 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
| Select details in text for enlargement |
|
|
|
The Cathedrals of Fifth Avenue is an ironic commentary on the flamboyance of New Yorkers' consumerist attitudes. Fifth Avenue, with its grand edifices of commerce, is transformed into a stage for a wedding. This event provides an occasion for the artist as a keen observer of human nature to describe the difficulty of upholding one's personal values against the overwhelming tide of commercialism. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The
Cathedrals of Fifth Avenue, 1931–32 Florine Stettheimer (American, 18711944) Oil on canvas; 60 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. (152.7 x 127.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of Ettie Stettheimer, 1953 (53.24.3) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||
| |
|
Home |
Works of Art |
Curatorial Departments |
Collection Database |
Features |
Timeline of Art History |
Explore & Learn |
The Met Store |
Membership |
Ways to Give |
Plan Your Visit |
Calendar |
The Cloisters |
Concerts & Lectures |
Educational Resources |
Events & Programs |
FAQs |
Special Exhibitions |
My Met Museum |
Press Room |
Met Podcast |
MetShare |
Site Index |
Now at the Met |
MuseumKids Photograph Credits Copyright © 2000–2008 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy.
|
