Stuart P. Embury, MD, book-collector, and donor of the Stuart P. Embury MD Library of American Art, will be giving a lecture on the Tile Club, a group of artists that formed the club in 1877 and was active for 10 years. The presentation is scheduled for October 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Love Library South 29 (Archives & Special Collections Reading Room).
Members of the Tile Club included American artists such as Winslow Homer, J. Alden Weir, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and William Merritt Chase among others. Dr. Embury will focus the history of the Club and the rare book they produced in 1886.
This presentation is free to the public and sponsored by the University Libraries. Any questions, contact 402-472-2526.