The '''Society of Illustrators''' is a professional society based in New York City, founded in 1901. Other major chapters are in [[Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] and San Diego. The Society is known for its historic East Side New York headquarters (with huge originals by [[Maxfield Parrish]] and others on the walls of its spacious dining room), its excellent gallery exhibitions, and prestigious annual contest. The Society contributed to [[United States|US]] war efforts in both world wars with massive poster campaigns, including [[James Montgomery Flagg|James M. Flagg]]'s [[US Army]] recruiting poster of [[Uncle Sam]].
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The '''Society of Illustrators''' is a professional society based in [[New York City]], founded in 1901. Other major chapters are in Los Angeles and San Diego. The Society is known for its historic East Side New York headquarters (with huge originals by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxfield_Parrish Maxfield Parrish] and others on the walls of its spacious dining room), its excellent gallery exhibitions, and prestigious annual contest. The Society contributed to [[United States|US]] war efforts in both world wars with massive poster campaigns, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Flagg |James M. Flagg]'s US Army recruiting poster of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Sam Uncle Sam].
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.societyillustrators.org/ Society of Illustrators Website]
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* [http://www.societyillustrators.org/ Society of Illustrators Website]