American print clubs
Encyclopedia
This is a list of American artist printmaking societies and print clubs
in chronological order of their founding. Note: The purpose of this timeline is to focus on the organization of artist printmakers into societies, and not to focus on clubs of collectors. The distinction between "society" and "club" is not necessarily reflected in the name of the organization nor in the inclusion of an organization in this list.
Printmaking society
Printmaking societies were prolific in 19th century United States.Their origin, however, began in Europe in the 18th century. Their impetus was primarily exhibition, technical exchange, and the promotion of etching and printmaking as a fine art, as opposed to a method of reproducing images...
in chronological order of their founding. Note: The purpose of this timeline is to focus on the organization of artist printmakers into societies, and not to focus on clubs of collectors. The distinction between "society" and "club" is not necessarily reflected in the name of the organization nor in the inclusion of an organization in this list.
| Year | Printmaking society | |
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| 1866 | French Etching Club, NYC | |
| 1877 | New York Etchers Club, NYC | |
| 1880s | Boston Etching Club, Boston | |
| 1880s | Philadelphia Society of Etchers | |
| 1880s | Cincinnati Etchers Club | |
| 1880s | Brooklyn Scratchers Club | |
| 1881 | Society of Painter-Etchers, NYC | |
| 1888 | Society of American Etchers | |
| 1909 | Needle Club, Chicago | |
| 1910 | Needle Club incorporated as Chicago Society of Etchers | |
| 1911 | California Society of Etchers California Society of Printmakers California Society of Printmakers is the oldest continuously operating association of printmakers and friends of printmakers in the United States. CSP is a non-profit arts organization with an international membership of print artists and supporters of the art of fine printmaking... , San Francisco |
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| 1913 | New York Society of Etchers | California Society of Etchers/Printmakers' first and second annual exhibitions |
| 1914 | Printmakers of Los Angeles | |
| 1915 | Print Club of Philadelphia | |
| 1916 | New York Society of Etchers becomes Brooklyn Society of Etchers | |
| 1917 | Painter-Gravers of America | |
| 1921 | Printmakers of Los Angeles becomes Printmakers Society of California | |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Print and Drawing Club | |
| 1928 | Honolulu Printmakers Honolulu Printmakers Honolulu Printmakers is a non-profit organization of Honolulu-based printmaking artists that operates a printing studio open to the community. It conducts public exhibitions, lectures, demonstration, workshops, and an outreach program in local intermediate and high schools... |
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| 1928 | Northwest Printmakers Society | |
| 1930 | American Society of Print Collectors, Ohio State University | |
| 1930 | Print Club of Rochester | |
| 1931 | Buffalo Print Club | |
| 1931 | Prairie Printmakers, Wichita, Kansas | |
| 1931 | Brooklyn Society of Etchers becomes Society of American Etchers | |
| 1931 | Haden Etching Club | |
| 1932 | Syracuse {Print Club} | |
| 1932 | Woodcut Society | |
| 1933 | Society of Washington DC Etchers | |
| 1933 | Print Club of Albany | |
| 1934 | Indiana Society of Print Makers | |
| 1934 | Washington Etchers | |
| 1935 | Southern Printmakers Society, Mount Airy, Georgia | |
| 1935 | Dallas [Print Club] | |
| 1937 | Lone Star Printmakers | |
| 1940 | Princeton Print Club | |
| 1940-41 | Friends of Contemporary Prints | |
| c.1945 | Iowa Print Group | |
| 1947 | Boston Printmakers | |
| 1952 | Society of American Etchers becomes Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) | |
| 1955 | Bay Printmakers California Society of Printmakers California Society of Printmakers is the oldest continuously operating association of printmakers and friends of printmakers in the United States. CSP is a non-profit arts organization with an international membership of print artists and supporters of the art of fine printmaking... |
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| 1962 | Los Angeles Printmakers Society | |
| 1968 | California Society of Etchers and Bay Printmakers merge to form California Society of Printmakers California Society of Printmakers California Society of Printmakers is the oldest continuously operating association of printmakers and friends of printmakers in the United States. CSP is a non-profit arts organization with an international membership of print artists and supporters of the art of fine printmaking... |
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| 1972 | Southern Graphics Council | |
| 1991 | The Print Club of New York, NYC | |
| 1992 | American Print Alliance |