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On February 1, 1901, nine artists and one businessman founded the Society of Illustrators with the following credo: “The object of the Society shall be to promote generally the art of illustration and to hold exhibitions from time to time.” This simple dictum has held true for over a century. At a time when illustration was in what has been called its Golden Age, the first monthly dinners were attended by prominent artists including Howard Pyle, Maxfield Parish, N.C. Wyeth, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederic Remington, James Montgomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy and special guests such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie. Throughout its history, the Society’s members have been involved, either in service to, or, on occasion, in protest of American military activity. During World War I, as part of a public relations effort by the U.S. government, Charles Dana Gibson was called upon to assemble a group of artists who would create posters to generate support for the war. Gibson, who served as president and helped bring the Society to national prominence, was an ardent advocate of the cause. He enlisted Flagg, Wyeth, Joseph Pennell and others—artists who would produce some of the war’s most lasting imagery. In a time before widespread use of journalistic photography, eight Society members were commissioned by the army and sent to France to sketch impressions of war. Following the armistice, the Society operated the School for Disabled Soldiers. During and following the war, members continued to have exhibitions at prominent galleries in New York. Incorporated in the 1920s, the Society welcomed women to full membership, an anomaly to most social and professional organizations of the time. The Roaring Twenties and the decade of the Great Depression were the heyday of the Society’s Illustrators Shows (aka the Girlie Shows). Society members produced these popular entertainments—they wrote the theatrical skits and songs, created the sets, and were the actors, along with their models. Outside talent, such as the Cotton Club Band and Jimmy Durante, were called upon for their professional skills. Invitees to these well attended events included Jazz Age Mayor Jimmy Walker and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who, in 1935, luckily failed to attend the night police raided it due to the risqué nature of the nude dancing. In the early twenties, through the auspices of member Watson Barrett, the Illustrators Show was performed at the Shubert Theater, the success of which prompted the Shubert family to purchase the rights to the skits for their own production of Artists and Models in 1923. By the end of the thirties, those funds allowed the Society to acquire its present headquarters on the Upper East Side. Taking advantage of depressed real estate prices, illustrator Wallace Morgan found the building, which would become home to the Society in August 1939. Member Norman Rockwell’s painting, Dover Coach, became the background for the fourth floor bar. Today it continues this auspicious function at the third floor bar. The contribution of Society members during World War II was intense. They participated in massive poster campaigns, created illustrations from and about scenes of the war in Europe and the Pacific, and participated in a program whereby illustrators visited veterans’ hospitals to sketch the wounded. These portraits were then sent on to the subjects’ families as morale boosters. Putting other skills to work, the Illustrators’ Jazz Band was formed to entertain wounded troops. The 1950s saw the creation of three of the Society’s most enduring institutions. Early in the decade, the first Scholarship Fund was established, a program that has benefited countless illustration students nationwide. In 1958 the Society’s Hall of Fame named Norman Rockwell as its first member. Selected annually by former presidents, this honor has since been bestowed on over 150 artists, living and posthumously, for “distinguished achievement in the art of illustration.” At the decade’s close, partly in reaction to the prevalence of photography in graphic arts competitions and exhibitions, especially those of the Art Directors Club of New York, the Society wanted to refocus attention to the art of illustration and the innovative pictorial responses to shifts in technology and the marketplace. In 1959, members Bob Peak, Bradbury Thompson and Stevan Dohanos, among others, juried the First Annual Exhibition that resulted in a show of 350 original artworks. The first Illustrators Annual book followed. For the 25th edition, the book went to full color and in 2005 the format changed from hard to soft cover. In 2009, the system for gathering entries and the jurying process went fully digital—although the art was open to all media. The Society’s commitment to community involvement has included the participation of Society members, from 1961 to 1965, at the Saturday School of the Warwick Training School for Boys, what had been a “reform school” since the 1930s; outreach programs in conjunction with the Police Athletic League (from 1966), the New York City Parks Department, and the Board of Education (from 1999). Since 1992 the Society has donated more than 10,000 children’s books to shelters and charities citywide. Under the stewardship of then president John Witt, the Museum of American Illustration was established in 1981. Today the Society’s Permanent Collection includes over 2,500 works by such legendary artists as Norman Rockwell, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, Bob Peak, Bernie Fuchs and Brad Holland. The Society of Illustrators is an organization of many layers, one which provides illustrators a center to discuss, demonstrate and exhibit their work, contributes to future artists and to the community at large, honors its preeminent practitioners, takes a stand on legal and ethical issues affecting the profession—and has a great dining room to boot! As it faces the challenges of a swiftly changing future, the Society will continue to “promote generally the art of illustration,” as its founders dictated.
