Tile Club

 

SAL record control number: 63216 ;

Record level: Organization ;

Record type: Outside ;

 

Organization name: Tile Club ;

About:

The Tile Club was one of many societies that formed across the United States during the late nineteenth century. Including such well-known artists as Winslow Homer, William Merritt Chase, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Edwin Austin Abbey, J. Alden Weir, and John H. Twachtman, the club was founded in 1877 riding a wave of interest in the decorative arts. Members met once a week and would each contribute to the “decorative age” by painting an eight-by-eight-inch ceramic tile. These meetings became a time to socialize, dine, and enjoy the music performed by guests and honorary members.

Tiles formed only a small part of the Club’s output. Members made excursions to Long Island and up the Hudson River to sketch and paint. These trips were lively journeys, and the works completed during them document the first plein-air painting organization in the young nation. Tiles, paintings, sculptures, and sketches—many by distinguished artists working early in their careers—are showcased in this exhibition.

 

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Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artist/?p=63216

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2019.63216

Record birth date:
October 4, 2019

Last updated: April 15, 2022 at 17:07 pm