Post World War II
The San Diego Business Men's Art Club had grown in activities and public relations to such an extent that a headquarters and gallery were sorely needed. During World War II the Fine Arts Society was forced to evacuate galleries in Balboa Park and move to 2030 Sunset Boulevard. This fine old home was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Marcy to the Fine Arts Society of San Diego for use as its wartime temporary headquarters. Following the return of the Fine Arts Society to its galleries in Balboa Park the Sunset Galleries were left vacant. Through the kindness of Mr. E. T. Price, one of their club members, and at that time president of the Fine Arts Society, the use of the gallery at 2030 Sunset Boulevard was offered to the club for its headquarters and gallery. The San Diego Business Men’s Art Club was most happy to accept this gracious offer. Many fine exhibitions, social affairs, classes and educational and cultural meetings and lectures were held in this lovely old home on Sunset Boulevard. Exhibitions of the work of the club were held continuously and the show was changed at monthly intervals. Also, many visiting exhibitions were held during this time, not only of paintings but of photography and other arts and crafts. Field painting excursions continued every other Saturday under the supervision and instruction of one of the faculty members. During this time Alfred E. R. Van de Veide, Carlos Verharen, J. Milford Ellison, J. Roland McNary and Earl Schrack were added to the faculty, while Miss Elsey Taft became curator.
The San Diego Men’s Art Club had by this time reached a position of considerable recognition in the community and it was felt that activities and memberships should no longer be confined to men. Accordingly, at a reorganizational meeting in 1951 the membership voted to incorporate under the name of “The San Diego Men’s Art Institute” and to accept women as associate members. The corporate details were ably executed by Attorney Edwin R. Jeffries and the Institute’s membership promptly rose to more than fifty regular members and more than one hundred associate members. With the advent of the ladies as associate members activities of the Institute increased markedly. New interest, more classes and greater activities were at once apparent. After the Sunset galleries became available to the organization increased quality of the work submitted for exhibitions was noted. All members could now study the technique of each exhibit and profit there from.
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