▁America ▁( pub lished ▁as ▁a ▁serial ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Mr . ▁V ander b ilt ' s ▁House ▁and ▁Collection ▁( pub lished , ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁serial , ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 4 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁review ed ▁the ▁art ▁collection ▁at ▁William ▁Henry ▁V ander b ilt ' s ▁New ▁York ▁m ansion . ▁Perhaps ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁contemporary ▁work , ▁these ▁two ▁books ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁t ast es ▁and ▁collect ing ▁hab its ▁of ▁American ▁art ▁collect ors ▁in ▁the ▁G ild ed ▁Age . ▁ ▁Sh inn ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T ile ▁Club , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁whose ▁membership ▁included ▁W ins low ▁H omer , ▁William ▁Mer ritt ▁Ch ase , ▁and ▁August us ▁Saint - G aud ens . ▁He ▁wrote ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁chap ters ▁of ▁A ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁T ile ▁Club ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 6 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Qu akers ▁Category : American ▁art ▁critics ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁al umn i ▁Category : American ▁al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁Category : P