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Edward Hopper (1882–1967)

June 1, 2007

By Jessica Murphy

Hopper sought and explored his chosen themes: the tensions between individuals (particularly men and women), the conflict between tradition and progress in both rural and urban settings, and the moods evoked by various times of day.

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Patinating Copper

August 24, 2022

By Medill Higgins Harvey, Moira Gallagher, and Anne Grady

A process by which chemicals are used to purposefully induce the formation of a thin colored layer on the surface of metal, referred to as chemical patination.

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Becoming Dapper Dan

April 11, 2022

By Monique Long

How a fashion icon came to define the aesthetic of the “Harlem dandy”

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Playing with Paper: Suminagashi and Orizome

August 27, 2014

By Jae Carey

Conservator Yukari Hayashida demonstrates two Japanese decorative paper techniques.

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The Diversity of Paper

February 21, 2018

By Yukari Hayashida

Senior Coordinator for Book Conservation Yukari Hayashida discusses paper in all its many forms.

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Immaterial: Paper

May 25, 2022

Get a handle on palm-sized ephemera in The Met collection.

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Journey to the Copper Age

May 12, 2013

In this May 12, 2013 Sunday at the Met program, discover how the introduction of metal production over 6,000 years ago created a "metallurgy revolution" that sparked social change in the southern Levant. Examine elaborate and prestigious metal objects created in this region, including crowns, scepters, and mace heads. Learn more about the first Israeli-Jordanian-American-German international experimental archaeology expedition, led by the speaker, to locate the Copper Age trade route used by the earliest metalworkers in the Holy Land.

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Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641): Works on Paper

October 1, 2003

By Michiel Plomp

Rubens and van Dyck are among the finest draftsmen of all times. The works they left behind probably count, respectively, some 700 and 200 sheets.

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Wrinkles in Time: Crepe-Paper Books in Watson Library

March 16, 2016

By Yukari Hayashida

Senior Coordinator for Book Conservation Yukari Hayashida explores examples of chirimen-bon (crepe-paper books) in Thomas J. Watson Library.

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Paper Pastimes: Puzzles, Games, and Other Creative Outlets from the Collection of Drawings and Prints

July 23, 2020

By Femke Speelberg, Mark McDonald, Allison Rudnick, and Liz Zanis

It is a little-known fact that The Met is the keeper of many historic puzzles, games, and other popular pastimes. Because they have formed a significant category within the graphic arts since the wide-spread introduction of paper in the late fourteenth century, a vast selection can be found in the Department of Drawings and Prints.