New York Etching Club

New York Etching Club
	Bit of Central Park, an etching by Charles Frederick William Mielatz, 1918.
Formation	May 2, 1877
Founder	Robert Swain Gifford
Founded at	New York
Type	Professional organization
Purpose	To promote interest in original etching through exhibitions, illustrated catalogues, sales and other forms of public outreach
Headquarters	New York
Formerly called	New York Etchers Club

The New York Etching Club, formally New York Etchers Club, was one of the earliest professional organization in America devoted to the medium of etching. Its founders were inspired by the Etching revival that had blossomed in France and England in the middle of the 19th century. The purpose of the club was to create and promote etchings that did not merely reproduce existing paintings, but were original creations of art in their own right.

Bit of Central Park, an etching by Charles Frederick William Mielatz, 1918.
Formation	May 2, 1877
Founder	Robert Swain Gifford
Founded at	New York
Type	Professional organization
Purpose	To promote interest in original etching through exhibitions, illustrated catalogues, sales and other forms of public outreach
Headquarters	New York
Formerly called	New York Etchers Club