History
In 1859, a group of compassionate artists and business leaders gathered to help working artists and their families in cases of emergency and financial need. Originally formed as the "Helpful Society," the group organized formally as the "Artists' Mutual Aid Society", and in 1925 incorporated and changed its name to the Artists' Fellowship, Inc.
Through the conservative management of bequests and donations received, The Artists' Fellowship has steadily expanded its ability to help professional fine artists in times of emergency.
You can read more about our organization in an article that was
written by the Fellowship’s Historian, Jonathan Harding, and
published in Fine Art Connoisseur in 2018
Presidents of the Fellowship
Joseph Lauber 1903 - 1910
Joseph Lauber 1917 - 1930
Charles L. Hinton 1930 - 1935
J . Redding Kelly 1935 - 1938
Silvio B. Valerio 1938 - 1943
Henry O'Connor 1943 - 1950
Francis V. Kughler 1950 - 1953
Silvio B. Valerio 1954 - 1955
Salvatore Indiviglia 1962 - 1964