Cocktails with a Curator™: Fragonard’s Progress of Love Series, Part One The Frick Collection 2026-09-24 | Cocktails with a Curator™: Fragonard’s Progress of Love Series, Part One
Where in the World? Ultramarine The Frick Collection 2023-07-18 | In the final episode of the series, Curator Aimee Ng is joined by Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, to explore ultramarine, the world’s most expensive pigment. The rich blue color appears in the Frick’s “Coronation of the Virgin” by Paolo and Giovanni Veneziano and in paintings made centuries later by Johannes Vermeer. Meaning “beyond the sea,” ultramarine bridges these European artists with a much wider world—including a network of people whose labor made the pigment, and thus these incredible works of art, possible. Thank you for joining us in this series, inspired by the fresh perspectives gained from the Frick’s temporary move to Frick Madison. We’ve explored some stories of the undeniable links between the museum’s collection and regions beyond Europe, asking “where in the world” we can find new connections to familiar objects. We hope you enjoyed the journey! Producers: Aimee Ng, Xavier F. Salomon & Alexis Light Director: Lisa Goble Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Research Assistance: Gemma McElroy Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2023 The Frick Collection
In Conversation: Nicolas Party The Frick Collection 2023-07-05 | In connection with his current installation at Frick Madison, artist Nicolas Party sits down for a conversation with Xavier F. Salomon, the Frick’s Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator. Party discusses the inspirations and themes that informed his mural, why he finds the ephemeral nature of his installations liberating, and his fascination with Rosalba Carriera, the “queen of pastel.” “Nicolas Party and Rosalba Carriera” is on view through the remainder of our temporary residency at Frick Madison, closing March 3, 2024. Learn more: frick.org/exhibitions/party_carriera Producers: Lisa Goble and Alexis Light Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean TroxellOriginal Music: George Koelle Production Assistance: Courtlin Byrd and David Morneau Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2023 The Frick Collection
Frick Focus: Saint-Porchaire Ewer The Frick Collection 2023-07-03 | #FrickFocus—Don't miss the final days of our special exhibition, "The Gregory Gift," on view through July 9.In this close-looking video, Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, examines an ornate ewer made of Saint-Porchaire ware. Sophisticated objects such as this are often described in France as works of “earthenware goldsmithing.”Video by George Koelle
Timelapse: Nicolas Party and Rosalba Carriera The Frick Collection 2023-06-27 | Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Frick Madison’s new site-specific mural by Nicolas Party.To create the mural, the artist took inspiration from the history of pastels and from the Frick’s “Portrait of a Man in Pilgrim’s Costume” by Rosalba Carriera. The installation places Rosalba’s portrait—along with two by Party—against three walls depicting swathes of drapery, created after eighteenth-century works by artists Jean-Étienne Liotard and Maurice-Quentin de La Tour.The mural is on view through March 3, 2024. Learn more:frick.org/exhibitions/party_carrieraVideo & Music: George Koelle© 2023 The Frick Collection
Writing About Art for Beginners The Frick Collection 2023-06-15 | Learn how to approach writing about art in this introductory webinar led by Eugénie Fortier, Storage and Retrieval Lead. Geared toward novice art enthusiasts, the presentation covers the visual description of a work of art and explores its relationship with stylistic and contextual analyses. Background information including research tips and the evaluation of art resources are also discussed.
Watermark Match Discoveries in Drawings by Rembrandt The Frick Collection 2023-05-25 | Join the Frick Art Reference Library for a digital art history talk discussing new findings about a group of Rembrandt's drawings. Using recently developed software tools that create overlays of paper watermarks, twenty of Rembrandt's sheets have revealed watermarks matching those of prints by the artist, drawings by other seventeenth-century Dutch artists, and other Dutch documents from the period. These matches confirm or prompt reconsideration of previously assigned dates for the group of drawings. Begun in 2021, this research is part of an ongoing project searching for watermark matches in seventeenth-century Dutch drawings.C. Richard Johnson, Jr.'s research is supported by the Getty Foundation.
