Cocktails with a Curator: Hoffman's "Bust of Henry Clay Frick"

In this week’s episode of Cocktails with a Curator, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon takes a closer look at Malvina Cornell Hoffman’s marble bust of Henry Clay Frick, the museum’s founder, and considers the complicated legacy of the Pennsylvania-born industrialist. This month marks several important milestones for the Frick, including the eighty-fifth anniversary of the opening of a museum for, in Frick’s words, “all persons whomsoever.” This oft-overlooked bust was commissioned by his daughter, Helen Clay Frick, and for many years welcomed guests in the Entrance Hall at 1 East 70th Street. This week’s complementary cocktail is the Old Fashioned, a nod to Frick’s first job as an accountant for the family whiskey distillery.

Cocktail Recipe

Old Fashioned
Bourbon whiskey
1 cube of sugar
Few dashes of Angostura bitters
On the rocks
Garnish with orange peel and maraschino cherry

Mocktail

Virgin Old Fashioned
Barley tea (chilled)
1 cube of sugar
Few dashes of Angostura bitters
On the rocks
Garnish with orange peel and maraschino cherry