The Union League Club

The Union League Club

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Founded in 1863, the Union League Club remains a private organization dedicated to national integrity, civic purpose, and gracious company J.

Founded in 1863 by a group of concerned citizens to help preserve the Union, the Union League Club of New York has built, over ensuing years, a record of distinguished service to our country. Members of the Union League Club were instrumental in establishing The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870 as well as the Sanitary Commission, a predecessor organization to the American Red Cross. It helped er

09/22/2018

The Union League Club of New York recognized for excellence among city clubs from around the world.

New York City said goodbye to National Guard with massive parade in August 1917 08/31/2017

100 years ago today the Union League Club bid goodbye to the New York National Guard from the reviewing stand at our clubhouse that stood at 5th Avenue and 39th Street. See mention in this article of the ULC and of club member, President Theodore Roosevelt, at the event.

New York City said goodbye to National Guard with massive parade in August 1917 NEW YORK -- Before they walked down the gangplank onto French soil in April 1918; 25,000 New York National Guard Soldiers walked down Fifth Avenue in August 1917 so New York City could say goodbye.

Photos 07/12/2017

Treasure of The Union League Club

A Summer Morning
Painted before 1881, by Arthur Quartley (1839-1886)

Arthur Quartley was a 19th century American artist who began his painting career after he became too sick later in life to continue running his design firm in Baltimore. Upon moving to midtown in New York City, a multitude of his works featured New York Harbor, Long Island, and Rhode Island. Quartley was one of the founders of The Tile Club—a social movement of artists and writers. It is particularly appropriate that The Union League Club have this piece since many Tilers were known for the made significant intellectual contributions to the arts in the Civil War.
A Summer Morning occupies the wall to the left of the Club’s Main Bar, and depicts the East Rock on Star Island, which Arthur Quartley came to know from 1875 to 1881, via doctor’s orders to enjoy the sea air as a remedy for his ailments. The painting experiments with both sublime dominance of nature and its pure quietude. The fisherman and ships appear to be sauntering around them in pure peace; however watermarks on the rock indicate it is low tide. At high tide, the bow-dooming boulders would be completely veiled, and the viewer is reminded of the careful balance between calamity and serenity.

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