Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, the noted author, writer, and lecturer, will present "Great American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art" at a program of the Farmingdale-Bethpage Historical Society.
Mrs. Kaplan, the former director of education for the Three Village Historical Society on Long Island, will take her audience in her illustrated presentation through various periods of American art at the treasure-house that is the Metropolitan Museum, including Colonial Portraits, the Revolution, the Hudson River School, the Civil War, and other notable phases of American art. Guests will see many favorites from the Met's world-renowned collection, including the magnificent Millmore Memorial, Death Staying the Hand of the Sculptor, created by Daniel Chester French in 1893. Beloved paintings include works by Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, and John Singer Sargent, among others. A highlight will be a new image of the iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware. It has been restored to its original glory after conservation and cleaning, and is newly housed in a re-creation of the frame in which the monumental painting was first displayed more than 150 years ago - a magnificent gold frame topped by a giant American Eagle.
Since Mrs. Kaplan first spoke to the FBHS seven years ago, she has returned almost annually to large and enthusiastic audiences. Her past topics have included "Washington Crossing the Delaware: The Story Behind the Painting", George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring", and "America's Nine First Ladies from New York State". An authority on the work of William Sidney Mount, she has also lectured and co-edited a book on that Long Island artist of the 19th century.
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This presentation is part of the FBHS Winter Lecture Series, which concludes on Sunday, March 25, 2012. These programs are free and open to the public.
Refreshments and social hour after the program. Door prizes: Cherry Pie and Penny Jar.
