Creator:

Society of American Fakirs  Search this

Subject:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Printed Materials

Date:

1908

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

Magazine : 37 p. : ill. ; 25 x 19 cm.

Summary:

The Society of American Fakirs was a group formed out of the Art Students League of young artists dedicated to parodying the works of their teachers and other established artists. <br>This publication accompanied the 17th annual exhibit of comedic fakes based on works exhibited in the annual Society of American Artists/National Academy of Design exhibition. It contains satirical articles, poems and illustrations on various subjects pertinent to the art world of the time.

Citation:

Society of American Fakirs. Catalogue of the Society of American Fakirs: der lustiger Fakirs seventeenth annual soul kiss, 1908. Catalogue of the Society of American Fakirs, 1891-1914?. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note:

U.S. public domain

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)13755

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Catalogue of the Society of American Fakirs, 1891-1914?

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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