| 1870 Aug. 13 |
Florence Nightingale Levy is born in New York, New York. |
| 1889 June 7 |
Her father, Joseph Arthur Levy, dies. |
| 1894-1895 |
Studies at Ecole Au Louvre in Paris. Editor and publisher of the American Art Annual,
editor until 1918; later serving as associate editor, and, in 1945 - 1947, as advisory
editor. The Annual in 1948 divides into two publications: The American Art Directory
and Who's Who of American Art.
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| 1901 |
Editor of the catalogue of the art exhibition of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo;
catalogs the private collection of William C. Whitney.
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| 1901-1904 |
Teaches private classes in art history |
| 1908-1909 |
Assistant to James P. Haney, secretary of the National Association for the Promotion
of Industrial Education and first art director of New York City's high schools. She
collaborates in editing and publishing Art Education in the Public Schools of the
United States.
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| 1909 |
Founds the American Federation of Arts and serves as director until 1945. Founds the
School Art League of New York and serves as secretary until 1945.
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| 1909-1917 |
Accepts a position on the staff of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Organizes
and prepares catalogues for a succession of major museum shows: the exhibition of
1909 in connection with the Hudson-Fulton Celebration (on which she collaborates with
Henry Kent), and (with Bryan Burroughs) exhibits of Whistler (1910), Winslow Homer
(1911), the Altman collection (1914), and William M. Chase (1917).
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| 1916-1939 |
Editor of several editions of A Guide to the Works of Art in New York City (afterward
Art in New York).
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| 1917-1919 |
Serves as General Manager of the Art Alliance of America. |
| 1919 |
Establishes Art Service organization. |
| 1922-1925 |
Works part-time as Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art. |
| 1923 Mar. 3 |
James P. Haney dies of pneumonia. |
| 1925 |
American Institute of Graphic Arts elects Levy as one of the first two women in the
organization.
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| 1927-1932 |
Serves as the Executive Secretary of the Arts Council of New York City (after 1929
the New York Regional Art Council).
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| 1927-1935 |
Publishes semimonthly New York Art Calendar (after 1930 Art Center Bulletin). |
| 1932-1934 |
Supervisor of the Vocational Service of the National Association for Art Education. |
| 1934 |
Supervisor of the Federated Council on Art Education (after 1938 the Art Education
Council).
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| 1937 Feb. 23 |
Levy's mother, Pauline (Goodheim) Levy, dies. |
| 1938 |
Prepares auspices of Art Education in the city of New York. |
| 1941 |
Serves as Executive Secretary of the American Fine Arts Society. |
| 1947 |
Levy dies in New York City. Cremation at Ferncliff Crematory, Hartsdale, New York. |
