The 28 works in the exhibition amounted to the greatest quantity of her art ever displayed. After years of John\u2019s work overshadowing Winifred\u2019s, the organizers of the exhibition gave both artists and their works equal weight by splitting the exhibition in two. On the upper level of the museum, the main focus was John Ottis Adams, while the lower level focused on Winifred Brady Adams and told the story of her training under William Merritt Chase, a famed American Impressionist. Shaun Dingwerth, executive director of the Richmond, Indiana Art Museum and curator of Impressions of Love, was a major reason the exhibition was able to show such a diverse range of works from both artists.<\/p>\n

The George and Frances Ball Foundation can also be credited for the exhibition\u2019s extensive collection. With its $35,000 grant to fund Impressions of Love, the David Owsley Museum of Art was able to fulfill its objectives of educating the public by preserving these original works of art. The fund covered two conservators, framing costs, and the various printing needs of the exhibition. Conserving the Adamses\u2019 paintings ensured that their stories will remain in the public eye. After all, there is no better way to extend the couple\u2019s artistic legacy than simply sharing their art, as well as their stories, with the world. John Ottis and Winifred Brady Adams shaped the arts in Muncie. Thanks to the David Owsley Museum of Art and the George and Frances Ball Foundation, their legacy lives on.<\/p>\n

Article written by Bruno Reinert<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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