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| Abbreviation | NSMP |
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| Predecessor | The Mural Painters |
| Formation | 1895 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To advance the techniques and standards for the design and execution of mural art for the enrichment of architecture in the United States. |
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| Origins | Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States |
Region served | United States |
| Services | Exhibitions, competitions |
| Fields | Mural art |
Official language | English |
| Affiliations | Fine Arts Federation of New York |
TheNational Society of Mural Painters (NSMP) is an American artists' organization originally known asThe Mural Painters. The charter of the society is to advance the techniques and standards for the design and execution of mural art for the enrichment of architecture in the United States.
The NSMP was founded in 1895, in an era ofBeaux-Arts architecture in the United States, a time when public architecture was integrated with murals, sculpture, mosaics and other artwork, coordinated and themed to assert the identity of the building. Parallel organizations associated with the same principles of integrated public art include theNational Sculpture Society, which originally included a large percentage of architectural sculptors, and theBeaux-Arts Institute of Design, founded in 1916 as the teaching wing of the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects.
Still in existence after more than a hundred years, the society presents exhibitions and organizes competitions. The NSMP is a member of the Fine Arts Federation of New York.
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