Cosmopolitan Club (New York City)
Helen Gilman Brown (President), Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Edith Carpenter Macy, Adele Herter, Mrs. John Sherman Hoyt, Mrs. E. R. Hewitt, Mrs. Ellwood Hendrick | |
Type | Nonprofit |
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Purpose | "Where women of accomplishment enjoy each other's company and pursue their interest in arts and letters, and current events.."[1] |
Headquarters | 122 East 66th Street New York, NY |
Region served | New York metropolitan area (United States) |
Website | CosClub.com |
The Cosmopolitan Club is a
.History
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In 1909, the Cosmos Club formed as a club for
Early notable members included novelists
In December 1917, the club put on an exhibition of paintings by Pablo Picasso.[7] Guest speakers in that era included poets Amy Lowell, Vachel Lindsay, and Siegfried Sassoon, educator Maria Montessori, and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover.
In 1932, the club moved to its current home, a ten-story brick building with white marble trim and wrought-iron balconies, situated at 122 East 66th Street, across the street from the
Membership
By 1917, the club had 600 members, with another 400 on its waiting list.[10]
According to its current (2018) website, "for over a century" the club has been "a gathering place where women of accomplishment enjoy each other's company and pursue their interest in arts and letters, and current events."[1] The club has a dress code; among other strictures, the wearing of blue jeans and running shoes is prohibited.[11]
Historical gallery
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Thomas Harlan Ellett, architect of the Cosmopolitan Club, in France during the First World War.
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An architectural drawing of the Cosmopolitan Club, New York City, built 1932.
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Floor plans of the Cosmopolitan Club, New York City, drawn by T.H. Ellett, architect.
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The architect T.H. Ellett's design for the Cosmopolitan Club street facade (left) and garden facade (right).
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A 1933 view of the Gallery connecting the 65th and 66th Street wings.
See also
- Thomas Harlan Ellett
- List of American gentlemen's clubs
References
- ^ a b "Welcome to the Cosmopolitan Club," Cosmopolitan Club website.
- ^ a b "A Short History of The Cosmopolitan Club (2009)," Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine Cosmopolitan Club website.
- ^ "Behind the Scenes with Author Shaw," The New York Times, April 7, 1910.
- ^ "New Club for New York Women," The New York Times, March 22, 1911.
- ^ Geoffrey T. Hellman, "The Talk of the Town: Tea With Mrs. Hendrick", The New Yorker, June 22, 1957, p. 18
- ^ "Inside New York’s most exclusive private clubs" Jim Dow, Financial Times, December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ Michael C. FitzGerald, Picasso and American Art.
- ^ Thomas Harlan Ellett Collection Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, University of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Architectural Gold Medals Given," The New York Times, February 26, 1933.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Club Buys 2 Houses," New York Times, February 22, 1917.
- ^ "General Information," Cosmopolitan Club website.