A Walk Through The American Wing

The curators of the American Wing, with an introduction by Morrison H. Heckscher and H. Barbara Weinberg

2002

208 pages

160 illustrations

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The American Wing is a favorite destination for the Metropolitan's visitors, so I am particularly pleased that, once again, there is in print a handy and dependable guide to its treasures. The joint work of the curatorial staffs of the Departments of American Decorative Arts and American Paintings and Sculpture, the text is informed by the latest scholarship presented in an informal and accessible manner.

The American Wing is a living organism, with its collections and their means of display continually evolving. Since 1980, for example, literally hundreds of works of art have been acquired thanks to the generosity of many collectors and donors; a half dozen important period rooms, including a masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright, have been installed; and the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art, in which most of the Wing's reserve collections are on public view, has opened. Changes will continue, and it is our hope that this new volume, organized to guide the visitor through three stories and many galleries, will be as popular, and go through as many editions, as the original Handbook of the American Wing.

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Architectural Elements from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York, Louis C. Tiffany American, Limestone, ceramic, and Fravrile glass, American — Architectural Elements from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York
Louis C. Tiffany
ca. 1905

Autumn Landscape, Tiffany Studios, Leaded Favrile glass, American — Autumn Landscape
Tiffany Studios
1923–24

Window, Frank Lloyd Wright American, Glass, zinc, American — Window
Frank Lloyd Wright
1912

Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Louis Henry Sullivan American, Cast iron, electroplate copper finish, mahogany railing, American — Staircase from Chicago Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Louis Henry Sullivan
1893

Bacchante and Infant Faun, Frederick William MacMonnies American, Bronze, American — Bacchante and Infant Faun
Frederick William MacMonnies
1893–94, cast 1894

Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial, Daniel Chester French American, Marble, American — Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial
Daniel Chester French
1906–8, carved 1912–15

Vanderbilt Mantelpiece, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American, Marble, mosaic, oak, and cast iron, American — Vanderbilt Mantelpiece
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
ca. 1881–83

Chest, William Searle, White oak, red oak, American — Chest
William Searle
1663–80

Cabinet, Red oak, white pine, black walnut, red cedar, maple, American — Cabinet
1679

High chest of drawers, Black walnut, maple, poplar, hickory, white pine, American — High chest of drawers
1700–1730

Room from the Hart House, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Wood, oak, pine, American — Room from the Hart House, Ipswich, Massachusetts
1680

Cradle, White oak, American — Cradle
1640–90

Wentworth House, Wood, oak, pine, American — Wentworth House
1695–1700

Banister-back chair, Maple, American — Banister-back chair
1715–35

Oval table with falling leaves, Soft maple, white pine, American — Oval table with falling leaves
1715–40

Fireplace wall paneling from the John Hewlett House, John Hewlett American, American — Fireplace wall paneling from the John Hewlett House
John Hewlett
1740–60

Kast, Painted yellow poplar, red oak, white pine, American — Kast
1690–1720

Chest with drawer, Painted white pine, yellow pine, yellow poplar, oak, American — Chest with drawer
1720–35

High Chest of Drawers, Walnut, walnut veneer, eastern white pine; brass, American — High Chest of Drawers
1730–40

Dressing Table, Mahogany, American — Dressing Table
1740–50

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