One Hundred Years at the Library: The Telautograph The Frick Collection 2023-04-25 | In the 1930s, how did librarians communicate across the nine stories of the Frick Art Reference Library’s building? In this episode, Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, introduces the telautograph, an innovative technology installed in the library’s original East 71st Street home. The machine allowed for handwritten notes to be transmitted from the reading room to the stacks and offices above. Used in tandem with dumbwaiters, the telautograph is an early example of the cutting-edge technology employed at the library since its founding. All the objects highlighted in this video series are featured in the celebratory publication “One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library,” available for purchase at shop.frick.org/one-hundred-objects-in-the-frick-art-reference-library. You can consult materials in the library’s collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library. 0:43: Footage from “The Library: A Family Affair,” 1952, courtesy of the Brooklyn Collection 16mm film collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History “One Hundred Years at the Library” is supported in part by Virginia and Randall Barbato. Director: Lisa Goble Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy Production Assistant: Payton Goad © 2023 The Frick Collection
Frick Focus: Master Printmakers of Northern Europe The Frick Collection 2023-04-21 | #FrickFocus—Anna-Claire Stinebring, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, introduces the Frick's special display, "Master Printmakers of Northern Europe: Dürer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck." The works on view exemplify the diversity of printmaking techniques and visual effects used by these sixteenth- and seventeenth-century artists.—Video by George Koelle
Introduction to Artist Biographical Resources The Frick Collection 2023-04-03 | Join Eugénie Fortier, Storage and Retrieval Lead at the Frick Art Reference Library, in an exploration of resources to kickstart biographical research on artists. Sources including websites, databases, and books are covered in this webinar to assist users in discovering more about creators and their lives.
The Montias Database: Exploring 17th-Century Dutch Domestic Interiors Digitally The Frick Collection 2023-04-03 | Join the Frick Art Reference Library for lunchtime talks spotlighting how the data in "The Montias Database of 17th-Century Dutch Art Inventories" can be used digitally by art historians to glean new insights.Weixuan Li, a post-doctoral researcher at Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, will present a "spatial reading" methodology using the data to analyze the display of paintings in seventeenth-century Amsterdam homes, contrasting the use of interior spaces between painters and their clients.Leon van Wissen, a data engineer at the University of Amsterdam, will showcase how the data from the Montias Database can be utilized in a digital environment. He will demonstrate a prototype of an online viewer that integrates the Montias data with information from other sources, including the Getty Provenance Index and original scanned records.
Restoring Mrs. Fricks Boudoir The Frick Collection 2023-03-28 | Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, takes us behind the scenes into the revitalization of the Boucher Room—one of the most exciting aspects of The Frick Collection’s renovation and enhancement project. Named for its paintings by François Boucher and his workshop, the Boucher Room (formerly installed on the ground floor) is returning to its original location upstairs, where it was once Adelaide Frick’s private sitting room. Visitors can look forward to enjoying the room in its historic space overlooking Fifth Avenue, among the museum’s new second-floor galleries.Learn more about the renovation and enhancement project at frickfuture.org/.The reinstallation of the Boucher Room is overseen by architectural restorers from Traditional Line Ltd.Producer/Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy© 2023 The Frick Collection
Frick Focus: Moronis Portrait of a Woman The Frick Collection 2023-03-27 | #FrickFocus—Take a meditative look at our newest acquisition, Giovanni Battista Moroni's "Portrait of a Woman," in this close looking video. Listen as Curator Aimee Ng explores the sitter's detailed attire and striking expression.–Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, ca. 1520/24–1579/80), "Portrait of a Woman," ca. 1575. Oil on canvas, 20 3/8 x 16 5/16 in. (51.8 x 41.4 cm). The Frick Collection, gift of the Assadour O. Tavitian Trust, 2022. Video by George Koelle
