Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Part 2)
Published on HivePostify by @byzantinecat · Sat Jul 25 2026
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Here is the second part of my review of the Haan Museum of Indiana Art. This time, I'll be covering the second floor bedrooms along with the outside sculpture garden.
G1: [Fort Wayne Zoo](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/fort-wayne-zoo)
G2: [Potawatomi Zoo](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/potawatomi-zoo)
G3: [Columbian Park Zoo](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/columbian-park-zoo)
G4: [Art Museum of Greater Lafayette](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/art-museum-of-greater-lafayette)
G5: [Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Part 1)](https://peakd.com/travel/@byzantinecat/haan-museum-of-indiana-art-part-1)
G6: Haan Museum of Indiana Art (Part 2) (this post)
All of the pictures in this post were taken by me. If you want to use any of my photos, please contact me to first obtain permission. Of course the copyrights to the art itself belongs to the appropriate artists, who I have credited/referenced. If any artists want me to remove images of their work, I will do so.
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BEDROOM
Full Tester Bed, c. 1845 Mahogany Dimensions: 111 in. tall
Attributed to Prudent Mallard American, New Orleans
Wider than a queen bed, with a flared molded tester on tapered columns. The Shirk family purchased it new and brought it up the Mississippi River to Indiana. Tall ornate bedframes were a Victorian status symbol - elevated floors deterred insects and created space for a trundle bed beneath.
Parlor Cabinet, c. 1872 Walnut
Attributed to Alexander Roux American
The cabinet features carved images of women collecting grain with a scythe, accented in gold - classical harvest imagery characteristic of the Renaissance Revival's celebration of abundance and antiquity.
Sewing Machine with Inlaid Case, 1800s Dimensions: H. 39 x W. 32.5 x D. 22.5 in.
Willcox & Gibbs American, New York
The inlaid case is attributed to cabinetmaker Joseph Cramer, with marquetry attributed to Pottier and Stymus - one of the most prominent Victorian cabinetmaking firms, known for furnishing the White House under President Grant and the homes of the Rockefellers.
Dresden Coach and Horses
Puppies and Petunias
Ada Shulz 1870 - 1928
Bamboo Curtain Glass
Mary Sixbey 1928 - 2018
Gift of artist
The Wind Mill, 1922
Edward K. Williams 1870 - 1950
There are several authentic Dutch windmills in Illinois, and this one is the Fabyan windmill built between 1850 and 1860. It now resides in the Kane County Forest Preserve.
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WEST FRONT BEDROOM
This bed is the smallest but most ornate in the house. Notice that the dresser is as elaborate as the headboard, which is usually not the case.
The ceramics in the cabinet are historical pieces that the Haans purchased when they first started collecting ceramics. They are by Laura Fry from White County, Indiana, who started as a decorator for Rookwood in 1880, and by the Overbeck Sisters, who opened their pottery in Cambridge City, Indiana in 1911.
Notice the pink bathroom, which is shared with the next bedroom. Most people know these shared bathrooms as Jack-and-Jill bathrooms.
Renaissance Revival Bed
Spring Shadows, 1901 Oil on canvas
John Elwood Bundy 1853 - 1933
Bundy's work can be divided into three phases. Until 1900, he painted tight detailed landscapes. Starting in 1900, his style became more impressionistic like other Hoosier artists, and around 1920 he painted more forest interior scenes. This is a good example of his second, more impressionistic period.
Bronze Statue of John Purdue
The Fairy's Christening, 1880
James Farrington Gookins 1840 - 1904
Fairy paintings were popular with a small group of artists, and this is an excellent example of the style. The Swope Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana, Gookins' home town, has another important example of a fairy painting.
Dick Hay
Dick Hay
As an artist. Dick's work explored the intersection of form, texture, and technique, and was held in permanent collections worldwide. His artistic practice was driven by a commitment to both craft and expression, with a focus on elevating ceramics as both a fine art and a means of personal storytelling. Dick's legacy lives on in the many students and artists he mentored over the years, as well as in the relationships he built within the art community. He passed away peacefully in 2020, leaving a lasting impact on the world of ceramics and a profound influence on those who knew him.
Richard Edward (Dick) Hay (1942 - 2020) was a ceramic artist and educator whose career spanned over four decades. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio University in 1964 and a Master of Fine Arts from Alfred University in 1966, Dick devoted his life to teaching ceramics at Indiana State University, where he shaped the careers of countless students and fostered a deep appreciation for the medium. His teaching was recognized with the Caleb Mills Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Anna Mary Newman 1866 - 1930
Anna Newman studied under John Elwood Bundy and the Overbeck Sisters before attending the Art Institute of Chicago in 1900, where she graduated with honors in 1905.
Like several other highly-trained women artists in Indiana, Newman chose to teach rather than pursue her own artistic career. She taught at Central High School in Fort Wayne for 20 years, and then became the head of the Art Department at Fort Wayne High School. She went to Richmond in the summers to paint.
In spite of the limited time she had for painting, Newman exhibited in numerous significant art exhibitions. She was known for her portraiture, and painted numerous portraits of prominent Richmond residents. Her life-size painting of John Elwood Bundy is considered one of the best portraits ever painted of him. The whereabouts of that portrait is unknown.
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