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57-520: According to the Cliff Dwellers' Articles of Incorporation, the club was formed to "encourage, foster and develop higher standards of art, literature and craftsmanship; to promote the mutual acquaintance of art lovers, art workers and authors; to maintain in the City of Chicago a club house and to provide therein galleries, libraries and exhibition facilities for the various lines of art, in support of

114-404: A broader understanding of the arts, in categories like Architecture, Archeology, Painting, Writing, Performance Arts and more. The club hosts a rotating series of public art exhibitions in its galleries. Works by Pablo Picasso , Joan Míro , Ilya and Emilia Kabakov , Lissa Rivera, Andy Warhol , Keith Haring , and many other renowned artists have been featured in the space. In December 2020,

171-600: A charitable adjunct to the private club. The Foundation's stated mission is to support the arts. Throughout the year, the Foundation provides grants to arts-oriented organizations and individuals, presents performances at the Club, and sponsors an annual music competition. Visual arts grant recipients also often showcase their art at the Club. Funds are contributed by members of The Cliff Dwellers and are distributed biannually. The Cliff Dwellers has numerous affiliate clubs across

228-532: A hundred members of the gentler sex." The club now has about 2,000 members who come from both the art world or are supporters of the arts. Members work in committees to organize events and exhibits that are available for free to the general public. One of the unusual benefits of membership it that the club allows members access to a Gramercy Park key . The National Arts Club has reciprocities with clubs in other cities such as Lisbon, London and Spain, where members can go stay when they are traveling abroad. Here's

285-594: A local architect that rose to prominence after co-authoring the Burnham Plan for Chicago. Shaw's design was inspired by a trip he made through Europe in 1913. Market Square became the first planned shopping center in the United States. City planning became an important topic for architects following the completion of the Pullman District in the 1880s. Shaw made a foray into city planning with

342-408: A magnet for the wealthy, the local commercial district was unkempt. The city sought to relieve this problem in 1912 by creating a "shopping center" where several businesses could operate out of one parcel of land. Shaw was asked to design this center, and in 1915, he designed a U-shaped mall surrounding parking spaces and a central courtyard. Shaw collaborated with Edward H. Bennett on the design,

399-571: A new house in Lakeville, Connecticut . After the completion of the Wells house, he traveled to Europe to study the endemic architecture. He visited Spain , southern France , Italy , Austria-Hungary , Germany , and England . Shaw spent two months in England before returning to Chicago. He rejoined Jenney & Mundie in early 1893, and on April 20, he married Francis Wells. Chicago architecture

456-611: A notable sculptor . Shaw's European sojourn in the early 1890s weighed heavily on his future designs. In the United Kingdom, Shaw admired the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Edwin Lutyens , who were combining Renaissance Revival architecture with modern design ideas. These architects eschewed mass-produced materials typical of the Industrial Revolution in favor of the decorative arts movement. Shaw

513-674: A printing plant, this time in Crawfordsville, Indiana . Donnelley would later commission a second Lakeside Press Building . Shaw also began to develop apartment buildings for the Gold Coast at this time. Shaw was a trustee at the Art Institute of Chicago and was asked to build several additions, including the central courtyard. He designed two fraternity houses for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and one at

570-408: A space for the lively exchange of ideas. The Cliff Dwellers has been led by several of its charter members and their tradition has been carried on, with presidents who have been engaged as writers, architects, scholars, publishers and lay members who love and support the arts. Many well-known Chicago figures have been active members of The Cliff Dwellers over the years. Members have included: Under

627-735: Is part of the Loop Retail Historic District . In 1910, he designed an eight-story apartment building in the Gold Coast that would become the first cooperatively owned apartment building in Chicago. In 1910, Shaw moved his offices into the Mentor Building. Shortly thereafter, one of his top students, David Adler , left the firm to start his own practice. Between 1910 and 1912, he designed and built Camp-Woods for Philadelphia banker James M. Willcox at Villanova, Pennsylvania . Although Lake Forest had become

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684-516: Is proud of its early recognition of new media art forms, like photography, film and digital media, and counts Alfred Stieglitz as one of its early members. Musicians Victor Herbert and Walter Damrosch were members, as were architects Stanford White , George B. Post , and Downing Vaux . George B. Post served as the first President of the National Arts Club. The membership of the National Arts Club has included three Presidents of

741-587: The New York Times , to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts". The National Arts Club has several art galleries, and hosts a variety of public programs in all artistic areas including theater, literature and music. Although the club is private, many of its events are free and open to the public. A group of friends, all of them involved in architecture, art, or civic affairs, discussed

