Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
National Arts Club Studio Visit: Michael Shane Neal
National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South
Join us for a salon with Michael Shane Neal, chairman of the Portrait Society of America. Neal is the third occupant of the apartment studio above the National Arts Club. Neal is only the third artist to occupy this studio in 117 years. The studio had been occupied by Everett Raymond Kinstler, an early mentor with a direct artistic lineage to John Singer Sargent through artist Gordon Stevenson, who studied under Sargent. His commissions have included portraits of prominent figures from Theodore Roosevelt to contemporary presidents.
Credit: Matt Harrington
Founded in 1898, the National Arts Club today occupies the Samuel Tilden Mansion on Gramercy Park, which was redesigned by Calvert Vaux. The Studio building was built over the former garden in 1906 and designed by George B. Post. Members will enjoy a tour of the studio, a conversation about Shane’s recent work and the studio’s history, with refreshments.
Tickets:
$70 AFGG members
$50 for Young Georgians
This event is limited to active members of AFGG only. Payments by check should be sent to:
AFGG
c/o John Kinnear Architects
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 410
New York, NY 10168
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