An Address made by the President of The Grolier Club on the occasion of the presentation … to Mr. Edward G. Kennedy of a Silver Tankard … in recognition of the great service rendered by him to the Club in the matter of The Whistler Catalogue and Reproductions, March 1, 1910.  

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Title

An Address made by the President of The Grolier Club on the occasion of the presentation … to Mr. Edward G. Kennedy of a Silver Tankard … in recognition of the great service rendered by him to the Club in the matter of The Whistler Catalogue and Reproductions, March 1, 1910.  

Date

March 1, 1910

Description

This splendidly calligraphed and illuminated proclamation was made for Edward G. Kennedy (1849-1932), print dealer, collector, and Grolier Club President (1912-1916), in honor of his groundbreaking The Etched Work of Whistler. Published by the Club in 1910, this monumental, multi-volume work reproduced Whistler’s etchings on a large-scale using the collotype method, which was revolutionary at the time.  Unfortunately, the “silver tankard” that Kennedy received as a congratulatory gift has not survived. 

Source

Gift of Martha Fleischman, 2019.