798-534: The Art Institute of Chicago . Although the movement is characterized by designs from all over the world, Shaw focused on American and English styles. Shaw would meet with other Arts and Crafts architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright , in a lunch group known as The Eighteen, an early version of the Prairie School . However, Shaw grew alienated from the Prairie School as he was a firm believer in

855-629: The Montauk Building . In 1897, Shaw bought a one-third share of a 53-acre (21 ha) farm on Green Bay Road in Lake Forest . Lake Forest had been a rural community to the north of Chicago, but was recently becoming a retreat site for the wealthy following the completion of the Onwentsia Club in 1895. Shaw built a house for his family on the farm, and built houses for Dr. William E. Casselberry and Dr. Nathan Smith Davis Jr. ,

912-1011: The New York Philharmonic , Frederica von Stade , Benny Goodman , Isaac Stern , James Levine , Plácido Domingo , Itzhak Perlman , Paddy Moloney , Byron Janis , Ilse Bing , Manuel Alvarez Bravo , John Szarkowski , Inge Morath , George Kalinsky , R. Buckminster Fuller , I.M. Pei , Daniel Libeskind , Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill , Robert A. Stern , Eleanor Roosevelt , Salvador Dalí , Chen Chi , Louise Nevelson , Stewart Klonis and The Art Students League , Louise Bourgeois , Robert Rauschenberg , Will Barnet , Christo , Roy Lichtenstein , Dale Chihuly , Chuck Close , James Turrell , James Moody , Ed Ruscha , Spike Lee , Whoopi Goldberg , Richard Dreyfuss , John Turturro , Lynn Redgrave , Olympia Dukakis , Ang Lee , Lin-Manuel Miranda , Claire Bloom , Ellen Burstyn , Patricia Field , Jack O'Brien , Paul Auster , William Ivey Long , Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson , and Anna Sui . Over

969-567: The University of Chicago . In 1906, he became a member of the American Institute of Architects and was made a Fellow the following year. He was awarded its AIA Gold Medal shortly before his death in 1926. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery . Howard Shaw's students David Adler , R. Harold Zook , Harry W.J. Edbrooke , and Edward H. Bennett became notable architects in their own right. Shaw's daughter Sylvia became

1026-1173: The 2006 restoration of the Tilden mansion's stoop, the Brazilian New York City artist Sergio Rossetti Morosini has now sculpted a bust of Michelangelo above the front door on the building's façade. As of 2019, the club holds a permanent collection of 660 works of art including paintings, sculptures, and other works on paper. Artists represented in the collection include Daniel Putnam Brinley , Charles Courtney Curran , Daniel Garber , Philip Leslie Hale , Gari Melchers , William McGregor Paxton , Robert Spencer , Harry Willson Watrous , Robert Vonnoh , Everett Longley Warner , Robert Henri , Homer Boss, F. Luis Mora , Eugene Speicher , Jerry Farnsworth , Lamarr Dodd , Birge Harrison , Paul Cornoyer , Malvina Hoffman , Anna Hyatt Huntington , Lee Lawrie , Paul Manship , Victor Brenner , Will Barnet , Chen Chi , Peter Cox, Gary Erbe, Diana Kan, Everett Raymond Kinstler , Greg Wyatt , Carlos Quintana, Kendall Shaw , and Lois Dodd . In keeping with its goal of supporting research in American art,

1083-598: The Arts and Crafts movement and today it remains as one of the most intact religious Arts and Crafts interiors in the country. In the early 20th century, Shaw became the most recognized designer of country houses in Lake Forest. He typically designed houses either as an elongated rectangle, or as a building surrounding a courtyard. Shaw preferred to do the landscaping himself, but also collaborated with renowned landscape architect Jens Jensen . As housing desirability for

1140-612: The Cliff Dwellers moved their meeting place from the penthouse above Orchestra Hall (now Symphony Center) to the 22nd floor of the Borg-Warner building. The private club continues to operate as a non-profit organization for men and women either professionally engaged in, or who support, the fine arts and the performing arts. The Club maintains a document collection at the Newberry Library . The Club has continued its tradition of sponsoring programs and performances and providing

1197-533: The Club presented Voices of the Soho Renaissance, the first exhibition of artwork born out of the calls for social justice which transformed New York City's Soho neighborhood, following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The show was followed by What Happened This Summer: ART2HEART , a second exhibition exploring the topic. Since its inception, the club has offered a number of art classes, some open specifically to members and others open to

