Caitlin Downey

Wisconsin born and raised. Public history grad student at IUPUI. Cats, Black history, cooking, baking, memes

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

During the Civil War, enslaved African Americans who fled plantations in the South sometimes reached the Union Army lines and were taken in as “contrabands.” Although unidentified, they are part of the photographic record created by Mathew Brady.

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[ClickHole @ClickHole]

We fixed it.

[Lydia @lydianmodeIndy]

3 cheers for grad intern + 2018-19 Klomstetter Fellow @cdowney086 Her last day was today + we definitely had to document her substantial work. Thankful we can support this #PaidInternship w/cost sharing + facilitation via @IUPUIPH #ArchivesLabor #MuseumArchives @NewfieldsToday

[Lydia @lydianmodeIndy]

A productive #Wiki event, using a variety of resources, incl. our @NewfieldsToday #MuseumLibrary Indiana #artistfiles, to improve @Wikipedia + @wikidata. Files contain #ephemera like gallery programs + newspaper clippings. #INwomenedit #archivesherstory https://t.co/YFwB5MEwso

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

I and about 20 other volunteers compiled this Wikidata for the Indiana Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon last Friday. There's still little info available about these fascinating women, but every bit helps! #INWomenEdit

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

This #InternationalWomensDay I'm sharing the Wikidata I created for Indiana women artists for #INWomenEdit. My first time creating Wikidata!

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

@NewfieldsToday holds four of her works, two drawings and two paintings: https://t.co/QChClUKXGW #InternationalWomensDay #archivesherstory

[Newfields - A Place for Art & Nature @NewfieldsToday]

In celebration of #InternationalWomensDay join us for Powerful Women of Newfields each Saturday in March. Learn more about the female artists, subjects, and patrons of Newfields. #DiscoverNewfields

More info at our website: https://t.co/AZuEQ7DFzt

[Lydia @lydianmodeIndy]

Our vertical files are ready for a 3/1 Hoosier Women in the Arts #Wiki event @NewfieldsToday #MuseumLibrary with @in_bureau @IUPUIDigSchol @HerronSchool #ArtLibrary @IndianaHistory + more https://t.co/hQ3XHTjI2q

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

See more of Hardrick's paintings held by @NewfieldsToday here: https://t.co/EQjm1XBIIF. "Little Brown Girl" was returned in 1994 after a decades-long hiatus!

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

John W. Hardrick (1891—1968) was already achieving recognition his talent at age 13. A local art supply store owner encouraged him to apply to @HerronSchool #BlackHistoryMonth

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

Hardrick preferred to paint with a palette knife and…his thumb, using brushes only for blending & adding shapes. He also mixed his own colors #BlackHistoryMonth #HoosierArtists

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View more details here: https://t.co/Hdwvgr49px

[Caitlin Downey @cdowney086]

“Winter Landscape,” oil on board, 1945 #BlackHistoryMonth #HoosierArtists