Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2018–2020: Part II: Late Eighteenth Century to Contemporary: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v.78, no. 4 (Spring, 2021)

Contributions by Ian Alteveer, Kelly Baum, Kim Benzel, Deniz Beyazit, Monika Bincsik, Yaëlle Biro, John Byck, Iria Candela, John T. Carpenter, Henry Colburn, Stephanie D’Alessandro, Clare Davies, Jayson Kerr Dobney, Ashley Dunn, Maryam Ekhtiar, Douglas S. Eklund, Alyce Perry Englund, Jennifer Farrell, Mia Fineman, Amanda B. Garfinkel, Medill Higgins Harvey, Ruth Bigelow, Alison Hokanson, Mellissa J. Huber, Shanay Jhaveri, Ronda Kasl, Wolfram Koeppe, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Brinda Kumar, Donald J. La Rocca, Alisa LaGamma, Constance McPhee, Asher E. Miller, Elyse Nelson, Maia Nuku, Stephen C. Pinson, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Jessica Regan, Jeff L. Rosenheim, Femke Speelberg, Adrienne Spinozzi, Perrin Stein, Courtney A. Stewart, E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Karen Van Godtsenhoven, Sheena Wagstaff, Sylvia Yount (2021)

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The second volume in a special two-part edition of Recent Acquisitions, this Bulletin celebrates works acquired by the Museum in 2019 and 2020, many of which were gifts bestowed in honor of the Museum’s 150th anniversary year. Highlights of this volume include Jean-Baptise Carpeaux’s astonishing portrayal of an African woman in the marble sculpture Why Born Enslaved!, a monumental storage jar by African American potter and poet David Drake, an exquisite lacquer mirror case depicting an 1838 meeting between the crown prince of Iran and the tsar of Russia, and Carmen Herrera’s abstract work dating to 1949, Iberic. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met's collection.

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Director's Note

Recent Acquisitions:
Part II: Late Eighteenth Century to Contemporary

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About the authors

Ian Alteveer is Aaron I. Fleischman Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Kelly Baum is Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Kim Benzel is Curator in Charge, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Deniz Beyazit is Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Monika Bincsik is Diane and Arthur Abbey Associate Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Yaëlle Biro is Associate Curator for African Art, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

John Byck is Associate Curator, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Iria Candela is Estrellita B. Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

John T. Carpenter isMary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Henry Colburn is Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stephanie D’Alessandro Leonard A. Lauder Curator of Modern Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Clare Davies is Assistant Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jayson Kerr Dobney is Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge, Department of Musical Instruments, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ashley Dunn is Assistant Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Maryam Ekhtiar is Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Douglas S. Eklund is Former Curator, Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alyce Perry Englund is Associate Curator, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jennifer Farrell is Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Mia Fineman is Curator, Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Amanda B. Garfinkel is Assistant Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Medill Higgins Harvey is Ruth Bigelow Wriston Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alison Hokanson is Associate Curator, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Mellissa J. Huber is Assistant Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Shanay Jhaveri is Assistant Curator, International Modern and Contemporary Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Ronda Kasl is Curator of Latin American Art, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wolfram Koeppe is Marina Kellen French Senior Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser is Alice Pratt Brown Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Brinda Kumar is Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Donald J. La Rocca is Curator Emeritus, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alisa LaGamma is Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Curator in Charge, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Constance McPhee is Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Asher E. Miller is Associate Curator, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Elyse Nelson is Assistant Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Maia Nuku is Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Associate Curator for Oceanic Art, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stephen C. Pinson is Curator, Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Stuart W. Pyhrr is Curator Emeritus, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jessica Regan is Associate Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jeff L. Rosenheim is Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge, Department of Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Femke Speelberg is Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Adrienne Spinozzi is Assistant Research Curator, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Perrin Stein is Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Courtney A. Stewart is Senior Research Assistant, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer is Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Karen Van Godtsenhoven is Former Associate Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sheena Wagstaff is Leonard A. Lauder Chairman, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sylvia Yount is Lawrence A. Fleischman Curator in Charge, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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