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1254-446: The Club's by-laws, "any person of reputation for creative work or for distinguished service in the field of literature or arts may be elected an honorary member." Authors Stuart Dybek and Scott Turow , Chicago sculptors Terrence Karpowicz and Richard Hunt , Chicago historian Tim Samuelson , investor and philanthropist Richard Driehaus , photographer and journalist Lee Bey , and architect Carter Manny are recent honorary members of

1311-435: The Club. The Club currently has exhibitions of sculpture and visual arts, which are mounted every other month. In addition, the Club hosts numerous events every month, showcasing musicians, dancers, and actors in unique and exciting performances. Over the years, the Club has also opened its doors to many outstanding writers and artists in Chicago for special lectures and programs. The Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation operates as

1368-500: The Jenney & Mundie firm. William Le Baron Jenney was emerging as an innovating designer, creating the first skyscrapers . His firm was already gaining a reputation as a training ground for new architects, such as Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan . Shaw worked directly with emerging architects James Gamble Rogers , Alfred Hoyt Granger , and D. Everett Waid . Shaw received his first commission from his wife's parents, who desired

1425-571: The National Arts Club: From its very early days, the club differed from other social clubs. At its founding, the New York Times remarked: "This club differs from the others in several ways, especially in the fact that it has a very serious purpose, namely to encourage the arts side of American manufactures. On its social side, it presents an innovation in club life. It offers equal privileges to women, and has already over

1482-790: The United States : Theodore Roosevelt , Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower along with Senator William A. Clark . Since the early 1900s, the club has awarded its prestigious Medal of Honor to exemplary leaders in their artistic fields. Recipients of the award include WH Auden , Anthony Burgess , Eudora Welty , Tennessee Williams , Norman Mailer , Saul Bellow , Allen Ginsberg , John Updike , Marguerite Yourcenar , Iris Murdoch , Philip Roth , Salman Rushdie , Arthur Miller , Margaret Atwood , Toni Morrison , Nadine Gordimer , Tom Wolfe , Chinua Achebe , Don DeLillo , Joyce Carol Oates , Martin Amis , Salman Rushdie , John Ashbery , Leonard Bernstein , Alice Tully , Avery Fisher , Amyas Ames and

1539-456: The basic standard of living for the Craftsman movement. Ragdale was designed in close harmony with the movement in combination with Beaux-Arts English country house design. National Arts Club The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park , Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay , an art and literary critic of

1596-420: The building's design. Most printing press buildings of the age built from wooden to support the machines. However, Shaw decided to use a more fireproof design, with concrete floors and reinforcement columns. The building was a great success for Lakeside Press, and Shaw later received several more commissions from Donnelly, including a 1902 addition to this building. As Shaw's business grew, he moved his offices into

1653-682: The club frequently loans works from the collection to scholarly exhibitions presented by institutions and galleries such as the Florence Griswold Museum ; the Thomas Walsh Gallery, Fairfield University ; the Trout Gallery, Dickinson College ; the Society of Illustrators , New York; and Berry-Hill Galleries, New York. The club produces over 150 free public events per year, allowing the general public to get

1710-555: The club was forced to find a new home. It initially purchased a building next door to the original clubhouse but, in 1906, the club found an opportunity to move into a new space: the Samuel Tilden Mansion. Since 1906 the organization has occupied the Samuel J. Tilden House , a landmarked Victorian Gothic Revival brownstone at 15 Gramercy Park, next door to The Players , a club with similar interests. The Tilden House

1767-417: The commissions from individuals who were familiar with his father and family. Shaw's first major commission was for Richard R. Donnelley, cofounder of Lakeside Press . Donnelley's son, Thomas, had been a classmate at Yale and admired Howard's architecture. Shaw agreed to design a new printing plant for the company in 1897. Lakeside Press published high-quality works, so it was necessary to reflect this in

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1824-567: The construction of Marktown, Indiana for industrialist Clayton Mark, founder of Mark Manufacturing Company. Mark recently built a steel mill on the Indiana coast and wanted a company town to support it. Shaw designed the village and construction began in 1916. However, only a small portion of it was ever built, preserved today as the Marktown Historic District . In 1921, Shaw was again contracted by R. R. Donnelley to build

1881-948: The country and around the world. These include the Arts Club of Chicago and the Quadrangle Club (University of Chicago) (also based in Chicago), the Cosmos Club (based in Washington DC), the National Arts Club and Salmagundi Club in New York City, and the Lansdowne Club in London, England. Howard Van Doren Shaw Howard Van Doren Shaw AIA (May 7, 1869 – May 7, 1926)

