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A Flower to Remember

August 18, 2015

By Caleb Leech

Managing Horticulturist Caleb Leech details the history of the corn poppy and its meaning.
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Assembling a Delftware flower pyramid

March 4
Multiple, separately fired components must be carefully stacked to assemble this monumental seventeenth-century ceramic vase for cut flowers.
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Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

July 10, 2023

By Georgina Kleege

"No place for a blind girl in a city of ash."
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Met Stories: Lowery Stokes Sims—Diversity

February 7, 2020

By Lowery Stokes Sims

Independent curator and art historian Lowery Stokes Sims talks about her role in bringing diversity to The Met collection of contemporary art.
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Flowers and Gardens, 1982

December 4, 2020
Flowers are more than merely decorative. People throughout time have used them as storytelling devices.
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Late-Blooming Flowers for Michaelmas

September 28, 2017

By Yvette Weaver

Gardener Yvette Weaver walks us through the gardens at The Met Cloisters to see two late-blooming flowers, the Moench and the Michaelmas daisy.
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Van Gogh's French Flowers

May 10, 2014

By Gwen Roginsky

Gwen Roginsky, associate publisher and general manager of the Museum's Editorial Department, details some of Van Gogh's work featuring flowers other than the iconic tulip.
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Ann Lowe (ca. 1898–1981)

January 24, 2024

By Elizabeth Way

Ann Lowe, a designer of opulent gowns for elite American society, was born in Clayton, Alabama, into a family of dressmakers.
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"Get Closer" Contest

February 25, 2011

By Thomas P. Campbell

Looking at art—really looking—can be a powerful thing. But it takes time. And patience. And even a bit of practice. The rewards, however, are well worth the effort.
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Juan Gris's Two Collages from 1914: Cup, Glasses, and Bottle (Le Journal) and Flowers

October 23, 2017

By Rachel Mustalish

These two collages from 1914 appear to have similar backgrounds, but a closer look reveals significant differences.
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Chinese figure with bird

Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)

Date: ca. 1727, mounts and flowers ca. 1750
Accession Number: 1982.60.256

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Jamb stove

Samuel Flower

Date: 1756
Accession Number: 15.104.1a–e

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Flower

Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)

Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2005.411.100

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Flower

Qian Ya (Chinese, 1896–1967)

Date: after 1958
Accession Number: 1986.267.297

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Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Randolph Rogers (American, Waterloo, New York 1825–1892 Rome)

Date: 1853–54; carved 1859
Accession Number: 99.7.2

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) with flower

Date: ca. 1300–1225 BCE
Accession Number: 27.120.8

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Flower Pot

Date: 1770–1800
Accession Number: 50.145.372

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Flower Pot

Date: 1770–1800
Accession Number: 50.145.371

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Gold flower

Date: ca. 2300–2100 BCE
Accession Number: 26.31.427

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A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date: 1865
Accession Number: 29.100.128