Susan Nelly began her career at Sotheby's Auction House after studying Art History, Film and Television at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. The interceding decades have seen her employed at some of the most exclusive galleries and prominent auction houses in New York City, where she gained invaluable experience and connections and advanced to leadership positions at uptown mainstays including Spanierman Gallery and Bonham’s International Auction House. Throughout her career Susan has been dedicated to the process of matching discerning new and seasoned collectors with the finest works of art to enhance their lifestyles, and she continues to use her unparalled resources to do so. A respected member of the Fine Art community, she collaborates and networks with it’s most prominent people and organizations. Susan is a founding New York member of AWAD, The Association of Women Art Dealers, and was elected in 2009 to ARTTABLE, The Leadership Organization for Professional Women in the Visual Arts. A recognized expert in acquisitions in the secondary market -- specializing in American and European fine art including such artists as John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Gertrude Vanderbildt Whitney, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, George Condo, Horst B.Horst, William Klein -- Susan's sources include estates, dealers, private collections and auctions. She is also a strong supporter of contemporary artists. Her keen eye for the finest work, coupled with her energy and enthusiasm, continue to connect her with many of the most important painters, sculptors and photographers in practice today, in New York and Internationally. It is her love of the art world and it’s people that is Susan’s greatest strength. Susan is the ultimate art insider, opening doors not open to the public to all her clients. She embodies the Villa America Spirit, sharing the depth of her knowledge and enthusiasm and imparting an air of adventure to your unique and memorable experience in acquiring art.
Henrique Faria opened an art cabinet on Madison Avenue, New York, in 2001, specializing in Latin American geometric abstract artists such as modern masters Jesus Soto, Raul Lozza, Gego, Mathias Goeritz, Mira Freire, Helio Oticia and Alejandro Otero as well as contemprary midcareer artists such as Luis Roldan, Jose Bechara, Eugenio Espinoza and Jose Gabriel Fernandez. In 2007, the gallery decided to venture into the much lesser known world of conceptual practices from Latin America including artists Juan Downey, Claudio Perna, Nicolas Garcia Uriburu, Diego Barbosa, Marta Minujin, Clemente Padin, Guillermo Deisler and Horacio Zabala. In 2009, we opened a new gallery with an exhibition by argentine artist, poet and filmmaker Leandro Katz. The next year, we doubled the size of the gallery which allowed us to continue exhibiting historical Latin American works from the 50's, 60's and the 70's in addition to a program of exhibitions by contemporary artists such as Emilio Chapela, Alessandro Balteo, Miler Lagos, Javier Tellez and Alexander Apostol. Since we opened the gallery, the demand for Latin American works has increased exponetially. Our client base has expanded from mainly from Latin American collectors to international institutions, foundations and museums. Emilia Azcárate Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck Álvaro Barrios Luis F. Benedit Emilio Chapela Carlos Castillo Omar Carreño Eduardo Costa Jaime Davidovich José Gabriel Fernández Nicolás García Uriburu Mercedes Elena González Terence Gower Anna Bella Geiger Carlos Ginzburg Leandro Katz Marta Minujín Luis Molina-Pantin Alejandro Puente Luis Roldán Osvaldo Romberg Eduardo Santiere Pedro Terán Horacio Zabala Yeni & Nan
Visual Arts program at the Americas Society organizes and presents modern, contemporary, colonial, archeological and Pre-Columbian exhibitions. Our projects provoke dialogue and debate about regional modernism and global art through talks, panel discussions, lectures, and academic symposia. Publications expand the scope and impact of our work, and together with our exhibitions and public programs, contribute new cultural developments, analysis, and scholarship to the field.
