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NYC - Metropolitan Museum of Art: Matthew Pratt's The American School
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The American School
1765
Matthew Pratt (1734-1805)
When Matthew Pratt went to London in 1764, he was welcomed bythis slightly younger compatriot Benjamin West, who, though, he had been practicing there for only a year, was already well on his way to success; young American painters were beginning to flock to him for instruction and advice. Many young artists went to London to learn about European traditions. The standing figure at the left is believed to be West himself; he instructs three attentive students in drawing, the prerequisite academic excercise. Pratt portrayed himself at an easel distinguishing himself from the other pupils as a full-fledged painter. The identities of the other artists represented in the picture remain uncertain, but they are younger and they draw rather than paint. The composition explores the academic tradition as carried out among Americans in late-eighteenth century London.
Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1897 (97.29.3)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art from around the world. It opened its doors on February 20, 1872, housed in a building located at 681 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Under their guidance of John Taylor Johnston and George Palmer Putnam, the Met's holdings, initially consisting of a Roman stone sarcophagus and 174 mostly European paintings, quickly outgrew the available space. In 1873, occasioned by the Met's purchase of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriot antiquities, the museum decamped from Fifth Avenue and took up residence at the Douglas Mansion on West 14th Street. However, these new accommodations were temporary; after negotiations with the city of New York, the Met acquired land on the east side of Central Park, where it built its permanent home, a red-brick Gothic Revival stone "mausoleum" designed by American architects Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mold. As of 2006, the Met measures almost a quarter mile long and occupies more than two million square feet, more than 20 times the size of the original 1880 building.
In 2007, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was ranked #17 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967. The interior was designated in 1977.
National Historic Register #86003556
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 - 1680) Our Lady of Loretto RC Church Cold Spring, New York
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NO MULTI-GROUP INVITES, PLEASE! A stunning statue of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), on the grounds of Our Lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church. The parish is located in the beautiful Hudson River town of Cold Spring, New York. You can visit this vibrant Catholic community at www.ourladyoflorettocs.com, and this historic town at www.coldspring.com. Please View On Black.
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