1938-498: The demand for new membership. Walter Leighton Clark , patron and founder of the Grand Central Art Galleries , became a life member in 1907, and was joined by others in his artistic, business and social circles. Spencer Trask , the club's treasurer, was asked to find the club a new home. He found that 14 and 15 Gramercy Park South, the former home of Samuel Tilden , was on the market. Legend has it that he

1995-539: The district's Bournique's dancing school on Twenty-Third Street. Wells was the daughter of Moses D. Wells, a prominent wholesale dry goods merchant. Shaw studied at the Harvard School for Boys in Hyde Park Township . He was accepted to Yale University , graduating with a bachelor of arts in 1890. While at Yale, Shaw was the lead editor of The Yale Record , the world's oldest humor magazine. He

2052-415: The early days of the club were Frederic Remington , William Merritt Chase , Robert Henri , and George Bellows . The club's first home was a brownstone on West 34th Street. Commerce, meanwhile, was moving up from downtown, and the neighborhood of brownstones was changing. Because it accepted both men and women, the club was a rousing success and its tight quarters on 34th street could barely keep up with

2109-457: The foregoing purposes." The name of the Club is said to be based on the novel "The Cliff Dwellers" by Henry B. Fuller. Alternatively, it refers to the ancient cliff-dwelling Indians of the Southwest, for a club that is perching on high ledges and values the arts. The club's interior, and the meeting space called the "kiva", was designed by Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw , and featured

2166-532: The general public. Classes include drawing, pastel, cooking, and writing classes, often taught by club members who are professionals on the topic. Beginning in 1906, the National Arts Club started awarding the "NAC Medal of Honor" to recognize individuals who had made unique contribution to the arts field. The medal is awarded on a yearly basis and has recognized people in Fashion, acting, literature, music, and architecture. Several smaller groups have existed within

2223-784: The list of clubs they have agreements with: The National Arts Club is one of the few private clubs that has admitted women as full and equal members since its inception. Among the distinguished painters who have been members are Robert Henri , Leon Dabo , Edward Charles Volkert , Frederic Remington , William Merritt Chase , Richard C. Pionk , Chen Chi , Larry Rivers , Louise Upton Brumback , Cecilia Beaux , Will Barnet , Everett Raymond Kinstler , and Michael Cheval. Sculptors have been represented by Augustus Saint-Gaudens , Daniel Chester French , Anna Hyatt Huntington and Paul Manship . Many renowned literary figures, including Robert William Service in 1910, W. H. Auden , Mark Twain and Frank McCourt have been members. The National Arts Club

2280-460: The literary and art critic of the New York Times for 18 years, returned from a diplomatic post abroad. An inspired organizer and entrepreneur, he sent letters to men and women of importance in the New York area as well as in metropolitan areas across the country. The response was so enthusiastic that the club was able to apply to Albany for its charter in 1898. With the application went a list of

2337-531: The mural Navaho by John Warner Norton . Charter members of the club included Garland's brother-in-law Lorado Taft , a noted sculptor; educator and author William Morton Payne ; architect Frank Lloyd Wright ; architects A.B. Pond and I.K. Pond ; the landscape architect Jens Jensen , and many other civic and cultural figures. The Cliff Dwellers' space in Orchestra Hall was ready for occupancy on January 6, 1909, when inaugural ceremonies were held. Under

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2394-498: The newlywed Shaws. These two adjacent houses featured a combination of Queen Anne , Tudor, and Romanesque styles. The incorporation of Indiana Limestone set these houses apart from their neighbors. Shaw soon received five other requests for buildings in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Hyde Park, recently annexed by Chicago, was the fastest-growing neighborhood, thanks to the recently opened University of Chicago . Shaw received

2451-463: The officers, Board of Trustees, and members totaling more than 1200. The list included such collectors as Henry Frick , William T. Evans , Benjamin Altman, Jules Bache and Henry Walters . Though not a charter member, J. Pierpont Morgan joined the Club early in its development and later was made an Honorary Vice President. Among the artists of the period, earlier charter members, or those joined in

2508-409: The original by-laws, the Club's membership was limited to men. Women have been admitted as members since 1984. The Club became a meeting place for artists and lovers of the fine arts, through dinners and programs and performances by many local artists, and the ongoing camaraderie provided by a place to meet, eat and talk at a designated members table which is open to all Cliff Dwellers members. In 1996,

