California Art Club guest register and scrapbooks
name: label: Creator
content: California Art Club
label: Names
content: Alvarez, Mabel, 1891-1985
label: Names
content: Anderson, Antony
label: Names
content: Barnsdall, Aline, 1882-1946
label: Names
content: Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947
label: Names
content: Cook, Alma Mae
label: Names
content: Deutsch, Boris, 1892 or 5-1978
label: Names
content: Kosa, Emil Jean, 1903-1968
label: Names
content: Miller, Evelyna Nunn
label: Names
content: Millier, Arthur, 1893-
label: Names
content: Modra, Theodore B., 1873-1930
label: Names
content: Reiffel, Charles P., 1862-1942
label: Names
content: Sheets, Millard, 1907-1989
label: Names
content: St. Maur, Elaine
label: Names
content: Vysekal, Edouard A., 1890-1939
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Art criticism -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Artists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Visitors' books
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The California Art Club guest register and scrapbooks were donated to the Archives of American Art by Henry Ketting Olivier, a past president of the California Art Club, in 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: California Art Club
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content: California Art Club guest register and scrapbooks
abstract: label: Summary
content: The California Art Club guest register and scrapbooks measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1961. Included are guest registers spanning 1927 to 1931; a Year Book 1916 of the California Art Club containing images of member artwork and essays; and eleven scrapbooks with clippings, exhibition materials, club bulletins, and place settings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The largest and most influential Los Angeles art organization during the early 20th century, the California Art Club was organized in 1909 from the Painters' Club. The group holds exhibitions, member talks, and other programs.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1961
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.caliart
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Cartoons (humorous images)
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the materials are arranged as one series.

Series 1: California Art Club Guest Register and Scrapbooks, 1916-1961 (Boxes 1-5; 1.5 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Cartoons (humorous images)
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The California Art Club guest register and scrapbooks measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1961. Included are guest registers spanning 1927 to 1931; a Year Book 1916 of the California Art Club containing images of member artwork and essays; and eleven scrapbooks with clippings, exhibition materials, club bulletins, and place settings. 

The scrapbooks contain local Los Angeles area newspaper clippings and magazine articles on social events, elections, art forums, club bulletins, and club activities in Los Angeles. Also included is art criticism by critics such as Arthur Millier, Alma May Cook, and Elaine St. Maur, as well as artist obituaries; exhibition announcements and invitations; press releases; and cartoons, sketches, and drawings. These scrapbooks record the events around the club and the Los Angeles art scene, as well as the people and artists involved including Aline Barnsdall, Antony Anderson, Evelyna Nunn Miller, Charles Reiffel, Edouard Vysekal, Theodore B. Modra, Boris Deutsch, Millard Sheets, Mabel Alvarez, Carl Oscar Borg, and Emil J. Kosa.