02. Ancient Mediterranean, 04. Later Europe & Americas, 06. Africa, 09. The Pacific, 10. Global Contemporary, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, United States

2016 Thanksgiving Trip: AP Art History Hunting

2016 Thanksgiving Trip: AP Art History Hunting

New York City: Seagram Building

Just walking down the street you can see this icon of 20th century architecture. The address is 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets, in the Midtown Manhattan.

Read more: 11 Favorite Things to do in NYC

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New York City: Museum of Modern Art

  • Woman I, Willem de Kooning
  • The Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh
  • Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Pablo Picasso
  • Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure), Meret Oppenheim – it was not on display during my visit
Read more: Travel Tips: Making the Most of your Museum Visit

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Boston: Museum of Fine Art

  • Slave Ship, J.M.W. Turner
  • King Menkaura and queen
  • Where Do We Come From? Where Are We Going?, Paul Gauguin
  • Composition with Blue, Yellow, and Red, Piet Mondrian (not the exact one from the 250 but close)
  • Black River, El Anatsui (not the exact one from the 250 but close)
  • Part of the staircase-frieze from Persepolis’ staircase
  • Helmet mask (sowei), Sierra Leone (all the way to the right; not the same from the 250 but close)
  • War chief and two attendants, Benin (not the same from the 250 but close)
Read more: AP Art History Hunting: Museum of Fine Art, Boston

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Providence, Rhode Island: Museum of Natural History & Planetarium

  • Barkcloth (obviously not the Hiapo from the 250)

JMF

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