The Scarab Club
The Scarab Club was founded in 1907 as a social club for art and literary enthusiasts. It started out as "Hopkin Club," named after Robert Hopkin--prominent landscape painter, and "granddaddy" of the Detroit art community. The name was changed to the Scarab Club in 1913.
Many of the original founding members of the Scarab Club consisted of automotive designers, advertising illustrators, graphic artists, photographers, architects, and automobile company owners. Scarab Club members inspired each others’ artistic spirit by entering their artwork in the Annual Exhibition of Michigan Artists held at the Detroit Institute of Arts under the auspices of the Scarab Club from 1911 to 1928 and the DIA from 1929 to 1974.
Many of the original founding members of the Scarab Club consisted of automotive designers, advertising illustrators, graphic artists, photographers, architects, and automobile company owners. Scarab Club members inspired each others’ artistic spirit by entering their artwork in the Annual Exhibition of Michigan Artists held at the Detroit Institute of Arts under the auspices of the Scarab Club from 1911 to 1928 and the DIA from 1929 to 1974.
The Detroit Institute of the Arts
The Detroit Art Institute contains one of the most diverse and extensive art collections in the world. The DIA collection includes European, American, African-American, Oceanic, Islamic, Modern-Contemporary, and Asian Art Collections. Some world-renowned artists that are encompassed in the collection are Vincent Van Gogh(Impressionist), Thomas Copley (Romanticist), and Diego Rivera.
Originally located in a romanesque building on Jefferson Avenue in 1885, the DIA moved to a larger site on Woodward Avenue in 1927.
Originally located in a romanesque building on Jefferson Avenue in 1885, the DIA moved to a larger site on Woodward Avenue in 1927.