Chicago Society of Etchers

Bertha Jaques (seated) on a jury for the Chicago Society of Etchers, 1919; photograph from the archives of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Chicago Society of Etchers was founded in January 1910. Although it was not the first organization of etchers in the country (preceded by groups beginning with the New York Etchers (later Etching) Club in 1877), it was certainly noteworthy. There were 20 members to start and by 1930 there were 150 members. Membership extended outside of the United States, including artists from England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, India, China and Japan.[1]

  1. ^ "An Exhibition of Etchings" (PDF). The Art Institute of Chicago. 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 17 January 2014.