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40-576: The decorative castle-like building was completed in 1893 to serve as the headquarters of the Erie county savings bank. The building was the work of architect George B. Post who also designed the Buffalo Statler Towers. Built of pink granite from Jonesboro, Maine , the ashlar masonry walls were backed with brick. Although the exterior walls were load-bearing, the building had an interior steel framing system. The triangular-shaped building

80-404: 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,

120-454: 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 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,

160-865: A degree in civil engineering , Post became a student of Richard Morris Hunt from 1858 to 1860. In 1860, he formed a partnership with a fellow student in Hunt's office, Charles D. Gambrill , with a brief hiatus for service in the Civil War. Post served in the American Civil War under General Burnside at the battle of Fredericksburg and later rose to the rank of colonel in the New York National Guard. In 1867, Post founded his own architectural firm which expanded in 1904 when two of his sons, J. Otis and William Stone joined him to form become George B. Post and Sons. Post served as

200-445: 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 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

240-532: 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

280-502: A landmarked Victorian Gothic Revival brownstone at 15 Gramercy Park, next door to The Players , a club with similar interests. The Tilden House 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

320-646: 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 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

360-832: A wedding gift for his son—and an excellent residential example of Gothic Revival architecture in America. Kenilwood remained in the Post family until it was purchased by Mike Tyson in 1988. Post also designed more staid public and semi-public structures including the New York Stock Exchange Building , the New York Times Building , the Bronx Borough Hall and the Wisconsin State Capitol . In 1893, Post

400-581: Is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx , New York City. 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 the New York Times , to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in

440-516: 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

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480-689: 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 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

520-1011: 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

560-628: The Baldwin Cottage (1879–80), a polychromatic exercise in the "Quaint Style" with bargeboards and half-timbering; John La Farge provided stained glass panels. Post also designed many of the gilded-age mansions found in Bernardsville, NJ and was credited more than anyone with selling wealthy New Yorkers on the idea of establishing a country home in the Somerset Hills . He designed Kenilwood—a grand home built in 1896–1897 as

600-533: 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

640-571: 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

680-853: 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

720-420: 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 , the literary and art critic of

760-535: The banks of Ravine Lake was relocated in 1917 to its present site and includes a golf course designed by A.W. Tillinghast . Many of Post's design's were landmarks of the era. Post's Equitable Life Building (1868–70), was the first office building designed to use passenger elevators; Post himself leased the upper floors when contemporaries predicted they could not be rented. His Western Union Telegraph Building (1872–75) at Dey Street in Lower Manhattan,

800-636: The buildings he designed have been demolished, since their central locations in New York and other cities made them vulnerable to rebuilding in the twentieth century. Some of his lost buildings were regarded as landmarks of their era. His sons, who had been taken into the firm in 1904, continued after his death as George B. Post and Sons until 1930. Post was born on December 15, 1837, in Manhattan , New York, to Joel Browne Post and Abby Mauran Church. After graduating from New York University in 1858 with

840-682: 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

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880-489: 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 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

920-687: 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,

960-722: The consulting engineer in charge of electrical installation. The building was demolished in 1968 together with a number of adjacent buildings as part of an urban renewal project and replaced by the Main Place Tower . The Lion statues that were located atop the building's main entrance pillars along with granite architectural remnants were saved and are now located on the Buffalo State College campus. Source: George B. Post George Browne Post (December   15, 1837 – November   28, 1913), professionally known as George B. Post ,

1000-860: The corner of East 57th Street and Fifth Avenue and was one of the most opulent single-family homes of its time. It featured a lavishly scrolled cast-iron gate forged in Paris (now in Central Park ), sculptural reliefs by Karl Bitter (now in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel ), an ornate reddish-brown marble fireplace sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art ), and elaborate interior decoration by Frederick Kaldenberg, John LaFarge , Philip Martiny , Frederick W. MacMonnies , Rene de Quelin, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens and his brother Julius. The mansion

1040-638: The design of the City College of New York 's main campus buildings, on loan from the New-York Historical Society . Post received the AIA Gold Medal in 1911. His extensive archive is in the collection at the New-York Historical Society . The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House , which Post designed in partnership with Richard Morris Hunt , was an English Jacobethan Gothic red-brick and limestone chateau that stood at

1080-405: 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 the possibility of a new kind of club that would embrace all

1120-532: 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

1160-784: 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

1200-486: The sculptor Karl Bitter and painter Elihu Vedder . Post was a founding member of the National Arts Club , serving as the club's inaugural president from 1898 to 1905. In 1905, his two sons were taken into the partnership, and they continued to lead the firm after Post's death, notably as the designers of many Statler Hotels in cities across the United States. From that time forward, the firm carried on under

1240-733: The sixth president of the American Institute of Architects from 1896 to 1899. He also trained architect Arthur Bates Jennings . Post designed many of the prominent private homes in various places, with many concentrated in New York City and Bernardsville, NJ . He also designed many prominent commercial and public buildings. A true member of the American Renaissance , Post engaged notable artists and artisans to add decorative sculpture and murals to his architectural designs. Among those who worked with Post were

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1280-463: The stewardship of Post's grandson, Edward Everett Post (1904–2006) until the late twentieth century. Sarah Landau 's publication George B. Post, Architect: Picturesque Designer and Determined Realist (1998) inspired a retrospective exhibition in 1998–99 to revisit Post's work at the Society. In 2014, curator, architect George Ranalli presented an exhibition of Post's drawings and photographs of

1320-464: Was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition . Active from 1869 almost until his death, he was recognized as a master of several prominent contemporary American architectural genres, and instrumental in the birth of the skyscraper . Many of his most characteristic projects were for commercial buildings where new requirements pushed the traditional boundaries of design. Many of

1360-617: Was approximately 147 feet by 157 feet (45 × 48 m), and rose to nine stories high on the Main Street side; ten stories high on the Pearl Street side. The building was constructed on a lot within Shelton Square in which the "Old" First Presbyterian Church stood. The church was destroyed in 1890, the same year construction of the savings bank began. During the building's construction Thomas A. Edison served as

1400-556: Was marked by financial crisis and a decade-long feud between the club's long-running president and its board that eventually led to 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

1440-531: 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 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 ,

1480-672: Was named to the architectural staff of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois , by Burnham and Root , where he designed the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. In 1894, Post, along with J. Herbert Ballantine, Robert L. Stevens , and Edward T. H. Talmadge each pledged $ 8,000 to purchase land in Bernardsville, New Jersey , to establish the Somerset Hills Country Club, which, after being built on

1520-478: Was noted for its tea rooms and the fact that it allowed both men and women to commingle. However, with a growing membership, 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 ,

1560-629: Was razed in 1927 for the construction of the Bergdorf Goodman Building at 754 Fifth Avenue. The mansion was photographed by Albert Levy while being built. Post also designed the palazzo across the street that faced the Vanderbilt Mansion for Collis P. Huntington (1889–94). In Newport, Rhode Island , he built a home for the president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , C.C. Baldwin, "Chateau-Nooga" or

1600-583: Was the first office building to rise as high as ten stories, a forerunner of skyscrapers to come. Post's twenty-story New York World Building (1889–90) was the tallest building in New York City when it was erected in "Newspaper Row" facing City Hall Park . Post married Alice Matilda Stone (1840–1909) on October 14, 1863. Together, they had five children: George Browne, Jr., William Stone, Allison Wright, James Otis and Alice Winifred. Post died on November 28, 1913, in Bernardsville, New Jersey . He

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