Catalogue of the Society of American Fakirs
odd: label: Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
content: New York : [s.n.], 1891-1914?
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content: Society of American Fakirs
label: Names
content: Society of American Fakirs -- Exhibitions
topic: label: Topic
content: Parody in art
creator: label: Creator
content: Society of American Fakirs
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content: Catalogue of the Society of American Fakirs
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Society of American Fakirs was a group formed out of the Art Students League of young artists dedicated to parodying the works of their teachers and other established artists. From 1891 to 1914 they produced an exhibit of comedic fakes based on works exhibited in the annual Society of American Artists/National Academy of Design exhibition.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Volume (ill., 17-25 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1891-1914?
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sociamfa
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content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Volumes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: One of the two issues (the seventeenth annual) has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Archives of American Art has only two issues: 1908 (Der lustige fakirs seventeenth annual soul kiss) and 1909 (The black hand fakirs eighteenth annual assault). Dates based on the years the Society held its annual exhibition, see: Parodies of the American masters : rediscovering the Society of American Fakirs, 1891-1914.