13 November 2018 The Met and Explorers Club

IMG 1668 Morning of second day begins with another subway ride: this time toward the Met IMG 1669 vaguely Chinese or Tibetan motif IMG 1671 a rainy day after yesterday's sun IMG 1672 a line even before the Met opens
IMG 1673 Eva and Bruno were equipped with super-style (and size) hotel umbrellas IMG 1674 From one of the hallways, the sculptures in an atrium IMG 1675 the temporary exhibit of Delacroix's works is first on our list IMG 1676 in case one needs to retrieve the key messages of this exhibition
IMG 1677 He could really paint animals IMG 1678 After a rather abbreviated tour of the Delacroix tableaux, we returned to the entrance hall via main staircase IMG 1679 We took a guided tour (in French) which didn't include visiting the Sackler Wing (as in the family famous for the opiod crisis) IMG 1680 but did feature an entire Egyptian temple transported to NYC and reassembled in this hall
IMG 1681 complete with sphinx IMG 1682 with our French guide IMG 1683 After the Egyptian temple, she paused in front of this. Tiffany windows are definitely gorgeous IMG 1684 details
IMG 1685 this magnificent stained glass window was never installed in the home for which it was made! IMG 4320 color was added to sheet glass when it was still molten! IMG 4321 IMG 1686
IMG 1687 Hey, this is familiar! Nikki gave Christine the broach matching this set for Christmas 2017 IMG 1688 Cloissonnee bracelets in the gift shop IMG 1689 a $2500 David Hockney paintings coffee table book IMG 1690 Second tour by the same guide on Modern and Contemporary Art
IMG 1691 created using the tops (aluminum caps of) liquor bottles IMG 1693 IMG 1696 IMG 1697
IMG 1698 Thomas Hart Benton IMG 1699 from the New School's (former) Board Room IMG 1700 classic 20th century iconography IMG 1701 Mt Kadahdin
IMG 1702 IMG 1703 Coney Island IMG 1704 IMG 4322 Cézanne
IMG 4324 Where it all started IMG 1705 And expanded to the East (this was a familiar Chinese landscape) IMG 1706 because we were just here (houses in Kunshan neighborhood! IMG 1707 exactly like Kunshan
IMG 1708 Then we visited a temporary exhibit of long Chinese mountain scrolls IMG 1709 close up of a pine tree growing on a rock IMG 1710 IMG 1711 Seen in the gift shop
IMG 1712 details on back of the package IMG 1713 another in the series of 3D projects IMG 1714 details for a few years from now when I will want to order one or more for grandchildren IMG 4326 Daniel Chester French
IMG 4327 Sculptures in front of the American wing IMG 4329 then, after our time in the Met and before dinner at Candle 79, the vegetarian restaurant Rich and Deirdre had recommended, a stop at a gourmet market IMG 1715 yummy stuff in the coolers IMG 1716 makes us hungry!
IMG 4330 waiting outside and we studied our trusty mules IMG 1717 Christine's choice at Candle 79 IMG 1718 on our way to our next adventure we passed this and decided it needed photo documentation for future reference IMG 1720 A short walk later, we find ourselves in the Explorers' Club "attic" level room, with free cheap wine and snacks
IMG 1724 Andrian Hayes, our speaker (middle) in the middle of dead animal heads IMG 1726 his topic