2565-528: The other two owners of the property. These houses exhibited Shaw's first forays into the Arts and Crafts Movement . Shaw's house, Ragdale , is today considered one of the best examples of Arts and Crafts architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Shaw became interested in the movement after holding a joint exhibition for Chicago architecture and Arts and Crafts designers at

2622-719: The planning committee for the World's Columbian Exposition . His Dutch-American mother Sarah (née Van Doren) was a prolific painter and a member of the Bohemian Club . Howard had one brother, Theodore Jr. His family resided at 2124 Calumet Avenue, then a part of the Prairie Avenue district, the heart of the social fabric of the city. Prairie Avenue was also the site of Chicago's most modern residential architecture, including Henry Hobson Richardson 's John J. Glessner House . Howard Shaw met Frances Wells, his future wife, in

2679-450: The possibility of a new kind of club that would embrace all the arts. The establishment of the Club came at a time when American artists were increasingly turning to their own nation rather than exclusively to Europe as a center of work and creativity. Significantly, the club would offer full membership for women at the onset, reflecting their accomplishment in the arts. While the group was working out an organizational plan, Charles DeKay ,

2736-549: The president's expulsion and settlement of state charges against him by the New York State Attorney General 's Office. In 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , the club renovated parts of its building to allow for the opening of new galleries. The initial clubhouse was noted for its tea rooms and the fact that it allowed both men and women to commingle. However, with a growing membership,

2793-403: The statue as a fake, placing it as a work that came from a much later era. In 1922, "Nude Girl with a Shawl" (now known as "Nude with White Shawl"), a painting by George Bellows , offended the audience of the time, who considered it immoral. The early 21st century was marked by financial crisis and a decade-long feud between the club's long-running president and its board that eventually led to

2850-452: The value of the old European architecture eschewed by the other architects. Another early commission for Shaw was the rebuilding of the sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Illinois) following a devastating fire in March 1900. Shaw had been baptized and raised in the church and was just 31 at the time of the commission. The design of the sanctuary reflects Shaw's interest in

2907-780: The wealthy waned in Hyde Park, it grew in the Gold Coast , and Shaw quickly became the prominent architect in this neighborhood. Shaw received another major commission in 1906, this time in the Chicago Loop . The sixteen-story Mentor Building was designed in the Chicago style , but also retained neoclassical elements. Unlike other buildings in the style, the Mentor buildings have clear base, middle, and top sections, reminiscent of European tradition. The building still stands today and

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2964-582: Was admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) later that year. MIT was one of the few architectural schools in the country at that time, closely following the rules set forth by the École des Beaux-Arts . Shaw completed the two-year program in one year. Shaw would use the elements of Georgian , Tudor , and neoclassical design he learned from MIT in most of his later works. After returning to Chicago in June 1891, he joined

3021-424: Was also influenced at this time by the writings of Reginald Blomfield , who argued in favor of using pre-industrial materials to design formal gardens, and William Robinson , who pioneered the idea of a wildlife garden . These emerging ideas would come to be known as the Arts and Crafts movement . After his return to the United States, Shaw focused on designing single-family homes. These dwellings were considered

3078-591: Was an architect in Chicago , Illinois . Shaw was a leader in the American Craftsman movement, best exemplified in his 1900 remodel of Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He designed Marktown , Clayton Mark's planned worker community in Northwest Indiana. Shaw was born in Chicago , Illinois , on May 7, 1869. His father Theodore was a successful dry goods businessman and was part of

3135-512: Was designated a New York City landmark in 1966, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. It is located in the Gramercy Park Historic District . The new clubhouse, which opened its doors in 1906, was initially designed with a billiard room and a parlor on the ground floor, and reading rooms and smoking rooms on the 1st floor. The 2nd floor was purely focused on team rooms for female members. During

3192-548: Was receiving new recognition thanks to the success of the "White City" at the World's Columbian Exposition. Shaw worked on one last commission for the firm, the Snitzler house, in 1894. In 1894, Shaw established his own practice while finishing his work for Jenney & Mundie in his father's attic on Calumet Avenue. His first solo commissions were for his father, who wanted one house for his daughter and son-in-law, and another for

3249-429: Was so afraid that some other buyer would also find it that he put down some money of his own to bind the bargain. In 1906, the club acquired the Samuel J. Tilden House . Throughout the 20th century, the club was primarily noted for its exhibits, with a few controversies arising from some of its shows. In 1905, the club displayed a sculpture of Aphrodite that purported to be from ancient Rome. Critics were quick to deride

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