Women's Art Club of Cleveland and School of Art Sketchbook

The Women's Art Club Of Cleveland, the first art organization in Cleveland to be composed entirely of women, was also known as the Women Artists of Cleveland and Cleveland Women Artists Club. Founded in Sept. 1912, the original club had 25 members, whose goal was the mutual improvement of women artists in Cleveland through exhibitions, sketching trips, life classes, and monthly meetings. The group maintained successive city headquarters at the Gage Gallery, Mildred Watkins' studio at 10646 Euclid Ave, referred to as "The Pantry" in this black leather sketchbook. The 9.5" x 6.5" sketchbook is marked on the inside front cover by the local bookshop from which it was purchased - Godfrey Holmes at 10828 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio. It holds 46 pages of sketches, signatures, and musical compositions made from pencil, as well as 2 news clippings, and 10 small loose pieces of paper - 8 of which are sketched upon. These were done by local artists affiliated with the Women's Art Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland School of Art, as well as artists traveling through town.