• Source: Chicago Society of Etchers

Chicago Society of Etchers was founded in January 1910. Although it was not the first organization of etchers in the country (preceded by groups beginning with the New York Etchers (later Etching) Club in 1877), it was certainly noteworthy. There were 20 members to start and by 1930 there were 150 members. Membership extended outside of the United States, including artists from England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, India, China and Japan.




History


In 1909, to popularize the medium of etching, Bertha Jaques and other etchers in Chicago formed the Needle Club, an informal collective of etchers passionate about reintroducing the American public to the art of etching. In 1910 it became the Chicago Society of Etchers. The organization was primarily responsible for showing members’ etchings at the Art Institute of Chicago. It attracted international members and was successful at popularizing etching in 20th-century America. Society members pooled funds for annual prizes for new prints, to be gifted to the Art Institute, and tithed ten percent of their dues to the museum for new print acquisitions. The group disbanded in 1956.




Members


Benjamin Brown
Cleo Damianakes
Mukul Dey
Frances Farrand Dodge
Norah Hamilton
Bertha Jaques, founding member
Troy Kinney
Pedro Joseph de Lemos, affiliate member
Beatrice S. Levy
Louis Conrad Rosenberg
Wallace Leroy DeWolf
Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt




See also


American print clubs




References






Further reading


Book review of Jaques and the Chicago Society of Etchers
Chicago Society of Etchers records, 1933-1972, (bulk 1940-1959)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Chicago Society of Etchers
• California Society of Printmakers
• Benjamin Brown (artist)
• Bertha Jaques
• Edith Loring Getchell
• Maurice R. Bebb
• Alexander Stavenitz
• Norah Hamilton
• Logan Medal of the Arts
• Timeline of 20th century printmaking in America