National Society of Mural Painters
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The National Society of Mural Painters is an American artists' organization founded in 1895, originally known as The Mural Painters. The charter of the society is to advance the techniques and standards for the design and execution of mural art for the enrichment of architecture in the United States.
The NSMP was founded in an era of Beaux-Arts architecture in America, which featured the integration of public architecture with murals, sculpture, mosaics, and other artwork, all coordinated and themed to assert the identity of the building. Parallel organizations associated with the same principles of integrated public art include the National Sculpture Society
, which originally included a large percentage of architectural sculptors, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
, founded in 1916 as the teaching wing of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects.
Still in existence after more than a hundred years, the society presents exhibitions and organizes competitions. The NSMP is a member of the Fine Arts Federation of New York.
Past presidents of the Society include:
The NSMP was founded in an era of Beaux-Arts architecture in America, which featured the integration of public architecture with murals, sculpture, mosaics, and other artwork, all coordinated and themed to assert the identity of the building. Parallel organizations associated with the same principles of integrated public art include the National Sculpture Society
National Sculpture Society
Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...
, which originally included a large percentage of architectural sculptors, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
The Beaux-Arts Institute of Design was an art and architectural school at 304 East 44th Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, in New York City...
, founded in 1916 as the teaching wing of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects.
Still in existence after more than a hundred years, the society presents exhibitions and organizes competitions. The NSMP is a member of the Fine Arts Federation of New York.
Past presidents of the Society include:
- Frederic CrowninshieldFrederic CrowninshieldFrederic Crowninshield was an American artist and author.-Life:Crowningshield was born in Boston on November 27, 1845 into the Crowninshield family....
1895-1899 - John La Farge 1999-1904
- Charles Yardley TurnerCharles Yardley TurnerCharles Yardley Turner was an American artist and muralist.Born in Baltimore, Turner studied art in Europe under French masters Jean-Paul Laurens, Mihály Munkácsy and Léon Bonnat...
1904-1909 - Edwin BlashfieldEdwin BlashfieldEdwin Howland Blashfield , an American artist, was born in New York City.He was a pupil of Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat in Paris beginning in 1867, and became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York...
1909-1914 - John White AlexanderJohn White AlexanderJohn White Alexander was an American portrait, figure, and decorative painter and illustrator.-Biography:thumb|“Isabella and the Pot of Basil”, oil on canvas, 1897, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]]...
1914-1915 - Kenyon CoxKenyon CoxKenyon Cox was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher. Cox was an influential and important early instructor at the Art Students League of New York...
1915-1919 - George W. Breck 1919-1920
- J. Monroe Hewlett 1921-1926
- Arthur S. Covey 1926-1929
- Ernest PeixottoErnest PeixottoErnest Clifford Peixotto was an American artist, illustrator, and author. Although he was known mainly for his murals and his travel literature, his artwork also regularly appeared in Scribner's Magazine...
1929-1935 - George BiddleGeorge BiddleGeorge Biddle was an American artist best known for his social realism, combat art, and his strong advocacy of government-sponsored art projects...
1935-1936 - Hildreth MeiereHildreth MeiereHildreth Meiere , American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaicist.- Biography :After studying at New York's Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Meiere studied in Florence. Being exposed to the Renaissance Masters, she is quoted as saying, "After that I could not be satisfied...
1936-1937 - J. Scott Williams 1937-1938
- Geoffrey Norman 1939-1940
- Francine Baehr 1940-1941
- Griffith Bailey Coale 1941-1942
- Allyn CoxAllyn CoxAllyn Cox was an American artist known for his murals, including those he painted in the United States Capitol and the U. S. Department of State....
1942-1946 - Hildreth MeiereHildreth MeiereHildreth Meiere , American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaicist.- Biography :After studying at New York's Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Meiere studied in Florence. Being exposed to the Renaissance Masters, she is quoted as saying, "After that I could not be satisfied...
1946-1949 - Jan JutaJan JutaJan C. Juta was a painter and muralist closely associated with the writer D. H. Lawrence. He illustrated Lawrence's book Sea and Sardinia and executed a well-known painting of Lawrence which presently hangs in Britain's National Portrait Gallery .After a career ranging from France and Italy to...
1949-1952 - Austin Purves 1952-1953
- Dean CornwellDean CornwellDean Cornwell was an American illustrator and muralist. His oil paintings were frequently featured in popular magazines and books as literary illustrations, advertisements, and posters promoting the war effort. Throughout the first half of the 20th century he was a dominant presence in American...
1953-1957 - Charles Baskerville 1957-1960
- Allyn CoxAllyn CoxAllyn Cox was an American artist known for his murals, including those he painted in the United States Capitol and the U. S. Department of State....
1960-1963