One Hundred Years at the Library: Mary Jane Morgans Collection of Paintings The Frick Collection 2023-02-28 | The Frick Art Reference Library holds perhaps the only surviving copy of the paintings catalog of Mary Jane Morgan, a New York City art collector from the late 1800s. The paintings guide is one of the library’s more than 1,600 private collection catalogs, a number of which were acquired by founder Helen Clay Frick. In this episode, Samantha Deutch, Digital Art History Lead, investigates this fascinating catalog, its use as a visitor guide to Morgan’s home, and other materials related to Morgan’s record-setting collection sale. All the objects highlighted in this video series are featured in the celebratory publication “One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library,” available for purchase at shop.frick.org/one-hundred-objects-in-the-frick-art-reference-library. You can consult materials in the library’s collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library. “One Hundred Years at the Library” is supported in part by Virginia and Randall Barbato. Director: Lisa Goble Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy Production Assistant: Payton Goad © 2023 The Frick Collection
Curators Reflect: Degas’s “Adelchi Morbilli” The Frick Collection 2023-02-08 | With only three weeks left to see “The Eveillard Gift” at Frick Madison, Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, reflects on Degas’s exquisite drawing of his young cousin. The drawing epitomizes a shared quality among the works on paper in the exhibition, many of which appear to give an intimate look into both artist and subject. Learn more and plan your visit now: frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard Edgar Degas (1834–1917) “Adelchi Morbilli,” ca. 1857 Graphite on off-white wove paper 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Photographs by Joseph Coscia Jr. Producer: Xavier F. Salomon Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: Courtlin Byrd Editorial: Noah Purdy© 2023 The Frick Collection
Rhinoceros Clock from The Gregory Gift The Frick Collection 2023-02-02 | Counting down the hours until February 16 🕰️"The Gregory Gift," presenting a remarkable bequest of twenty-eight fine and decorative works of art from collector Alexis Gregory, opens at #FrickMadison in two weeks!The fascinating objects will be shown as a group for the first time at our temporary home, through July 9. The gift includes two eighteenth-century pastels, fifteen Limoges enamels, two eighteenth-century clocks, a large gilt-bronze figure of Louis XIV, and objects made of metal, enamel, and hardstone dating from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Learn more about the exhibition on our website: frick.org/exhibitions/gregory—James Cox (British, ca. 1723–1800), Musical Automaton Rhinoceros Clock, ca. 1765–72. Gilt bronze, silver, enamel, pearls, and colored glass; pedestal: white marble and agate, 15 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (39.5 x 21.3 x 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021Director/Editor: Lisa GobleDirector of Photography: George KoelleAudio Production: Sean TroxellEditorial: Noah Purdy© 2023 The Frick Collection
Where in the World? Lacquer The Frick Collection 2023-01-31 | Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, joins Curator Aimee Ng to investigate two cross-cultural cabinets from the 1760s. The pair of cabinets combines French materials and craft with elements made a century earlier and oceans away—eight sumptuous black-and-gold lacquer panels taken from imported Japanese objects. A traditional Asian art form, lacquerware was made through a time-consuming and dangerous process, and the mysteries that Japan held in Europe enhanced the material’s popularity in fashionable French furniture. The Frick’s temporary move to Frick Madison has prompted new ways of looking at our works of art. The reframing of the collection sheds light on the fact that the Frick's art, although predominantly European, is undeniably linked to the world beyond Europe. In this series, we’re exploring some of these stories, asking "where in the world" we can find new connections to familiar objects. To view the cabinets in detail, visit our website: frick.org/lacquercabinets Producers: Aimee Ng, Marie-Laure Buku Pongo & Alexis Light Director: Lisa GobleEditor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Research Assistance: Gemma McElroyCopy Editor: Noah Purdy © 2023 The Frick Collection
Frick Focus: Francisco de Goya’s Tambourine Player The Frick Collection 2023-01-20 | #FrickFocus—Take a close look at "Tambourine Player" by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.Around 1794, Goya began to record drawings in small sketchbooks that functioned as visual journals. This drawing comes from what is now known as Album F or the Sepia Album, created between 1812 and 1820, which contains drawings representing individuals or groups of figures, usually with minimal background details.Discover this work and more in "The Eveillard Gift," on view at Frick Madison through February 26, 2023.Listen to a longer audio overview by Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, on the Bloomberg Connects app: frick.org/visit/bloomberg_connects_appFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828), “Tambourine Player,” ca. 1812–20. Brush and brown wash on paper, 8 1/16 x 5 5/8 in. (205 x 141 mm). The Frick Collection, New York; promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie EveillardProducer: George Koelle
