Dallas Print and Drawing Society

The Dallas Print and Drawing Society was found in 1935 by Mrs. A.E. Zonne. Along with Mrs. Zonne some of the founding members included Mrs. Lucious La Marr, Mr. Alexandere Hogue, Ms. Eleanor Benners, Mrs. Alfred Bromberg, Ms. Violet Hayden, Mr. Wortham Collins, Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr., and Mrs. A.I. Folsom.

The Society soon became associated with the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and helped to sponsor print exhibits beginning in 1941 with the 1st Annual Texas Print Exhibition. The Society would go on to sponsor and champion printmaking in the Southwest region by holding the annual Southwestern Exhibition of Prints and Drawings. Along with the exhibitions the Society also held programs and lectures on various aspects of prints including history, printmaking, and collecting by bringing in various artists and historians. Many of these programs were held at either the Dallas Public Library or the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, or often times as well, members would open their homes for these events.

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