MSS 872 Pen and Pencil Club Records

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MSS 872
Pen and Pencil Club Records
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MSS 872
Pen and Pencil Club Records
1898- 1942
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number: MSS 872, MSS 872 AV, OVS 1214 -
1223 and OVS 1263
Title: Pen and Pencil Club Records
Creator: Pen and Pencil Club, Columbus, Ohio
Dates: 1898 - 1942
Media: Records, photographs, drawings
Quantity: 0.5 c. f.
Location: 313113 ( Box I), 3/ 17/ 4lA ( Box 2), OVS
1214 - 1223 and OVS 1263
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PEN AND PENCIL CLUB
The Pen and Pencil Club of Columbus, Ohio was organized in 1897 by six area artists to
advance art in the Columbus area by assisting members with their professional growth.
The club was incorporated in 1905. The membership was comprised of artists working
in a variety of fields and media, including commercial artists, lithographers, architects,
photographers, cartoonists, illustrators and painters. Some of the Pen and Pencil Club's
better known members included George Bellows, Carl Springer, Ben Warden, Dudley
Fisher, Billy Ireland and Harry Westerman.
Each week from September to June the group would meet at their clubroom on 199 112
South High Street to sketch together, usually with a live model. The members would
offer each other criticism of their work. They also took outdoor excursions to sketch
landscapes and engage in recreational activities such as fishing and pitching
horseshoes. The group met for social gatherings at a cabin on Norwich Street.
Frequently, the Club would organize exhibits of members' works for the public.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
The Pen and Pencil Club Records document club activities, exhibitions and membership.
The Club records include announcements, invitations, programs, correspondence,
original artwork and poetry by members and photographs. The records, photographs
and oversize material were removed from the Pen and Pencil Club scrapbook after it
was microfilmed in 1983. The items were numbered consecutively as they were
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