0.10 1883 minutes of the new york etching club

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1883 events

• The New York Etching Club held its annual exhibition in January at the National Academy of Design and published an accompanying catalogue illustrated with original etchings and including a preface by Dr. Seymour Haden.

• The Philadelphia Etching Club’s first exhibition opened December 27, 1882, and remained open through February 3, 1883. The show featured over one thousand etchings, approximately one-third of which were by American artists. Seymour Haden delivered two lectures and the club published two versions of their catalogue for the show. The deluxe version of the catalogue included eight original etchings.

• In the March 1883 exhibition of the London-based Society of Painter-Etchers, only Charles Adams Platt and Joseph Sabin of the New York Etching Club showed etchings.

• The Boston Etching Club held its first official exhibition, which included some forty plates.

February 16th 1883

The regular meeting of the club was held at this date in the Secretary’s Studio having been postponed one week by the Executive Cttee

The meeting was called to order by the President at half past eight with Messers Chase, Church, Dielman, Eno, Farrer, Gifford, Nicoll, Sabin,&Wood present.

Action upon delinquent members was taken in accordance with Art II Sec 6. of the Constitution with the following result. – viz Messers Dielman, Eno, Sartain, Geo. H. Smillie, Jas. D. Smillie and Weir were excused.

Messers Abbey, Tiffany and Vanderhoof dropped from membership. The names of Edwin A. Abbey, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Charles A.Vanderhoof were dropped from the Resident Membership lists after the 1883 catalogue was published. Charles A. Vanderhoof exhibited independently in the Club’s 1891 and 1892 exhibitions.

Mr. Saml Colman transferred to Non-resident membership.

No further business being presented the meeting adjourned.

After adjournment an informal reception by the members was given to Mr. Hubert Herkomer of London.

J. C. Nicoll

Secty

Approved April 13th 51 West 10th St.

April 13th 1883

The Annual Meeting was held at this date with seven members present viz – Messers Baldwin, Church, Dielman, Farrer, Thos. Moran, Nicoll,&J. D. Smillie.

The minutes of the meeting held on Feby. 16th were read and approved.

The Treasurer’s report was read and approved.

The Salesmans report was read and approved.

The following officers were re-elected for the ensuing year viz –

Henry Farrer – President

J. C. Nicoll, Secretary&Treasurer.

Thos. Moran, F. S. Church,&F Dielman, Executive Cttee