From the early 1900s through the 1940s, the scenic hill country of Brown County, Indiana, was home to a flourishing colony of artists who migrated there from urban areas of the Midwest. This book documents the history of this remarkable art colony. It contains individual chapters devoted to sixteen of the artists, including three couples.

"This is the untold story of a group of artists whose interest in fostering art in their community made an authentic contribution to the history of art in America. Taking for their subjects the local people, flora, and landscapes, they developed a distinctive impressionistic style, uninfluenced by other art movements in Indiana. Richmond, Indiana, become an important center for art in the Midwest, a place that nourished and inspired the artists whose...

The catalog, in addition to two essays about historical and contemporary works by Indiana women, includes short biographies of all 45 of the contemporary artists as well as full-color images of the artwork included in the exhibition.

As a companion to her much-praised book, "The Artists of Brown County" (Indiana University Press, 1994), Lyn Letsinger-Miller has produced this DVD recounting the story of the remarkable Brown County art colony. In addition to full-color reproductions of paintings and graphic work by fifteen artists, the DVD features photographs by Frank M. Hohenberger, live footage of the artists from a 1947 film, and scenes of Brown County today.