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{{Short description|Extended early history of the American Arists Professional League}}

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The '''American Artists Professional League''' ('''AAPL''') is an American organization that promotes artists and their works. It was formed in 1928 in [[New York City]] by [[Frederick Ballard Williams]], and the first meeting was held at the [[Salmagundi Club|Salmagundi Art Club]] on January 29, 1928. Ballard became the organization's national chairman <ref>{{Citation |title=Major League |work=Pioneers of the Hardwood |pages=102–122 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1zxxzsk.10 |access-date=2024-08-01 |publisher=Indiana University Press}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kasson |first=John F. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1803898 |title=Black, Shirley Temple (23 April 1928–10 February 2014) |date=April 24, 1928 - February 10, 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |series=American National Biography Online}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Painting and sculpture in the collection of the National Academy of Design |date=2004 |publisher=Hudson Hills Press |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-55595-029-3 |editor-last=Dearinger |editor-first=David B. |edition=1st |location=New York ; Manchester |pages=589 |editor-last2=}}</ref>. The organization has hosted an annual Grand National Exhibition for 96 years to promote artists specializing in realistic art forms.