Writer Ann Patchett and her dear friend, Marti Fischer, began coming to The Met together when they were students at Sarah Lawrence College.
“I just thought, ‘this is the grown-up world,’” Ann says, “the beautiful world of my future.”
Join Ann and Marti on their most recent walk through our European Paintings galleries where they recount how Marti recently came to Ann’s aid when she needed to choose which work from The Met collection to include in Whistler, her latest novel.
Series Producer/Director: Ann C. Collins
Editor: Lucas Groth
Cinematographer: Axel Baumann
Sound Recordist: Mark Mandler
Production Manager: Hayley Theisen
Intern: Rozie Brockington
Music composed and produced by: Mark Suozzo
Managing Producer and Editor: Ann C. Collins
Senior Manager of Media Production: Skyla Choi
Special thanks to Ann Patchett; Marti Fischer; Stephan Wolohojian, John Pope-Hennessy Curator in Charge, European Paintings; Michael Plunkett; Lindsay Prevette; Lindsay Lynch
Music:
“Opening” ©2026 Mark My Music (BMI)
“Art With a Friend” ©2026 Mark My Music (BMI)
“Henri Rousseau - The Hungry Lion” ©2026 Mark My Music (BMI)
“Haystacks in Winter” ©2026 Mark My Music (BMI)
“End Credits” ©2026 Mark My Music (BMI)
