Hosted by Village Preservation, co-sponsored by Salmagundi Club and Coffee House Club. Click here for more info and a link to register.

The Salmagundi Club. How did this famed Greenwich Village institution get its start? This talk discusses the formation and the early years of the Salmagundi Club from 1871 to 1917 including the open public exhibitions and discusses the interaction of the Salmagundi Club with the early artists and art community in Greenwich Village.The talk will include the history of the locations of the Salmagundi Club as it moved from local village studios to the later clubhouses. Discussion also includes the formation of the early exhibitions that were open to the public -local artists, men and women, and not just club members. There will be examples of Salmagundi Club art from the archives that are rarely seen by the public.

About the Speaker: Alexander Katlan is a former board of trustee member and former chairman of the Salmagundi Library. He was the first historian of the Salmagundi Club appointed by Salmagundi Chairwoman Pamela Singleton. He has published 5 books on the club's exhibition histories. In 2008 he was the recipient of the Salmagundi Club Medal of Honor and Merit. He is a painting conservator that has work for museums around the country and for the Salmagundi Club.