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Since it's my sister's birthday - I thought what better way to honor her but, share a bit of the place we deeply love to visit together the Metropolitan Museum of Art

My first memory of the museum is with my sister and we were there to see:

Treasures of Tutankhamun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition ran from November 17, 1976, through September 30, 1979. More than eight million attended. The exhibition was designed to recreate for visitors the drama of the 1922 discovery of the treasure-filled tomb. Included along with original objects excavated from the tomb were reprints from the Metropolitan collection of the expedition photographer Harry Burton's photographs documenting the excavation's discoveries.

Last month we visited to view the members preview of:

In America: An Anthology of Fashion

Nothing was so impactful as seeing George Washington’s Jacket. There are many beautiful garments that tell the tale of the breath of American fashion.

President George Washington’s Brooks brothers jacket

Next we visited the Winslow Homer Crosscurrents exhibit.

**Customs house, Santiago de cuba 1885**

Look at translucent quality Homer captures in the water in Shark Fishing 1885

**flower gardens and bungalow, Bermuda 1899**

My Phone can not correctly depict the blues of Coral Foundation.

We enjoyed a long lunch in The Balcony Lounge - really scrumptious and then set off for other areas of the Museum.

I captured this chair - it reminds me of one my parents had.

No visit to the Met is complete without a viewing of this Claude Monet painting Garden at Sainte-Adresse It reminds me of my dear sister - I love this glorious painting - the waters edge on a beautiful sunny day!

I fell hard for the gentleman when I was here in June 2021 and I stopped again to admire him. The velvet of his coat simply shimmers in the light.

**Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Bénévent** **painted by baron François Gérard 1808.**

Friends I always long to return to the Met.

You might like the Met YouTube channel - it offers insight into exhibits plus peeks inside the museum.

Here are some articles you may enjoy.

Til next time friends be well!

My son - who always has the best ideas - suggested I share a piece about Vincent van Gogh. I so hope you enjoy!

I can’t tell you how many images I’ve taken of this painting Roses over the years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art it’s one of my favorites. I recently watched Loving Vincent this film is incredible. Oil paintings come to life. If you have not watched you really should. Not only is it incredible to view but, it offers a different take on the painters life.

I love the above painting Oleanders so much I have a framed copy in the Chalet.

I took these images just a few weeks ago on the July 13, I was in the city to celebrate my birthday and what better way to spend an afternoon than wandering around the best place on earth! I’m excited to be sharing a piece about my visits to the Met in the upcoming weeks… I hope you’ll look for it!

The Self Portrait with a Straw Hat has a painting on obverse The Potato Peeler - it was extremely difficult to photograph - so I am sharing my image and the image from the Met Museum.

The Potato Peeler on back of Self Portrait with Straw Hat wm.jpg

The Potato Peeler clear image from catalog.jpeg

There are so many works by this amazing soul… I thought I would share some options that were available at the Kiosk outside the Gallery. You can find much more at the Met Museum Store.