Records, 1909-1915.

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Records, 1909-1915.

Description: Corporate records, subject files 1910-1915, committee minutes, 1910-1916, financial records 1910-1915 and photographs ca. 1912-1915. Includes first Annual Report 1911, articles of association 1909, constitution and by-laws, executive minutes, exhibition catalogs, announcements, and related items, photographs depicting children's art classes and a few installations. Records are housed in various formats such as scrapbooks, photo albums and bound record books.

1.89 cubic ft.

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Milwaukee Art Center

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An outgrowth of the Milwaukee Art Association, the Milwaukee Art Society was reorganized in 1909 by civic leaders and a nucleus of the Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, Inc. in the city of Milwaukee. The Society's mission was to display exhibitions, create a permanent collection, and provide fine arts education to the public. Industrialist Charles Allis was named the first president and Frederick Layton the first vice-president. Membership in the newly formed American Federation of Arts gained a...