![]() ![]() Swann, in Indianapolis, where they were married on March 23, 1901. Nineteen-year-old Gruelle met his future wife, Myrtle J. Justin studied art in Indianapolis and New York City and became a landscape painter, illustrator, and muralist. She also became an author of children's books and a syndicated newspaper columnist. Prudence trained as a vocalist in New York City, performed in vaudeville theaters, and married Albert Matzke, an illustrator and watercolorist. John, who likely attended public schools in Indianapolis as a youth, became interested in art, and learned drawing from his father. Gruelle's parents exposed all three children to music, literature, and art. John was the eldest child of the Gruelle family, which also included a younger sister, Prudence (1884–1966), and a brother, Justin (1889–1979). ![]() Gruelle later honored Riley's memory in his own book, The Orphant Annie Story Book (1921), written in tribute to Riley's famous poem. Another Gruelle family friends was Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley, whose poems "The Elf-Child," later titled "Little Orphant Annie" (1885), and "The Raggedy Man" (1888), eventually formed the name for John Gruelle's iconic Raggedy Ann character. ![]() In addition to Richard Gruelle, the informal group included William Forsyth, T. His father, Richard, who was a self-taught portrait and landscape painter who became associated with the Hoosier Group of American Impressionist painters. John was exposed to art and literature at an early age. ![]()
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