7th
October
All Meted out
Today was a little
cold and grey and so we intended to spend some of the day in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. If you thought the
British Museum was large think twice the size.
The collections are out of this world, from period room settings,
actually taken from the houses where they were in situ, to the best collection
of European art we have ever seen. The
fruits of capitalism used to plunder European heritage!
In one room there are
half a dozen Van Goughs followed by two rooms containing over 30 Monets, by the end of it we were suffering almost a
sensory overload and that is before we got to the Warhol exhibition.
Many of his classic works compared and contrasted with the works of
other artists including two pieces by our own Gilbert and George. Then as you exit that exhibition you are
faced with a pair of amazing Pollocks and so on!
By know we were
getting exhausted but not only was it physically difficult to find the way out
but it was also emotionally difficult as ever time you turned a corner there
was yet another masterpiece which you had to ignore if you wanted to escape. We eventually left at 3.30pm, tired but
happy. Or at least John was! Carol had worn small heels so wasn’t so
happy! Sore feet not happy feet!
Then back to the
hotel for tea and a rest before going out for the evening with Marion and Ian,
friends from Australian who, by yet another coincidence are in New York at the
same time as us. We met in Greenwich
Village and had a fabulous meal followed by 2 whiskeys at the Jekyl & Hyde
bar.
Metropolitan Museum images
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