The following, submitted July 2002, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . In the the early 1900s the Indianapolis School Board asked eighth grade... Read full biography
The following, submitted July 2002, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . In the the early 1900s the Indianapolis School Board asked eighth grade students to write essays on the topic "Why We Take Pride In Indianapolis." Not too surprisingly,... Read full biography
The following, submitted July 2002, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . In the the early 1900s the Indianapolis School Board asked eighth grade students to write essays on the topic "Why We Take Pride In Indianapolis." Not too surprisingly, the name of James Whitcomb Riley received the most mention. But Otto Stark, artist and teacher, was a close second. Though mostly forgotten today, this speaks highly for the influence he had on the... Read full biography
The following, submitted July 2002, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . In the the early 1900s the Indianapolis School Board asked eighth grade students to write essays on the topic "Why We Take Pride In Indianapolis." Not too surprisingly, the name of James Whitcomb Riley received the most mention. But Otto Stark, artist and teacher, was a close second. Though mostly forgotten today, this speaks highly for the influence he had on the culture of our town in the first decades of the 20th century and his ability to foster an appreciation of the arts even in those who would not be artists. He owes his place in art and history to one of the family cows. Otto was planning on following in... Read full biography
The following, submitted July 2002, is from material developed for Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tom Davis: . In the the early 1900s the Indianapolis School Board asked eighth grade students to write essays on the topic "Why We Take Pride In Indianapolis." Not too surprisingly, the name of James Whitcomb Riley received the most mention. But Otto Stark, artist and teacher, was a close second. Though mostly forgotten today, this speaks highly for the influence he had on the culture of our town in the first decades of the 20th century and his ability to foster an appreciation of the arts even in those who would not be artists. He owes his place in art and history to one of the family cows. Otto was planning on following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and become a cabinet maker, hoping to specialize further in organ building. Like man... Read full biography
Otto Stark - Artist Info
About Otto Stark: Books
Books & Publications (24)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930 (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Massillon Museum
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
A Grand Tradition: The Art and Artists of the Hoosier Salon, 1925-1990
1993
Newton, Judith/Carol Weiss
479 pages
Masterworks of American Impressionism from the Pfeil Collection (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Gerdts, William H
282 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons
1990
Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface
430 pages (color)
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
The Passage Return of Indiana Painters from Germany 1880-1905 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Krause, Martin
280 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Hoosier Group Five American Painters (Exhibition catalog)
1985
Newton, Judith/W H Gerdts
168 pages (color)
National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist
1985
Smithsonian Institution
461 pages
American Impressionism (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Gerdts, William H
336 pages (color)
Otto Stark 1859-1926
1977
Howard, Leland G
72 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
The History of the Brooklyn Art Association with Index of Exhibitions (Exhibition catalog)
1970
Marlor, Clark S
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
The History and Ideals of American Art
1931
Neuhaus, Eugen
444 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1925 American Art Annual
1925
Editors
0 pages
Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit
1915
Walter, John; Pedro Lemos
112 pages
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art (Exhibition catalog)