Flaneur: French term meaning 'stroller' used by nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire to identify an observer of modern urban life. Merideth is a modern day flaneur. Wherever in the world she is she is walking and discovering new museums to visit, gallery openings to attend, and bookshops and boutiques to explore.
Every Friday evening at 5PM a curator from the Frick discusses a piece of art work in their collection and selects an appropriate drink to match with the art. This portrait of Julia- Lady Peel was painted by one of the great portrait artists of his time, Sir Thomas Lawrence. The stunning array of bracelets Lady peel has stacked on her arm inspired the curator, Aimee Ng, to choose the Bijou as the cocktail to serve during her lecture. the Bijou was created by Harry Johnson who is considered to be the father of modern bartending. The recipe for this drink first appeared in the 1890s and consists of a combination of gin, sweet vermouth, and chartreuse. The 3 ingredients represent diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. To view this and other Cocktail with a Curator lectures please visit:
https://www.frick.org/interact/miniseries/cocktails_curator
While under construction please visit the Frick Madison.
Another wonderful exhibition at The Jewish Museum of New York. This image taken in 1956 by Gordon Parks while on assignment for Life Magazine in Mobile, Alabama. The image depicts an elegantly dressed woman, Mobile teacher Joanne Thornton Wilson and her niece, Shirley Kirkseyand who must enter through the “Colored Entrance” because they are black. Please go to “read More to see the full image
For those of you that have never been to the Jewish Museum of New York it is truly one of the city’s great treasures. The photos included here are from an exhibition of artists discovered and championed by Edith Halpert the first significant female gallerist in the United States. While the show is no longer up I encourage all to click on the link above for a review and to explore more about Edith Halpert.
On display until February 7th the Metropolitan Museum celebrates it’s 150 anniversary with this festive exhibit which leads one on a journey through time and how fashion changed over the years.
Jacob Lawrence - The American Struggle
The Metropolitan Museum had an outstanding exhibit of works by Jacob Lawrence.
Audrey Flack: Leonardo’s Lady
This piece painted in 1974 by Audrey Flack can be found at MOMA in NYC.
Please go to Norra’s Analysis on Women in Art for a short review.
https://gaalaatica.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/leonardos-lady-analysis/
Simone Leigh - Sentinel, 2019
On display at the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill through 2021. I encourage everyone to read Alex Greenberger’s article that appeared in ARTnews by clicking above (Simone Leigh - Sentinel, 2019)
