More about the Exhibition
The exhibition is arranged thematically, with sections devoted to portraits (including
portrait miniatures), ornamental or narrative scenes, images of children and families, and
seascapes and cityscapes. Among the works on paper are additional sections of mourning
pictures and calligraphy. The paintings are on view in the Erving and Joyce Wolf Gallery
through January 2, 2000, after which a selection are shown at the New York State Museum in
Albany. The works on paper, because of their sensitivity to light, will remain on view for
a shorter period of time -- through September 5, 1999 -- in The Henry R. Luce Center for
the Study of American Art.
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Over a number of decades, the Metropolitan Museum amassed a fine and extensive collection
of folk art, acquired almost exclusively by gift or bequest. Among the Museum's principal
benefactors were Colonel Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, whose important
collection included iconic works by the greatest names in American folk painting. Through
the generosity of the Garbisches, the four examples provided below -- all of which will be
on view in the exhibition -- entered the Museum's collection.
The exhibition is supported in part by Jan and Warren
Adelson.
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