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National Arts Club Benefit October 30, 2000:
Celebrates Freud's Interpretation of Dreams [Nightmares, Fantasies]
Join us for the
live
netcast by OnlineTV!
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Charles McPhee |
Tucker Shaw |
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WHEN: Monday October 30th, 2000
7:00 pm-the witching hour
WHERE: The National Arts Club:
15 Gramercy Park South, NYC 10003; tel: (212) 475-3424; subway:
N, R, 6 to 23rd St., then walk to E. 20th St. & Park Ave.
So.
WHAT: A 100th anniversary of Sigmund
Freud's Interpretation of Dreams sets
the tone for entertainment and refreshments, along with establishing the
costume theme for tonight's annual Hallowe'en
Howl gala. Austrian spirits + wines, and Vincent Van Gogh Vodka
will be served accompanied by superb Viennese food:
Sparkling Wine: Schlumberger Vienna Brut; Wine:
Eiswein, Klosterkeller Siegendorf, Pannonia Serendipity
Divitiae Aureolae; Liqueur: Mozart Chocolate
Liqueur; etc.
ATTIRE: Black tie or a
costume [theme: a dream, nightmare, or fantasy].
EXTRAS: Since material culture
ignites our dreams, a fashion show by
Zuss,
Jordan
Betten's Lost Art, and Juliana Z's dreamwear
jumpstarts this event. Exchange provocative pillowtalk with our guest
dreamologists; have dreams interpreted. Intriguing celebrities,
performers, VIPs, and masks add color. Former Estee Lauder model, and
National Arts Club member Paulina Porizkova always
attends this Hallowe'en party with an ensemble of supermodel friends.
RAFFLE & COSTUME CONTEST PRIZES: dinners at "A list" Manhattan restaurants, gift baskets, couture apparel, and much more. [Prize list in formation.]
Attendees: 450 - 650 expected.
Entry
fee: $100 [VIP admission $200]
WHY: This event is
a Benefit for the facade restoration of THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB
[established in 1898], which is headquartered in the former
Tilden Mansion built in the 1840s and reconfigured in 1881-84 by Calvert
Vaux [who designed Central Park with Frederick Law Olmsted]. The Tribune
reported in 1882 that the reason for the expansion was that "Samuel Tilden's
library was growing so rapidly that there had to be some place to hold it."
The newspaper estimated the cost at $200,000. Sculptor
Samuel Kitson worked on some of the sumptuous residential interiors, and
also embellished the 59-foot frontage with themes from Tilden's prodigious
library. A bust of Da Vinci is perched above a front door, and a memorable
panel with five heads modeled in brownstone that "represents the literary
idea which is the foundation of the whole new structure" offers the visages
of Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Goethe, and Benjamin Franklin facing the tranquil
green trees of Gramercy Park. Vaux had extensive carving carried out
over the entire front. The dark granite has repeated leaf patterns
and, occasionally, the monogram "T." The brownstone and red Carlisle
stone from Scotland have inventive and unusual carvings, especially at the
facade's corners, where foliate ornament gradually spreads out into a plain
field of hammered masonry.
What happened to Samuel Tilden's books?
In 1886 Tilden died and left the bulk of his $5 million estate to begin a
public library for New York. In the 1890s the famous Tilden collection
was combined with the Astor and Lenox Libraries for what was built as the
New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd
Street. Perhaps you have enjoyed the benefits of Tilden's generosity
on behalf of literacy and a public good.
What's happening to Samuel Tilden's residence?
Preliminary tests indicate the granite and brownstone are not in alarming
shape yet, but the red Scottish sandstone blocks are disintegrating
and "failing over a wide area," stated a 1997 architect's report. Since
the original quarry is still open, the sandstone portions can be replaced
with matching blocks. All it takes is an ample restoration fund.
Attend the fundraiser and enjoy yourself in the name of landmark
preservation.
Inquire how you can help The
National Arts Club. Thank you.
| Sculptor Samuel J. Kitson worked on some of the sumptuous residential interiors; he also embellished the 59-foot frontage with themes from Tilden's prodigious library. | From 1881-84, Calvert Vaux had extensive carving carried out over the entire front. The dark granite has repeated leaf patterns and, occasionally, the monogram "T." |
 15 Gramercy Park So. |
The brownstone and red Carlisle stone have inventive and unusual carvings, especially at the facade's corners, where foliate ornament gradually spreads out into a plain field of hammered masonry. |
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Vincent Van Gogh Vodka | |
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Silver Quelle | |
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Reber Mozart Chocolates |
Staud's Wein | Josef Manner Wafers |
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| Raffle Prize Sponsors |
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Niche Marketing Mozart Liqueur Set |
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Riedel Crystal of America, Inc. 2 Tasting Glass Sets |
Austrian Trade Commission Ladies wallet |
Benihana of Tokyo Restaurant | ||
| Terme de Salsomaggiore | Landhaus, Inc. Dinnerware set | Wallse Restaurant | ||
| RUBINCHAPELLLE chic apparel | Nancy Bacich | Julianna Z | b. michael Couture |
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