Society of American Graphic Artists records
name: label: Creator
content: Society of American Graphic Artists
label: Names
content: Society of American Etchers
label: Names
content: Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Engravers
label: Occupation
content: Lithographers
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
label: Topic
content: Graphic arts -- Societies, etc. -- United States
label: Topic
content: Prints -- Exhibitions
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels N68-107 to N68-112 lent for microfilming 1969 by Society of American Graphic Artists. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1979 and 1995 by the Society.
creator: label: Creator
content: Society of American Graphic Artists
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art society; New York, N.Y. Est. 1915. Founded in cooperation with the Brooklyn Museum as The Brooklyn Society of Etchers. In 1921, the organization moved to Manhattan and changed its name to The Society of American Etchers; in 1947, it expanded to include lithographers and woodcutters, with a subsequent change of name to The Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers and Woodcutters. Since 1951 known as The Society of American Graphic Artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6.4 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sociamga
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N68-107 - N68-112 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels N68-107 - N68-112: Originals at the Society of American Graphic Artists.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; biographical material on artists; reports; financial records; photographs; slides; scrapbooks, and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N68-107 - N68-112: Correspondence and sales data concerning foreign and American exhibitions; biographical data on participating artists; membership correspondence; lists, financial data, and treasurers' reports; exhibition catalogs; and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED (6.4 ft.): Correspondence concerning political ramifications of print shows in Prague, 1939, and Venice, 1940, arrangements for the first exchange show with the Royal British Society of Etchers and Painters, including letters from Malcom Osborne, 1953, and business matters; presidential reports by John Taylor Arms; biographical sketches of Society members; photographs and slides; scrapbooks; and printed material, including reproductions of art, brochures, exhibition announcements, form letters to members, newsletters, 1974-1992, exhibition catalogs for Annual and other exhibitions, 1944-1992, and printed material on special events.