Institutional Archives: Exhibition History - 1912-1929

1912 1st Annual Loan Exhibition of Works by the Pupils of Howard Pyle (Nov. 12-16) 1913 2nd Annual Exhibition of Paintings by Pupils of Howard Pyle (Nov. 3-10) 1914 3rd Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 2-7) 1915 4th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 1-6) 1916 5th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 6-11) 1917 6th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 5-8) 1918 POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WAR 1919 7th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Feb. 3-6) 1920 8th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Apr. 13-14) 1921 9th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Apr. 26-30) 1922 NO SHOW 1923 10th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Dec. 11, 1923-Jan. 10, 1924) 1924 11th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Apr. 1-21) 1924 11th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Apr. 1-21) Exhibition of Paintings (Apr. 1-21) Exhibition of Pastels, Watercolors, and Woodblocks by Wharton Harris Esherick (Apr. 22-May 3) Work of School Children (May) Exhibition of Paintings by Herbert D. Stitt and Clifford W. Ashley (Oct. 21-Nov. 1) Exhibition of Bronzes by Amory Simons / Exhibition of Hooked Rugs and Decorative Panels by Dorothea Storey and Marie Thater (Nov. 3-15) 1925 Drawings in Black and White, Monochrome and Tint (May 26-Jun. 1) Work of School Children (Jun.) 12th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 11-Dec. 12) 1926 Exhibition of Early American Furniture (Jan. 19-30, 1926) Russian Art (Feb. 6-24) Railway Posters (Mar.) Exhibition of Paintings: Old and Modern Masters of the American and European Schools, Collection of Robert C. Vose of Boston (Apr. 27-May 8) 13th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 17-Dec. 16) 1927 Books on Prints in the Free Library (Feb.) Exhibition of Prints and Etchings (Feb. 22-Mar. 12) An Exhibition of Paintings by William Chadwick (Mar. 18-Apr. 2) Work of Six American Artists (Apr. 7-21) Work of School Children (May) 14th Annual Exhibition of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts (Nov. 1-Dec. 17) Water Color (Dec. 22, 1927-Jan. 11, 1928) 1928 Arts and Crafts Exhibit (Jan. 16-28) Loan Exhibition of Portraits (Mar. 2-9, 1928) Exhibition of Indian Photographs (Mar. 14-24) Paintings (Mar. 28-Apr. 17) Work of School Children (May) 15th Annual Delaware Show (Oct. 10-Nov. 10) Exhibition by the Society of Mural Painters (Nov. 14-Dec. 1) Painting and Sculpture by Contemporary Artists (Dec. 5-21) 1929 Exhibition of Interior Decoration (Jan. 14-Feb. 14) Delaware School Children (Jun. 3-20) Paintings Shown in Harmonious Settings (Nov. 1-21) Brainard Lemon Collection - Antique English Silver & Old Sheffield Plate (Nov. 9-15) Hand Wrought Jewelry and Enamels (Nov. 9-15) 16th Annual Delaware Show (Dec. 9-31)