[Rarebooks] FS: American Portraits at America's Most Exclusive Rich-Man's Club

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"The Collection of Portraits of American Celebrities and other Paintings
Belonging to The Brook. A Catalogue Compiled by Diego Suarez Together with
a History of The Brook by Thomas B. Clarke, Completed by Philip D. Holden"

By Diego Suarez (& Thomas B. Clarke). Published in New York in 1962, in an
edition of 1,000 copies.

A detailed catalog of more than 30 portraits in The Brook's collection,
which included portraits by Benjamin West, Henry Inman, Samuel F.B. Morse,
John Quidor, John Singleton Copley, Eastman Johnson, Rembrandt Peale, John
Trumbull, and a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. The Brook,
co-founded by noted collector Thomas B. Clarke, still exists, and has
counted duPont, Hearst and J.P. Morgan, as well as JFK, amongst its
membership.

Hardcover. 6”x9”, xiii + 105 pages, color frontispiece, 4 black & while
illustrations and 35 black & white plates. Blue and yellow cloth with the
club arms in silver on the cover. Covers lightly rubbed, a little soil.
Contents fine.  $65.00

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