Literature & Arts ~ Club Art Collection

Founded in 1887 by a group of university graduates who shared a common interest in establishing a place where other graduates could come to foster the free exchange of ideas and appreciation of the arts, the University Club of Chicago has among its stated goals, the promotion of literature and art. Works of art have been a permanent part of the University Club of Chicago from the opening of the present building in 1909. There are the stained-glass windows and decorations by the artist who created the Club's seal, one of finest muralists in early 20th century America, Frederic Clay Bartlett. Throughout the Club are many prints, paintings, manuscript pages, photographs, sculptures and ceramics that date from the 13th through 20th centuries. Shown throughout the building, these pieces form the nucleus of an ever-growing collection and with numerous artistic connections.

Frederic C. Bartlett, Roger Brown, Ed Paschke, Leon Golub, William Conger, Richard Hull, and architect, Martin Roche, are just a few of the notable masters whose works are on view throughout the clubhouse.