Hoosier Heritage Gallery
In January 2006, Governor Daniels designated the south wall of the governor’s office as a place for portraits of historically important Hoosiers – a change in the longstanding tradition of hanging portraits solely of former governors. The portraits are rotated periodically and are on loan from various museums, historical archives, and personal collections. Portraits currently featured in the "Hoosier Heritage Gallery" include Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Clement Steele, Mother Theodore Guerin, and Gene Stratton-Porter. Since 2006, the gallery has displayed the following portraits:
Gene Stratton-Porter, Renowned Hoosier author, photographer and naturalist
Benjamin Harrison, Civil War General and former President
Theodore Clement Steele, renowned Hoosier artist
Mother Theodore Guerin, a missionary, teacher, and saint
Harvey Weir Cook, combat ace and captain during World War I
Jane Chambers McKinney Graydon, prominent abolitionist
William Henry Harrison, former Governor of Indiana Territory, and President of the United States
Mark C. Honeywell, a prominent businessman and philanthropist
Madam C.J. Walker, an extraordinary entrepreneur
Ball Brothers, the founders of one of the greatest Indiana companies in the last century
Lew Wallace, a civil war general and author
Booth Tarkington, a world renowned author
May Wright Sewall, a leader of the women's suffrage movement
Jane Dale Owen Fauntleroy, founded a seminary for young women
The Hoosier Heritage Gallery is located in the Governor's Office at the Indiana Statehouse.
If you would like to nominate a famous Hoosier to be displayed in this exhibit or if you are interested in loaning a portrait, please contact Stephanie Genrich at 317/232-1012 or Mark Becker at 317/233-4721.
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