The Art Club of Philadelphia, often called the Philadelphia Art Club, was a club in Philadelphia, founded on February 7, 1887, to advance the arts.[1] It took on the same spirit as the Century Club of New York City: a comfortable, even opulent, place for member artists and art amateurs to work, stay, and socialize.
Its charter proclaimed:
The Art Club was one of the country's leading venues for solo and group art shows. Each year, the club presented a gold medal to the artist of an outstanding work, an art award that was viewed as one of the nation's most prestigious.
The club dissolved on November 9, 1940.[2]
The 1888 architectural competition to design the building was won by 27-year-old Frank Miles Day. His entry was selected over those of established firms such as Wilson Eyre, Cope and Stewardson, Willis G. Hale, Hazlehurst & Huckel, and others.
