He was a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and one of the founders of the Sketch Club.
Through her association with the Sketch Club, Hyde met and became friends with Josephine Hyde.
The school started in 1885 when art enthusiasts formed the "Sketch Club" with the purpose of "talking over art matters in general and to judge pictures."
The club formally changed its name to The Salmagundi Sketch Club in January 1877.
He wrote many books about painting and drawing, and in the 1950s and early 1960s presented a BBC children's television program called Sketch Club.
Murray then became a producer in the BBC children's department, producing Sketch Club and Captain Pugwash.
Under her leadership the Sketch Club produced the first major art exhibition in the city after the disaster and enlarged its membership to include men.
Henry T. Cariss: He was the Sketch Club's Vice-President from 1881 to 1883.
Active on the board of the Sketch Club and also a founding member of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club in 1890.
The Sketch Club had focused on literature and the arts, while the Column Club had been a Columbia University alumni organization.