Arts Club Louisville.
Title
Arts Club Louisville .
Creator
Hewett, Ainslie, 1880-1963 (bookplate designer)
Description
Decorative shield featuring a pegasus , a palette with paint brushes , the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene) , and a pan flute or panpipe . Black ink with orange highlights . A scroll near the top of the shield has the text "The Arts Club. " A smaller scroll says "Louisville. " The words "Presented by" are in the framed space between the palette and panpipe . The Arts Club of Louisville was founded in 1920 to support art in all forms . By January 1921 , there were 273 members . Charter members included Cale Young Rice , Alice Hegan Rice , Mrs . J.B . Speed (Hattie Bishop Speed) , and Mrs . Morris Belknap . Other members included Frederic Cowles , Ainslie Hewett , Eleanor Mercein Kelly , Norman Kohlhepp , Boyd Martin , Frederic L . Morgan , and W . K . Stewart . The first headquarters for the Arts Club was located at 314 West Chestnut Street in Louisville , Kentucky . Brown ink . Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year .
Subject
Bookplates Armorial bookplates Labels
Date Original
1925
Object Type
Relief prints
Source
11.1 x 7.3 cm. bookplate. Folder: Bookplates - Arts Club, in Ainslie Hewett (1880-1963) Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
Ainslie Hewett (1880-1963) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/hewett/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Language
eng
Image Name
ULAL Arts Club
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