Historic American Art Clubs
and Societies
From Resource Library in chronological
order:
and from the Web
- Art Club
(also known as the Old Bohemians and the City Hall Colony) in Cleveland,
OH, from The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- The California
Art Club and a list of artist
members from AskART.com
- The History of the Laguna Beach Art Association from a post
dated May 27, 2010 in the William A. Karges Fine Art Early
California Art Blog, with illustrated texts about exhibits at museums,
historic artists and other information
- Louisiana Art
from the Encyclopedia of Louisiana, a project of Louisiana Endowment for
the Humanities, contains entries including: "Artists'
Association of New Orleans," "Arts
and Crafts Club of New Orleans,""Southern
Art Union,"
- The
Painters' Club of Los Angeles from California Art Club
- Pasadena
Society of Artists of California
- The Plastic Club
of Philadelphia, by Barbara MacIlvaine
- From Magazine Antiques "The Tile Club, Feb, 2000 by Ronald
G. Pisano" (Link found expired as of 3/31/11 audit.
Source site may contain this content via a revised URL) (3/31/11 advanced
search failed to locate content on source's site)
- The
Scarab Club Choose a Google full view books search, enter the words
"The Scarab Club" and then when the search results are
retrieved click on The Scarab Club, By Michael E. Crane, Christine
Renner, Patricia Reed, published 2006. Quote from Google Books: "On
the cusp of its centennial anniversary, the Scarab Club (founded in 1907)
weaves itself into the city of Detroit's and the state of Michigan's artistic
cultural heritage. From its humble beginning as the Hopkin Club to its
current status in the 21st century, the Scarab Club focuses on fine, performing,
and technical arts and is still housed in its original 1928 building, a
historic local, state, and national landmark. The club's exhibitions, programs,
and costumed balls, the prominent visitors' and members' signatures on
the second-floor beams, and the architectural decor of the clubhouse combine
for its unique distinction. From its inception, the Scarab Club's mission
has been to educate and enlighten its members and the community in the
arts. The organization maintains a clubhouse for the exhibition of arts,
provides facilities for artists for the advancement of their craft, and
for other activities directed toward the education in the arts."
- The
Taos Society of Artists by Ernest L. Blumenschein, (via Google
Books: full view) Original from Harvard University, The American
Magazine of Art, By American Federation of Arts , published 1916, v.8
(1916-1917). Digitized Jul 2, 2007
- Washington Society
of Landscape Painters
- Wonderland Way Art
Club of Indiana
As of 4/15/13 TFAO Digital Library contained
- 786 pages referencing the phrase "Art Club."
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