Frick Focus: Olafur Eliasson and Claude Monet The Frick Collection 2023-01-12 | #FrickFocus—Take a moment to pause and reflect on "Olafur Eliasson and Claude Monet," on view at Frick Madison through January 22, 2023.Paired alongside the Frick’s "Vétheuil in Winter" by Monet is a new work, "Colour experiment no. 109," by Eliasson. Eliasson began his "Colour experiment" series in 2009 with the idea of producing a new color theory that would comprise all visible colors. Created on round canvases, the works in the series derive their palettes from landscapes by celebrated painters and, more recently, from the artist's own photographs of his native Iceland.Listen to a longer audio overview by Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, on the Bloomberg Connects app: frick.org/visit/bloomberg_connects_appProducer: George Koelle
Curators Reflect: Constable’s “Study for ‘The Leaping Horse’” The Frick Collection 2023-01-11 | Reflecting on the only oil painting in “The Eveillard Gift”—on view at Frick Madison through February 26—Curator Aimee Ng analyzes John Constable’s deft brushwork and how, in this small oil sketch, the artist evokes the richness and vitality of the larger painting to come. Learn more about the exhibition and plan your visit today: frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard John Constable (1776–1837) “Study for ‘The Leaping Horse,’” ca. 1824–25 Oil on canvas 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Photographs by Joseph Coscia Jr. Producer: Aimee Ng Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: Courtlin Byrd Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2023 The Frick Collection
Upgrading the Skylights at the Frick’s Historic Home The Frick Collection 2022-12-16 | We invite you to take a peek into The Frick Collection’s renovation and enhancement project with Ian Wardropper, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director. After six months of work, the skylights and laylights over the grand West Gallery have been replaced, part of the efforts to significantly upgrade the lighting in key spaces at our East 70th Street home. New energy-efficient systems combine natural and artificial light to safeguard our collections and historic buildings and to enable visitors to continue enjoying art at the Frick for generations. Learn more about the renovation and enhancement project at https://www.frickfuture.org. The skylight replacements are partially funded by a grant from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s Frankenthaler Climate Initiative. Producer/Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Music: George KoelleDrone: Mike Gearin, PhotoFlight Aerial Media© 2022 The Frick Collection
Curators Reflect: Delacroix’s “North African Man and Woman with Baskets of Vegetables and Fruit” The Frick Collection 2022-12-07 | “For me, this is a drawing about the desire to know more and the frustration of knowing too little.” Giulio Dalvit, Assistant Curator of Sculpture, investigates an enigmatic pastel created by Eugène Delacroix. He reveals how the scene poses more questions than it answers—first and foremost, who are this man and woman, and where are we? Learn more about all the works on view in “The Eveillard Gift,” through February 26, 2023: frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) “North African Man and Woman with Baskets of Vegetables and Fruit,” ca. 1853 Pastel on paper 8 9/16 x 12 1/2 inches Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Photographs by Joseph Coscia Jr. Producer: Giulio Dalvit Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: Courtlin Byrd Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
One Hundred Years at the Library: Monuments Men and Women The Frick Collection 2022-12-06 | Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, presents a group of maps, guides, photos, and other objects related to the Frick Art Reference Library’s involvement in cultural preservation during World War II. From July 1943 to January 1944, the institution closed to the public to serve as the headquarters of the Committee on the Protection of Cultural Treasures in War Areas, part of the so-called Monuments Men program—a rare but pivotal time the library’s century-long history intersected with major world events. Explore more about the Frick during World War II on our website: frick.org/about/history/frick_during_world_war_IIAll the objects highlighted in this video series are featured in the celebratory publication “One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library,” available for purchase at shop.frick.org/one-hundred-objects-in-the-frick-art-reference-library. You can consult materials in the library’s collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library. 0:41: German loot discovered by troops of the U.S. Third Army in a church in the city of Ellingen, April 24, 1945. This image and below courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration; all other archival images from The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. 0:45: Lt. Dale V. Ford (left) and Monuments Man Harry L. Ettlinger inspecting a Rembrandt self-portrait recovered from a trove of art in a German salt mine, May 3, 1946. “One Hundred Years at the Library” is supported in part by Virginia and Randall Barbato. Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy Production Assistant: Payton Goad © 2022 The Frick Collection