To see Kelly Gallery and all the collection albums, please click 'Photos' on the main page and on the next page click "Albums"' at the top. Stephen E. Kelly, Founder & Chairman Deena Gittle, Gallery Director Michael Carter, Cofounder
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery was founded in 1982 in SoHo as Arbitrage Gallery. It is now located in an historic brownstone in the upper east side where an intimate and discreet service is provided to our clients. The gallery specializes in abstract art from the 1950's and 1960's highlighting marginalized second generation, Latin American, African American and women artists. Please look at our website to learn more about each individual artist and email us with any questions you may have. Anita Shapolsky also founded the AS Art Foundation in Jim Thorpe, PA in 1998 which is situated within a historic church. It is a national non-profit organization, 501 (c) 3, which provides educational programs for children, exhibitions of past modern abstract artists and selected contemporary artworks. The foundation strives to enrich the community through the visual and musical arts providing many activities, programs and events for all ages in the community in the summer. To learn more information please visit asartfoundation.org. Open Tuesday thru Friday 11 am - 6 pm and by appointment.
The gallery has been instrumental in developing major museum collections as well as distinguished private collections worldwide. Kapoor Galleries has placed works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Norton Simon Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, San Diego Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts among others. Joined by their son Suneet, who studied Indian Art at School of Oriental and African Studies, the gallery presents an annual Spring Asia Week NY exhibition, showcasing important and beautiful works of art to a focused audience. Together they have developed a very strong network of collectors and curators. Kapoor Galleries alsp presents a more condensed and focused exhibition during the fall, coinciding with the auction schedule. The gallery also participates in the Annual Madison Avenue Gallery Walk, which benefits the Fund for Public Schools, exposing South Asian Art to a different segment of collectors. Kapoor Galleries will be joining fellow Antique Dealers during the Inaugural Art & Antiques Week, from April 25th to May 1st, 2011.
The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair January 20-24, 2016 - Bohemian National Hall, E. 73rd Street, New York, NY Today's jewel in the crown of New York’s Winter Antiques Week, The New York Ceramics Fair, brings together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of 35 galleries offering all things "fired" - porcelain, pottery, glass, cloisonné and enamels, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects. The New York Ceramics and Glass Fair's exhibitors come from England, Europe and across America and its visitors include not just curators and collectors, but members of the major ceramics associations in the US. Repeatedly praised by New York Times critics since 1999, the Fair annually presents the most comprehensive ceramics offerings available in one setting in this country or abroad. A strong representation of established contemporary artists broadens the scope of the Fair. Known for its strong lecture series, speakers this year will include artists, designers, museum curators and more. The only show of its kind in the US...you won't want to miss it.
The Hunter College Art Galleries provide a space for critical engagement with art and pedagogy, bringing together historical scholarship, contemporary artistic practice, social awareness, and experimental methodology. The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery located in the West Building of the main campus at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue focuses on historical and scholarly exhibitions and the 205 Hudson Street Gallery is dedicated to presenting exhibitions that examine the impact of and the critical issues around contemporary art. Each semester, the 205 Hudson Street Gallery also hosts the MFA program’s thesis exhibitions. The Hunter College Art Galleries present exhibitions representing the interests and diversity of the faculty and student body. Exploring a multitude of periods, media, themes and approaches, the shows support the intellectual pursuits of Hunter College's academic community. Follow us: Instagram - @HunterCollegeArtGalleries Twitter - @HCArtGalleries
Mark Borghi Fine Art specializes in American and European Modern and Contemporary art. The Gallery focuses especially on American Post-War, maintaining a strong inventory with works by many of New York School artists. MBFA routinely exhibits at Art Fairs in New York, Miami and Chicago including ArtMiami and Art Chicago.
Eykyn Maclean's program of exhibitions is dedicated to presenting the public with scholarly exhibitions, accompanied by catalogues that include essays by the world’s leading art historians. Past exhibition highlights include In Giacometti’s Studio – an Intimate Portrait (essay, Michael Peppiatt), Matisse and the Model (essays, Ann Dumas and Hilary Spurling), Van Gogh in Paris (essays, Ann Dumas and Marina Ferretti Bocquillon), Andy Warhol Flowers (essay, Michael Lobel) and Cy Twombly – Works from the Sonnabend Collection (essays, Annie Cohen-Salal and James Lawrence). In addition to presenting museum-quality exhibitions, Eykyn Maclean focuses on secondary market private sales and holds inventory in works by established and re-emerging 20th century artists. Regularly reviewing clients’ collections, they also advise those who wish to buy or sell discreetly and when appropriate, negotiate consignments to auction. Christopher Eykyn and Nicholas Maclean founded the gallery in 2006 after a combined 29 years at Christie’s, where they were co-heads of the Impressionist and Modern Art department.
