National Serigraph Society
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| Formation | 1940 |
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| Purpose | To support and promote American artists creating and printing works using the silkscreen process. |
Formerly called | Silk Screen Group |
The National Serigraph Society was founded in 1940 by group of artists involved in the WPA Federal Art Project, including Anthony Velonis and Max Arthur Cohn.[1][2] The creation of the society coincided with the rise of serigraphs being used as a medium for fine art.[3] Originally called the Silk Screen Group, the name was soon changed to the National Serigraph Society.[4]
The National Serigraph Society had its own gallery, the Serigraph Gallery at 38 West 57th Street in New York City.[5] They published a quarterly newsletter called the "Serigraph Quarterly."[6] The Society had lectures, published prints, and coordinated traveling shows.[7]
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts Exhibits[]
In 1947 and 1951 the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts held exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society.[8][9]
The artists listed in the checklists for these shows include:[8][9]
- Virginia (Vae) Barnes
- Charles Barrows
- B. Berkman-Hunter
- Morris Blackburn
- Dorr Bothwell
- William Boughton
- Louis Bunce
- Max Arthur Cohn
- Marion Cunningham
- Frank Davidson
- Roy DeCarava
- James Egleson
- Ray Euffa
- Francine Felsenthal
- Arthur Flory
- Syd Fossum
- Louise A. Freedman
- Ruth Gikow
- Maxwell Gordon
- F. Wynn Graham
- Lena Gurr
- Robert Gwathmey
- Abraham P. Hankins
- Riva Helfond
- Philip Hicken
- Ernest Hoff
- Marion Huse
- Dora Kaminsky
- Robert Leland Kiley
- Bernard A. Kohn
- Edward Landon
- Gretchen Lansford
- Gladys M. Lux
- Marie R. Macpherson
- Beatrice Mandelman
- Henry Mark
- James H. Mcconnell
- Doris Meltzer
- Isaac Lane Muse
- William Herbert Plant
- Leonard Pytlak
- Mildred Rackley
- Hulda D. Robbins
- Ruth Starr Rose
- Harry Shokler
- Harry Shoulberg
- Bernard Steffen
- Russell Twiggs
- Mary Van Blarcom
- Sylvia Wald
- Carol Weinstock
References[]
- ^ "Screen Printing Trivia". Serie Project. Archived from the original on 2019-02-08. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Max Arthur Cohn Biography". The Annex Galleries. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Jagasia, Lavesh. "Serigraphs - A Brief History". The Serigraph Studio. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Burlingham, Cynthia. "A Very Democratic Form". Hammer Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Devree, Howard (Apr 20, 1955). "Serigraph Society's Annual Show Called International Event of Strong Color". New York Times Company.
- ^ "Serigraph quarterly / published by the National Serigraph Society". Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Ross, John; Romano, Claire; Ross, Tim (2009). Complete Printmaker. Simon and Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4391-3509-9.
- ^ a b Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1947). "National Serigraph Exhibition, January 15–February 15, 1947 [Checklist]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1951). "National Serigraph Society Exhibition, April 1–May 2, 1951 [Checklist]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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