Art in New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art or the MET is the most famous museum in New York City and one of the most famous in the world. You can spend an entire day looking at the paintings, sculptures and more.

The Museum of Modern Art or the MoMA offers the finest collection of late 19-20^th century art.

The Guggenheim Museum is in itself a building that steals the show. You can find in the permanent collection post-impressionist masterpieces.

The Frick Collection is housed in the former mansion of Henry Clay Frick, a millionaire who spent millions on a superb collection of works. If you go to New York this museum must be on the top list of places to visit.

Famous American Painters

Copley, Mrs. Joshua Henshaw II

John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) is best known for his portraits of important people in colonial America.

Stuart, Washington

Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) is best known for painting George Washington portrait.

França, The Churchill Children

Manuel Joachim de França (1808-1865) is best known for being the St Louis (Missouri) most fashionable portrait painter.

Homer, summer night

Winslow Homer (1836-1910) is best known for his marine subjects

Whistler, Whistler´s mother

James Mcneill Whistler (1834-1903) is best known for his respected and sometimes parodied work “Whistler´s mother”.

 

Cassatt, Mother and Child

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) is best known for being the only American artist member of the Impressionist group in Paris.She painted mainly mothers and children.

Sargent, Madame X

 John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for being the leading portrait painter of his generation.

Remington, The Scout, Friends or Foes

Frederic S. Remington (1861-1909) is best known for his depictions of the Old American West.

 Hopper, The Lighthouse at Two Lights

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is best known for painting scenes of New England evoking isolation.

O´Keeffe, Calla Lilies with Red Anemone

Georgia O´keeffe (1887-1986) is best known for revolutionizing the tradition of flower painting.

Davis, Hot Still- Scape for Six Colors

Stuart Davis (1892-1964) is best known for his jazz influenced paintings.

De Kooning, Woman

Willem De Kooning (1904-) is best known for his abstract expressionist paintings.

Pollock, Eyes in the Heat

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)is best known for his “drip” paintings.

Warhol, Jackie Kennedy

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is best known as a leading figure in the pop art movement.

Chuck Close (1940-) is best known for his photorealistic  work.

References:

Montebello, P. (dir). The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. New York, 1994