We are located in New York and have access to the best of everything and can make that available to all through the internet, on our website. If you are in town and would like to view a piece, that can be arranged.
Power. Kingdoms. Lust. And the Will of one (anti-) hero who wants to do everything he can to conquer the one enemy he cannot beat: Death. Based on the epic from Mesopotamia, one of the oldest pieces of literature known to us today, "Gilgamesh - A Musical Epic" is a story of how Man went from Animal to God, told in the form of an epic rock opera with a live band. We bring together the rocky deserts of the mythical Middle East and the electrifying energy of Rock to challenge the gods themselves. Shows: April 1 - 4, 2015 Book and Lyrics: Peter Petkovsek Composer: Ian Wehrle Producer: Jenny Ainsworth (Invisible Wall Productions) Musical Director: Ian Wehrle Choreographer: Musa Hitomi Assistant Choreographer: Jarvis Griggs Scenic Design: Kimie Nishikawa Costume Design: Brynn Almli Lighting Design: Yuki Nakase Sound Design: Ian Wehrle Graphic Design: Eva Mlinar Production Stage Manager: Zhenghao "Z" Zhang Stage Manager: Miranda Swineford Assistant Stage Manager: Kirk Laing General Manager: Invisible Wall Productions Company Manager: Caolan Hunter Cast: Matthew Dunivan* - Gilgamesh Ben Mulgrew - Enkidu Khadija Sallet - Shamhat Taryn Tonelli* - Ishtar Carson Grant* - Narrator/Uta-napishti Ensemble: Ambar Aranaga, Elena Glass*, Justy Kosek, Mary Linehan*, Christopher Morriss, Jillian Schiralli, Zach Solomon, Viet Vo* *Denotes member of Actor's Equity http://columbiastages.org/season/2015/ppetkovsek.html
BALLET & BODY, a new dance and fitness center opens September 15 at 325 E 65th Street. It offers dance classes for children, teens and adults and a special fitness class : Ballet Body(TM) Fitness After 33 years of running a successful and professional school in Great Neck, founder/director Roberta Senn brings her experience, expertise and an international faculty and staff of highly qualified professionals to a 2nd location: Manhattan. BALLET classes range from 2 year olds with Mommy or Caregiver and Pre-Ballet for 3-5 year olds to graded levels of Ballet training for 6 year olds to teens. Pointe, Hip/Hop Jazz, Theatre Dance and Tap are also offered. Classes for adults include Ballet Technique, Hip/Hop Jazz, Ballroom Dance, Argentine Tango and Tap. Our school in Great Neck is known for its full length end of year productions including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and many more. The tradition will continue in Manhattan providing students opportunities to dance alongside professionals in fully staged and costumed theatrical productions. BODY features a class for non-dancers which Roberta has taught for 25 years in Manhattan and Great Neck: Ballet Body(TM) Fitness. 25 minutes of stretches followed by a REAL Ballet Barre with training exercises developed over 350 years result in lengthened muscles, no bulk, no fat, with elegant carriage and posture, achieving the body of a ballet dancer without having to be one.
The gallery has been instrumental in developing major museum collections as well as distinguished private collections worldwide. Kapoor Galleries has placed works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Norton Simon Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, San Diego Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts among others. Joined by their son Suneet, who studied Indian Art at School of Oriental and African Studies, the gallery presents an annual Spring Asia Week NY exhibition, showcasing important and beautiful works of art to a focused audience. Together they have developed a very strong network of collectors and curators. Kapoor Galleries alsp presents a more condensed and focused exhibition during the fall, coinciding with the auction schedule. The gallery also participates in the Annual Madison Avenue Gallery Walk, which benefits the Fund for Public Schools, exposing South Asian Art to a different segment of collectors. Kapoor Galleries will be joining fellow Antique Dealers during the Inaugural Art & Antiques Week, from April 25th to May 1st, 2011.
