Society of American Artists
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Academy of Design records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 56-57)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1878-1906
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.natiacad, Series 14
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Society of American Artists files document the formation of the Society as a departure from the National Academy of Design in 1877, its independent operations and activities, and its eventual consolidation with the Academy in 1906. Included are an article about the formation of the Society, correspondence, constitutions, incorporation records, exhibition files, a financial ledger, minutes, and records pertaining to the society's consolidation with the Academy. The Society's members have included Edwin Abbey, James Carroll Beckwith, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Thomas Eakins, George Inness Jr., John La Farge, Albert Pinkham Ryder, among many others.