Cleveland Society of Artists
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The Cleveland Society of Artists was a Cleveland, Ohio
artists group founded in March, 1913 by George Adomeit
and Charles Shackleton to continue the traditions of academic art
. Both founders had been members of The Arts Club of Cleveland. The society was for many years a staunch rival to the Bohemian
Kokoon Arts Club
. It disbanded in September, 1983.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
artists group founded in March, 1913 by George Adomeit
George Adomeit
George Gustav Adomeit was a German-born American painter and printmaker, and also co-founder and long-time president of the Caxton Company, a printing company that was bought by the Fetter Printing Company in 1955....
and Charles Shackleton to continue the traditions of academic art
Academic art
Academic art is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism,...
. Both founders had been members of The Arts Club of Cleveland. The society was for many years a staunch rival to the Bohemian
Bohemianism
Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, with few permanent ties, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits...
Kokoon Arts Club
Kokoon Arts Club
The Kokoon Arts Club, sometimes spelled Kokoon Arts Klub, was a Bohemian artists group founded in 1911 by Carl Moellman and William Sommer to promote Modernism in Cleveland, Ohio. Moellman had been a member of New York City's Kit Kat Club, which served as inspiration for Kokoon...
. It disbanded in September, 1983.