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WebMuseum, Paris : Bienvenue! : Online since 1994 : This site has one of the sharpest images of classic art. Be sure to check their Artist Index. The Society of Illustrators : Founded Feb 01, 1901. On February 1, 1901, a group of nine artists and one advising businessman founded the Society with this credo: "The object of the Society shall be to promote generally the art of illustration and to hold exhibitions from time to time." The first monthly dinners were attended by such prominent illustrators as Howard Pyle, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederic Remington, James Montgomery Flagg, Howard Chandler Christy and special guests like Mark Twain and Gloria Swanson.
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