In 1859, a group of compassionate artists and business leaders gathered to help working artists and their families in cases of emergency and financial need. Originally formed as the "Helpful Society," the group organized formally as the "Artists' Mutual Aid Society", and in 1925 changed its name to Artists' Fellowship, Inc.
Through the conservative management of bequests and donations received, The Artists' Fellowship has steadily expanded its ability to help professional fine artists in times of emergency.
| J . G. Brown | 1882 - 1890 |  Past Presidents (left to right): E. Raymond Kinstler, Fay Moore, |
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| Thomas W. Wood | 1890 - 1898 | ||
| H. Bolton Jones | 1898 - 1903 | ||
| Joseph Lauber | 1903 - 1910 | ||
| Francis C. Jones | 1910 - 1917 | ||
| Joseph Lauber | 1917 - 1930 | ||
| Charles L. Hinton | 1930 - 1935 | ||
| J . Redding Kelly | 1935 - 1938 | ||
| Silvio B. Valerio | 1938 - 1943 | ||
| Henry O'Connor | 1943 - 1950 | ||
| Francis V. Kughler | 1950 - 1953 | ||
| Henry O'Connor | 1953 - 1954 | ||
| Silvio B. Valerio | 1954 - 1955 | ||
| Carl Wuermer | 1956 - 1957 | ||
| Robert Barrett | 1958 - 1961 | ||
| Salvatore Indiviglia | 1962 - 1964 | ||
| Robert Barrett | 1965 - 1967 | ||
| E. Raymond Kinstler | 1968 - 1970 | ||
| Ray G. Ellis | 1971 - 1973 | ||
| Furman J. Finck | 1974 - 1977 | ||
| Michael Engel, II | 1978 - 1980 | ||
| Arthur Harrow | 1981 - 1983 | ||
| Alvin J. Pimsler | 1984 - 1985 | ||
| Fay Moore | 1986 - 1989 | ||
| Marc Richard Mellon | 1990 - 1998 | ||
| Robert Seyffert | 1999 - 2001 | ||
| Marc Richard Mellon | 2001 - 2003 | ||
| Babette Bloch | 2004 - present |