Cocktails with a Curator: Q&A The Frick Collection 2022-11-18 | What is your most memorable Frick-inspired drink–perhaps the Vesper Martini, or the infamous Asparagus Fizz? Hear from the stars of "Cocktails with a Curator" about some of their favorite (and least favorite) moments, in celebration of the new book based on the hit video series."Cocktails with a Curator" is available for purchase at the Museum Shop or online: shop.frick.org/cocktails-with-a-curator Enjoy all sixty-five episodes of the series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNVeJpU2DHHR_0y_Zvgn3MgZQQFcFx2eI "Cocktails with a Curator" is published by The Frick Collection in association with Rizzoli Books. This publication is made possible by Virginia and Randall Barbato. Producer: Alexis Light Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Treating Enamels from the Gregory Gift The Frick Collection 2022-11-15 | Conservator Julia Day explains the meticulous process of treating a group of sixteenth-century Limoges enamels, including addressing the effects of prior restorations. Bequeathed to the Frick by the late Alexis Gregory along with a number of other beautiful art objects, the enamels will be on display in “The Gregory Gift,” opening in February 2023 at Frick Madison. Learn more: frick.org/exhibitions/gregory Producer/Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell © 2022 The Frick Collection
Curators Reflect: Sargent’s “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X)” The Frick Collection 2022-11-10 | Curator Aimee Ng explores why she views this newly acquired study for John Singer Sargent’s infamous painting “Madame X” as “one of the most human of his many renderings of Madame Gautreau.” The expressive drawing is currently on display at Frick Madison in “The Eveillard Gift,” through February 26, 2023. Learn more: frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) “Virginie Amélie Avegno, Madame Gautreau (Madame X),” ca. 1884 Graphite on cream wove paper 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Photographs by Joseph Coscia Jr. Producer: Aimee Ng Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: Courtlin Byrd Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Curators Reflect: Vigée Le Brun’s “Head of a Woman” The Frick Collection 2022-10-13 | Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, shares his reflections on an exciting new addition to the collection: a stunning pastel sketch by one of the leading female artists of the eighteenth century. The work is on view at Frick Madison through February 26, 2023, in “The Eveillard Gift.” Learn more: frick.org/exhibitions/eveillard Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) "Head of a Woman," 1784 Pastel on faded blue paper 12 x 9 7/8 inches Promised gift from the Collection of Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Photographs by Joseph Coscia Jr. Producer: Xavier F. Salomon Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: Courtlin Byrd Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
One Hundred Years at the Library: The Realm of the Surreal The Frick Collection 2022-10-11 | The avant-garde Surrealist movement began in Paris in 1924, the same year the Frick Art Reference Library’s first dedicated building opened. In this episode of “One Hundred Years at the Library,” join Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, for a look at two original Surrealist catalogs available for consultation in the reading room. The catalogs provide tantalizing evidence for the dramatic upheavals within the Surrealist movement and exemplify the rich objects added to the library’s collections over the past century. All the objects highlighted in this video series are featured in the celebratory publication “One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library,” available for purchase at shop.frick.org/one-hundred-objects-in-the-frick-art-reference-library. You can consult materials in the library’s collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library. “One Hundred Years at the Library” is supported in part by Virginia and Randall Barbato.Producer: Ralph Baylor Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Cocktails with a Curator: From Series to Publication The Frick Collection 2022-10-06 | You asked and we listened! Based on The Frick Collection’s acclaimed video series of the same name, the “Cocktails with a Curator” book is now available. Here, watch as curators Xavier F. Salomon, Aimee Ng, and Giulio Dalvit reflect on the unexpected popularity of the series and their excitement to share engaging histories of Frick artworks, paired with themed drinks, with readers around the world. Cheers!"Cocktails with a Curator" is available for purchase at the Museum Shop or online: shop.frick.org/cocktails-with-a-curatorEnjoy all sixty-five episodes of the series on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNVeJpU2DHHR_0y_Zvgn3MgZQQFcFx2eI"Cocktails with a Curator" is published by The Frick Collection in association with Rizzoli Books. This publication is made possible by Virginia and Randall Barbato.Producer: Alexis LightDirector/Editor: Lisa GobleDirector of Photography: George KoelleAudio Production: Sean TroxellOriginal Music: George KoelleEditorial: Noah Purdy© 2022 The Frick Collection
