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Still from "The Living Room" of Berenice Abbott sitting in an armchair in front of a fire with a camera on the table in front of her
Filming Berenice Abbott
Filmmakers Martha Wheelock and Kay Weaver discuss their memories of living and working with the legendary photographer.
Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz
June 24, 2022
Two suited men walk in opposite directions in a large room with white walls covered by large paintings
Asian American Modernism with Abang-guard
Explore how four pioneering artists made their way in New York City.
Maureen Catbagan, Louisa Lam, and Jevijoe Vitug
June 9, 2022
Two people looking at photographs on a table
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"Irving Penn: Centennial"—Curatorial Selection Process
Jeff Rosenheim, curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, and Maria Morris Hambourg, independent curator and former curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, were filmed at The Irving Penn Foundation making their selections for the Irving Penn: Centennial exhibition.
May 19, 2022
A high-contrast view of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "Why Born Enslaved!" from behind with her profile showing
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Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast
This podcast features artists discussing works from the exhibition and themes that arise in representations of the Black figure in Western art
Elizabeth Colomba, Delphine Diallo, and Fabienne Kanor
March 9, 2022
Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh, National League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company
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Spotlight: Tracing Economics through Ephemera
An angle on commerce and consumerism through the “holy grail” of baseball card collecting.
Allison Rudnick and Dave Jamieson
March 2, 2022
Portrait of a queen regent trampling a captive carved into a stelae, or large decorated stone slab, of Maya origin. The sculpture is installed in the Great Hall at the Museum.
Set in Stone: Maya Rulers in the Great Hall
Newly installed, these sculptures celebrate the role of Maya artists in the creation of iconographies of power.
James Doyle
September 2, 2021
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Refashioning the Lavoisiers
A team of experts from across The Met gains new understanding of Jacques Louis David’s iconic portrait.
Silvia A. Centeno, Dorothy Mahon, and David Pullins
September 1, 2021
The Met Fifth facade
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Bronzino’s Poetics of Painting
Take a closer look at the Italian master painter Bronzino’s iconic portrait of the celebrated poet Laura Battiferri (1523–1589).
Keith Christiansen
August 28, 2021
Detail from Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog by Branzino. A painting of an ornately dressed woman with a small dog in her lap.
A Face Is Worth 1,000 Words
11 publications on portraiture from The Met you can read right now.
Rachel High
July 30, 2021
A composite depicting many different types of portraiture
What’s in a Face?
These portraits reveal how artists around the world reflect our shared humanity.
July 22, 2021