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*Ed. Note: This blog post is part of a series written by graduate students in the IUPUI Museum Studies Program. They have spent this semester surveying, documenting, and researching the collection of artworks and artifacts at the Madame Walker Theatre Center, for more info go here: /blog/mwtc-partners-with-iupui-museum-studies-class. Today’s post is by Mike Barclay In addition to looking at the individual objects at the Walker, we are examining the building’s collection of artifacts and artwork, interior and exterior design, and the surrounding neighborhood’s history and presence in the city of Indianapolis.

Madame C. J. Walker was among the inaugural class of ten famous Hoosiers honored with Legacy Awards on Friday, March 2nd at 10 a.m., at the intersection of Capital and Georgia Streets. The staff and Board of Directors at the Madame Walker Theatre Center are thrilled to have their namesake, Madame C. J. Walker included among the initial Legacy Award recipients. “Our family is honored to have Madame Walker standing alongside such an iconic and inspirational group of Hoosiers,” said A’Lelia Bundles, Walker’s great-great-granddaughter and biographer. Ms. Bundles spoke at the unveiling.