The oldest print club in the United States affiliated with a museum, the Print Club of Cleveland has been a source of enrichment for print collectors and enthusiasts since 1916. Founded in 1919, The Print Club of Cleveland the club has remained dedicated to the founders’ purposes of stimulating interest in old master and contemporary prints and print collecting, as well as augmenting the print collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Print Club has purchased some of the crown jewels of the museum’s print collection, including unsurpassed impressions of prints by masters of every period—including Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt, Edgar Degas, and Pablo Picasso. The commitment and support of club members continues unabated and about one-third of the museum’s superb collection of more than 20,000 prints are gifts from the club or its members. By sponsoring lectures that are open to the public, as well as the Fine Print Fair, the club continues to educate the general public about printmaking and stimulate interest in the fascinating and enjoyable activity of print collecting.
