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The American Artists Professional League (AAPL) is an American fine art organization, established in New York City in 1928 by a group of painters, illustrators and sculptors. The AAPL is a nonprofit organization promoting traditional Realism in American fine art. The organization's headquarters are at the Salmagundi Art Club in New York, where it had its first meeting on January 29, 1928, with Frederick Ballard Williams becoming the organization's national chairman.[1][2][3] The AAPL today is a curated group of over 600 American Realists.[citation needed] For 96 years, it has hosted an annual Grand National Exhibition to promote artists specializing in realist art forms.
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