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Essay

The Kilt

October 1, 2004

By Andrew Bolton

From its origins as the basic garb of the Highlander, Scotsmen and non-Scotsmen alike have embraced [the kilt] as uniform, formal and semi-formal wear, and casual everyday wear.
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Firmin-Didot: A French Legacy

June 10, 2015

By Dana Hart

Watson Library Manager Dana Hart discusses the legacy of the French printing firm Firmin-Didot.
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Essay

Pierre Didot the Elder (1761–1853)

January 1, 2012

By Elizabeth M. Rudy

To bolster the grandiose claims of his publications, Didot hired the preeminent painter of the era, Jacques Louis David, to edit the illustrations.
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Past Exhibition

The Facade Commission: Hew Locke, Gilt

September 15, 2022–May 30, 2023
Gilt is the third in a series of commissions for The Met’s historic facade. Borrowing the format of trophies—emblems of competition and victory—Hew Locke has created four sculptures that reflect on the exercise and representation of power. These wo…
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Essay

The Art, Form, and Function of Gilt Bronze in the French Interior

April 1, 2008

By Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide

A rigid guild system maintained high standards of craftsmanship and regulated the process of gilt-bronze manufactory.
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Meet the Artist—Hew Locke: Gilt

September 29, 2022
Go behind the scenes with artist Hew Locke
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A Monumental Gift to the Met

April 10, 2013

By Thomas P. Campbell

Yesterday was an exciting and historic moment for the Met, as we announced the gift of Leonard Lauder's unrivaled collection of seventy-eight Cubist paintings to the Museum.
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Françoise Gilot (French, Paris 1921–2023 New York)

Date: 1941
Accession Number: 2002.6

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Françoise Gilot (French, Paris 1921–2023 New York)

Date: 1949
Accession Number: 2002.4

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Françoise Gilot (French, Paris 1921–2023 New York)

Date: 1951
Accession Number: 2002.5

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Françoise Gilot (French, Paris 1921–2023 New York)

Date: 1967
Accession Number: 2007.49.484

Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a landmark exhibition of 300 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), will provide an unprecedented opportunity to see one of the most important collections in the world of the artist's work. On view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 27 through August 15, 2010, this is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the remarkable array of works by Picasso in the Met's collection. The exhibition will reveal the Museum's complete holdings of the artist's paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics—never before seen in their entirety—as well as a significant number of his prints.
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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date: 1953, printed 1961
Accession Number: 1983.1212.40

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date: 1960
Accession Number: 1990.192

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date: 1915
Accession Number: 47.140

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Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

Date: 1916
Accession Number: 1999.363.43

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Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France)

Date: 1905–6
Accession Number: 47.106