Where in the World? Pearl The Frick Collection 2022-09-12 | In this episode of “Where in the World?,” Curator Aimee Ng dives deep into the history of pearls and their appearance in paintings by Vermeer. In seventeenth-century Holland, pearls signified a wearer’s ability to purchase the expensive natural gems, which skilled divers in the Dutch colonies harvested from the Indian Ocean under dangerous conditions. The Frick’s temporary move to Frick Madison has prompted new ways of looking at our works of art. The reframing of the collection sheds light on the fact that the Frick's art, although predominantly European, is undeniably linked to the world beyond Europe. In this series, we’re exploring some of these stories, asking "where in the world" we can find new connections to familiar objects. To view the Vermeer painting in detail, please visit our website: frick.org/vermeermistressmaidProducers: Aimee Ng & Alexis Light Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Research Assistance: Gemma McElroy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Closer Look: Venezianos Coronation of the Virgin The Frick Collection 2022-08-30 | In this episode of “Closer Look,” Kassandra Ibrahim, Ayesha Bulchandani Education Intern, discusses Paolo Veneziano’s "Coronation of the Virgin," on display on the third floor of Frick Madison. Kassandra explores how the trade connections cultivated in fourteenth-century Venice influenced Veneziano’s artistic production and use of materials from distant regions, such as China, Byzantium, and Egypt. This is the third episode in a series of three, featuring the Education Department's 2022 summer interns each taking an in-depth look at one object in our collection. To view this artwork in detail, please visit our website: collections.frick.org/objects/272/the-coronation-of-the-virgin 1:38: “Map of Venice in Western Italy,” Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Public domain. 1:44: “Map of Venice,” Homannsche Erben, 1729. Public domain. 4:58: “Lapis lazuli.” Photo by James St. John, 2014. CC BY-SA 2.0. flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/15057642221 7:16 “Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa),” attributed to Angelos Akotantos, ca. 1425–50, tempera and gold on wood panel, Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain. Producer: Kassandra Ibrahim Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Closer Look: Guardi’s “Regatta in Venice” and “View of the Cannaregio Canal in Venice” The Frick Collection 2022-08-16 | In this episode of “Closer Look,” Andersson Perry, Ayesha Bulchandani Education Intern, discusses Francesco Guardi’s “Regatta in Venice'' and “View of the Cannaregio Canal in Venice,” both on display on the third floor of Frick Madison. Exploring how light and the movement of boats interact with Guardi’s mysterious figures, Andersson suggests that these works romanticize Venetian life and labor in the eighteenth century. This is the second episode in a series of three, featuring the Education Department's 2022 summer interns each taking an in-depth look at one object in our collection. To view these artworks in detail, please visit our website: collections.frick.org/objects/700/view-of-the-cannaregio-canal-in-venice collections.frick.org/objects/701/regatta-in-venice 1:17: Pietro Longhi, “Ritratto di Francesco Guardi,” 1764, oil on canvas, Ca' Rezzonico. Photo by Didier Descouens, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. bit.ly/3pmOalD1:22: Michele Marieschi, “Views of Venice: The Regatta,” 1741, etching, Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection. clevelandart.org/art/1978.136.22 7:38: “Gondola in Central Park,” 2009. Photo by Estitxu Carton, used under CC BY-SA 2.0. bit.ly/3zYlnswProducer: Andersson Perry Director/Editor: Courtlin Byrd Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Restoring an Original Frick Chandelier The Frick Collection 2022-08-15 | Preparator Arthur Fowler sheds light on the restoration of an original gilded wooden chandelier from the Frick family's former home, part of The Frick Collection's renovation and enhancement project. When our historic buildings reopen, visitors will be able to admire the restored chandelier reinstalled above the museum's grand staircase.Producer/Director/Editor: Lisa GobleDirector of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell © 2022 The Frick Collection
