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Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They made up an incredible musical trio—John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto, and John Monteleone—but never won a Grammy. The guitars these luthiers created, however, found their way
Cézanne’s Card Players at the Met
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Card players have been a favorite theme for artists since the 1600s. While some painters, particularly the Flemish and Dutch, depicted these card games as
The Emperor’s Private Paradise:
Treasures From The Forbidden City
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Plum Blossom Panel When I visited The Forbidden City, over 20 years ago, large sections of the grounds were out-of-bounds because, due to civil war
Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand: Three Masters of 20th Century Photography
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
With the economic downturn, New York’s major museums are forsaking the expensive blockbusters of yore. Instead, and most wisely, they are rummaging through their vast
Even Adults Love Stocking Stuffers
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, you probably need a small gift for your sweetheart, a good friend or visiting relative, or perhaps for the office
Innovative Furniture At the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Rare Look at the Works of Charles Rohlfs
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
by Tamara Moscowitz on Living Around
The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs, is a jewel-like exhibition on its last stop of a five-city tour offering an unusual opportunity to examine the
Stocking Stuffers For Kids
Saturday, November 13th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Wikipedia: Stocking Stuffer—A small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child’s stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve
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