Selma Neubacher Steele
| Selma Neubacher Steele | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Selma Laura Neubacher October 21, 1870 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Died | August 28, 1945 (aged 74) Indianapolis |
| Resting place | Brown County, Indiana |
| Residence | Brown County, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pratt Institute |
| Occupation | art educator, writer |
| Known for | Landscaped grounds and gardens at T. C. Steele State Historic Site |
| Spouse(s) | T. C. Steele (1846–1926), married 1907–26 |
| Parent(s) | Ludwig (Louis) Neubacher Margaret Berg Neubacher |
Selma Neubacher Steele (October 21, 1870 – August 28, 1945) was an educator and writer from Indiana who was the second wife of Hoosier Group artist T. C. Steele. She is best remembered for her efforts to landscape the grounds and establish the gardens at the House of the Singing Winds, the Steele home and studio in Brown County, Indiana. It 1945 she donated the property to the Indiana Department of Conservation to established the T. C. Steele State Historic Site. Her remains are buried beside her husband's in the T. C. Steele Memorial Cemetery at the state historic site near Belmont, Brown County, Indiana.
Selma Laura Neubacher, the daughter of Ludwig (Louis) and Margaret Berg Neubacher, was born on October 21, 1870, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Selma's paternal grandfather, Joseph Neubacher, immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1848. Her father was a proprietor of a brass foundry in Indianapolis; her mother was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Selma graduated from Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School) in 1887, completing her studies in three and a half years. Selma enrolled in a two-year art education program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and received a normal art degree in 1905. The coursework prepared her for a career as an art educator and supervisor of art education.
After receiving her degree from Pratt, Selma returned to Indianapolis to teach art. She was also a member of the city's Sketching Club and the Portfolio Club.
In 1905 Selma's brother, Gustave Neubacher, married Margaret (Daisy) Steele, the daughter of Hoosier Group artist Theodore Clement Steele. At that time T. C. Steele was an established artist in Indiana and a widower whose first wife, Mary Elizabeth (Libbie), had died in 1899.
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