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Outdoor Painters
 Theodore Clement Steele
By Armand Cabrera
Theodore Clement Steele was born on September 11, 1847 in Owen County, Indiana. When “T.C.” was five, the family moved to Waveland, Indiana. T.C. began painting at an early age and upon graduating from college began earning a living as a portrait painter. In 1870, T.C. married Mary Lakin. The couple moved to Indianapolis. They also spent two years in Battle Creek, Michigan while T.C. fulfilled a number of portrait commissions. In 1873, the couple returned to Indianapolis and T.C. opened a studio. Through the help of an art patron and other acquaintances, T.C. raised enough money to move his family to Munich while he attended art school for five years. In return for the financial aid, T.C. agreed to send his supporters the paintings he produced in Munich.
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