January 16, 2019
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Artists Night
In January, the Frick hosted Artists Night, a special evening of sketching from artworks and models inspired by Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome. -
Guided School Visits: I.S. 131
To expand access to the Frick for New York City students, the Frick waives guided visit fees for public schools that are, like I.S. 131, designated as Title I (schools with a high percentage of students from low-income families). -
Forum on Canova and the Presidential Image
This summer, Education organized a three-part series examining the presidential image, as framed by the special exhibition Canova’s George Washington. -
Jacob and His Twelve Sons: An Interfaith Perspective
In April, the Frick offered a program for lively discourse at the intersection of art, history, and religion. The program, Jacob and His Twelve Sons: An Interfaith Perspective, was presented in conjunction with the special exhibition Zurbarán’s Jacob and His Twelve Sons. -
Alfred Cook's "Progress Photographs"
From 1931 to 1935, Alfred Cook, a footman to the Frick family, documented the transformation of the Frick’s Gilded Age mansion into a public art gallery and research center in a series of evocative “progress photographs.” -
Letter from the Director: Fall 2018
Director Ian Wardropper discusses current and upcoming exhibitions, including Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome.
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Bronze Statuette Offers a Preview of Next Year’s Fall Exhibition
Alexander J. Noelle, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, previews the 2019 exhibition dedicated to the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni. He discusses the artist’s statuette, Shield Bearer, which will be featured in the show, and is from the Frick’s permanent collection.