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The Scarab Club (commonly referred to as ''Historic Scarab Club of Detroit'') is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of Detroit, Michigan, located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Science Center. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974〔 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.〔 ==The early years== The Scarab Club was formed in 1907. It began as an informal association named the Hopkin Club after the founder, marine painter Robert Hopkin.〔Reed, Patricia; Renner, Christine; & Crane, Michael E. ''The Scarab Club''. Arcadia Publishing (2006), p. 9.〕 The members met regularly to talk art, eat dinner, and critique paintings. The club's vision since inception was
Renamed the "Scarab Club" in 1913, the club grew in popularity, and member Lancelot Sukert, a Detroit architect, designed the current clubhouse,〔Eckert, Kathryn Bishop. ''The Campus Guide: Cranbrook.'' New York: Princeton Architectural Press (2001), p. 172.〕 which opened its doors on October 5, 1928. The interior of the club is decorated with objets d'art created and contributed by members over the decades. The building showcases exquisite tile sculptures from Pewabic Pottery, including the Scarab Club logo. The ceiling beams of the lounge once served as the club's guest book, and poet Vachel Lindsay signed as one of the first visitors. Since then, signing the beam has become a ceremonial honor, and the autographs of art world luminaries such as John Sloan, Diego Rivera, Pablo Davis, Marcel Duchamp, Norman Rockwell, and John Sinclair grace the beams. The club's themed costumed balls, held from 1917 to 1950, were the single most important social event in Detroit each year. ''Life'' magazine covered the 1937 event with a two-page photo spread, and ''The Detroit News'' and ''The Detroit Free Press'' also gave the annual balls two pages in their photo sections. Radio station WJR broadcast live from the 1937 "Scarabean Cruise" ball. The annual Exhibition of Michigan Artists at the Detroit Institute of Arts was originated by the Scarab Club in 1911. In 1915 the Scarab Club Prize became the top award and in 1917 the first Scarab Club Gold Medal was awarded. The gold medal is still the club's most prestigious award, given each December at the Gold Medal Exhibition and Dinner. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scarab Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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