Closer Look: Gainsborough’s “Grace Dalrymple Elliott” The Frick Collection 2022-08-02 | In this episode of “Closer Look,” Besmira Rraci, Ayesha Bulchandani Education Intern, discusses Thomas Gainsborough’s "Grace Dalrymple Elliott," on display on the fourth floor of Frick Madison. Besmira unveils the identity of this blushing sitter while emphasizing how the aesthetic choices of her depiction communicate her multifaceted life. This is the first episode in a series of three, featuring the Education Department's 2022 summer interns each taking an in-depth look at one object in our collection. To view this artwork in detail, please visit our website: collections.frick.org/objects/182/grace-dalrymple-elliott Painting shown at 2:52: Thomas Gainsborough, "Mrs. Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754?–1823)," 1778, oil on canvas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920Producer: Besmira RraciDirector/Editor: Courtlin ByrdDirector of Photography: George KoelleAudio Production: Sean TroxellEditorial: Noah Purdy© 2022 The Frick Collection
One Hundred Years at the Library: Masterpieces in Reproduction The Frick Collection 2022-07-05 | As we explore the past century of the Frick Art Reference Library through objects in its collections, Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, discusses an exquisite eighteenth-century portfolio of prints made after Old Master drawings, known as the “Kleine Kabinett.” Produced by husband-and-wife printmakers Johann Gottlieb (called Jean Théophile in French) and Maria Katharina Prestel and their apprentice Regina Katharina Schönecker, the portfolio and its reproductions give us insight into how art was circulated and studied, a tradition the library has carried on since its opening one hundred years ago. All the objects highlighted in this series are featured in the celebratory publication “One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library,” available for purchase at frick.org/shop/one_hundred_objects_farl. You can consult materials in the library’s collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library. Producer: Ralph Baylor Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Propagazioni: Giuseppe Penone at Sèvres The Frick Collection 2022-06-07 | Giulio Dalvit, Assistant Curator of Sculpture, speaks with contemporary artist Giuseppe Penone about his exhibition at Frick Madison, “Propagazioni: Giuseppe Penone at Sèvres.” Penone discusses the eleven never-before-shown works on display, his relationship to porcelain, and his interest in nature and the spirituality of materials.—Giulio Dalvit, Assistant Curator of Sculpture, in conversazione con l’artista Giuseppe Penone in occasione dell’apertura della mostra “Propagazioni: Giuseppe Penone at Sèvres” a Frick Madison. Penone discute gli undici lavori, per la prima volta mostrati al pubblico, la sua relazione con la porcellana, e il suo interesse verso la natura e la valenza spirituale dei materiali.“Propagazioni: Giuseppe Penone at Sèvres” is on view at Frick Madison through August 28, 2022. Learn more at frick.org/exhibitions/penone and book your visit now at frick.org/visit.Image Credits:Video clips of Giuseppe Penone © Archivio Penone / Giampaolo PencoProducer: Giulio DalvitDirector/Editor: Lisa GobleDirector of Photography: George KoelleAudio Production: Sean TroxellProduction Assistant: David MorneauEditorial: Giulio Dalvit, Noah Purdy© 2022 The Frick Collection
One Hundred Years at the Library: Scrapbooks through the Decades The Frick Collection 2022-05-10 | Look back on one hundred years of the Frick Art Reference Library by exploring some of the fascinating objects that shaped its history. In this debut episode, Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, introduces five large scrapbooks kept by staff from the 1920s to 1999. They contain documents, letters, and press clippings alongside party invitations, drawings and poems by staff, photographs, and even handwritten annotations by founder Helen Clay Frick. The scrapbooks provide rich snapshots into the evolution of the library as it happened in real time.All the objects highlighted in this video series are featured in the celebratory publication "One Hundred Objects in the Frick Art Reference Library," available for purchase at frick.org/shop/one_hundred_objects_farl. You can consult materials in the library's collections in our reading room—book a free visit today at frick.org/visit/library.Producer: Ralph BaylorProduction Advisor: Patricia KilbrideDirector/Editor: Lisa GobleDirector of Photography: George KoelleAudio Production: Sean TroxellOriginal Music: George KoelleEditorial: Noah Purdy© 2022 The Frick Collection
The Frick Magnolias: Spring 2022 The Frick Collection 2022-04-08 | Horticulturist Galen Lee has been taking care of the Frick's iconic magnolia trees for over half of their 85-year lives. Hear how he continues to care for them during the renovation of The Frick Collection's historic home on Fifth Avenue.