Building on the overwhelming success of the annual fair in March 2015 in the Bohemian National Hall we proudly present The Asia Art Fair in March 2016. We are delighted that together with the exhibitors, we can once again bring an extraordinary array of treasures from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Himalayas and the Middle East to the Bohemian National Hall. The fair offers buyers a unique and tantalizing array of high quality paintings, drawings, rugs, textiles, ceramics, carvings, sculpture, and jewelry - all under one roof. We look forward to seeing you at the fourth Asia Art Fair that will open officially with the previewing opening on Friday, March 11th 2016. The Asia Art Fair Staff For more information, tickets and advertising options please contact the Fair office at The Asia Art Fair Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd Street New York, NY 10021 [email protected] (212) 988-1733 For media contact please reach out to our Art Fair Office. Check out the digital copy of March's Asia Art Fair catalog here: http://theasiaartfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAFNY-MARCH-2015.pdf
We are part of the community at historic Saint Jean Baptiste Church in New York City. We average 3 shows a year, generally in February, May, and November. We do straight plays, musicals, and original works. All of our shows are presented in the auditorium of Saint Jean Baptiste High School at 167 East 75 Street between Third and Lexington Avenue. We are always open to new members, so anyone in the area who's interested in performing or working backstage can sign-up at an audition or speak to the House Manager during a performance.
A unique ballet program in New York City, The Ballet Club and Children's Creative Dance Club offer students a foundation of life skills; physical health, intellectual stimulation, confidence, discipline, and fun! *What we offer: -Ballet classes for children and adults -summer intensives -summer dance and art camp -recreational and pre-professional divisions -adult open classes for all levels. -Private lessons -Ballet and choreography coaching for figure skaters -Birthday parties -Studio Rentals
Hunt Fine Arts specializes in post-war and contemporary art, with an emphasis on the works of Andy Warhol and other Pop masters, traditional arts from Africa, the Pacific, Asia and the Americas, and Mediterranean antiquities. The gallery is owned and run by Tim Hunt, formerly of Christie's, London and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York. (By Appointment Only)
Throckmorton Fine Art is an art gallery based in New York. We specialize in vintage and contemporary Latin American photography, Pre-Columbian art and textiles, and archaic Chinese artifacts. In addition, the gallery offers a wide range of curatorial and design installation services.
Ubu Gallery was founded in 1994, and since 2003 has been partnered with Galerie Berinson, Berlin (www.berinson.de). Ubu has presented over 50 exhibitions of 20th Century avant-garde art, with a focus on 1920s and 1930s Dada, Surrealism and Constructivism. The gallery exhibits paintings, drawings, photography, collage, sculpture, and ephemera (books, posters, graphic design, etc.) and, wherever possible, highlights the interrelationships among these art forms. Ubu Gallery participates in the most important annual international art fair, Art Basel, which is held each June in Basel, Switzerland. A link to our catalogue entry for Art Basel can be found at www.artbasel.com Ubu is also well known for a series of "conceptual" mailers announcing our exhibitions (dubbed "edition ubu"), which have dramatically raised the profile and effectiveness of our direct marketing efforts. These mailers have been featured in a number of books and articles on the impact of design on direct marketing success. Examples of these mailers can be found at www.boxerdesign.com. ARTISTS: Vito Acconci Willi Baumeister Julian Beck Hans Bellmer Karl Blossfeldt Vane Bor Théodore Brauner Victor Brauner Janusz Maria Brzeski Claude Cahun Walter Dexel Rudolf Dischinger Otto Dix Marcel Duchamp Hugo Erfurth Max Ernst Ernst Fritsch Carl Grossberg Raoul Hausmann John Heartfield Hannah Höch Georges Hugnet Gerome Kamrowski Edmund Kesting Kurt Kranz Helmar Lerski El Lissitzky László Moholy-Nagy Pierre Molinier Oskar Nerlinger Richard Oelze Yoko Ono Man Ray Albert Renger-Patzsch Hans Richter Marko Ristic Aleksandr Rodchenko Franz Roh August Sander Kurt Schwitters Arthur Segal Eddy Smith Jindřich Štyrský Samuel Szczekacz Stefan Themerson Jacques Villeglé Weegee Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz Wols Unica Zürn
Art Assets, founded in 1992, is an international art advisory firm with Clients ranging from small entrepreneurial companies to multinational corporations. Expertise includes assisting Clients in all aspects of acquiring fine art from the inception of the project to installation. Developed signature ArtLease program specifically to suit the needs of the real estate community.