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Hoosier Heritage Gallery

In January 2006, the governor 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, which are loaned to the state, are part of a rotating exhibit that is updated periodically. The first four portraits are currently being displayed in the Governor's Office.


Harvey Weir Cook, combat ace and captain during World War I


Mother Theodore Guerin, a missionary, teacher, and saint


Jane Dale Owen Fauntleroy, founded a seminary for young women


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

The portraits on display in the Governor's office are on loan from various museums, historical archives, and personal collections.

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 Doug Huntsinger at 317/234-4744.