Pen and Brush Club (also known as Pen + Brush) is an international organization of professional women, writers and artists.[1] Organized in 1897, the women formed themselves into a club of which the object was to be recreation and the promotion of social dialogue. An occasional afternoon "Shop Talk", for members only, affords opportunity for free helpful discussion of professional matters, and a tea is given on Tuesday of each week, to which members may invite their friends informally, while on the first Sunday of every month from October to May, a reception is held in honor of some guest of literary or artistic note. The original location was at 26 West Twenty-second Street, New York City. [2]

Pen and Brush Club, 10th Street in Manhattan by Jessie Tarbox Beals c. 1923

The Pen and Brush Club operates as a publicly supported not-for-profit organization.[3]

Notable people

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Ida Tarbell served as club president for 30 years.

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Alex A. (September 4, 2019). "Pen + Brush". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Pen and Brush Club". Club Women of New York. Mail and Express Company. 1904. pp. 59–60. Retrieved November 30, 2023.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Historical Note | A Finding Aid to the Pen and Brush records, 1894-1964". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
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