Living Histories: In Conversation with Jenna Gribbon The Frick Collection 2022-02-17 | Artist Jenna Gribbon speaks with Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon about the third installment of “Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters,” on view through May 22, 2022. Jenna discusses engaging critically with the history of art, enlivening the Old Masters through the lens of the camp aesthetic, and disrupting the Frick’s traditional displays of husbands, wives, and male rivalry through her painting “What Am I Doing Here? I Should Ask You the Same,” a powerful portrait of her partner created in response to the work of Hans Holbein. For more information about the project, please visit frick.org/living_histories. Producer: Alexis Light Production Advisor: Patricia Kilbride Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Grip/Gaffer: David Morneau Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2022 The Frick Collection
Where in the World? Cochineal The Frick Collection 2021-12-27 | Assistant Curator of Sculpture Giulio Dalvit joins Curator Aimee Ng to investigate the history of the vibrant red pigment in El Greco’s sixteenth-century painting of Saint Jerome. The pigment is derived from crushed cochineal insects, sourced from the Central and South American colonies then under the control of El Greco’s adopted Spain. The Frick's temporary move to Frick Madison has prompted new ways of looking at our works of art. The reframing of the collection sheds light on the fact that the Frick's art, although predominantly European, is undeniably linked to the world beyond Europe. In this series, we're exploring some of these stories, asking "where in the world" we can find new connections to familiar objects. To view the El Greco painting in detail, please visit our website: frick.org/grecojerome Producers: Giulio Dalvit, Aimee Ng, Alexis Light Production Advisor: Patricia Kilbride Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell, David Morneau Original Music: George Koelle Editorial: Noah Purdy, Christopher Hopkins Research Assistance: Gemma McElroy © 2021 The Frick Collection
Living Histories: In Conversation with Salman Toor The Frick Collection 2021-12-21 | Artist Salman Toor joins Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon for a conversation about “Museum Boys,” his painting on view at Frick Madison through January 16, 2022, as part of the year-long project “Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters.” Salman recounts moving from Pakistan to the United States, his lifelong interest in Western artistic traditions, finding safety and empowerment through painting, and revisiting his “Vermeer phase” at the Frick. For more information about the project, please visit frick.org/living_histories. Producer: Alexis Light Production Advisor: Patricia Kilbride Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Grip/Gaffer: David Morneau Editorial: Noah Purdy © 2021 The Frick Collection
Living Histories: In Conversation with Doron Langberg The Frick Collection 2021-12-07 | Curator Aimee Ng sits down for a conversation with Doron Langberg, one of the four contemporary artists participating in “Living Histories: Queer Views and Old Masters.” Doron describes developing his artistic sensibility from a young age, finding his footing in New York City, and delving into the painterly language of the Old Masters from a queer perspective to produce his painting “Lover”—on view at Frick Madison adjacent to Hans Holbein the Younger’s “Sir Thomas More” through January 23, 2022.For more information about the project, please visit frick.org/living_histories. Director/Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Production Advisors: Alexis Light & Patricia KilbrideGrip/Gaffer: David Morneau© 2021 The Frick Collection
WWII-Era Provenance Research The Frick Collection 2021-11-05 | Michelle McCarthy-Behler, Reference Lead, provides an introduction to WWII-era provenance research. The webinar includes a historical overview of Nazi-era confiscation activities and common challenges faced in researching artwork of this period. Michelle explores publicly accessible multinational and country-specific web resources and discusses effective research strategies.
Frick Perspectives: Northern Lights, by Emma Capron The Frick Collection 2021-10-26 | Frick Perspectives:Northern LightsEmma Capron, Associate Curator of Renaissance Painting, The National Gallery, LondonDelivered at The Frick Collection on February 22, 2020, this lecture explores the making, meaning, and collecting of the museum's exquisite group of early Netherlandish and French paintings from the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.
Frick Perspectives: Impressed by Degas, Monet, Renoir, by Emerson Bowyer The Frick Collection 2021-09-28 | Frick Perspectives:Impressed by Degas, Monet, Renoir Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, Art Institute of ChicagoDelivered at The Frick Collection on February 8, 2020, this lecture examines the museum's small but significant group of Impressionist paintings. Bowyer considers both Henry Clay Frick’s interest in Impressionism and how his collecting activity compared with that of contemporaneous Chicago collectors such as Bertha and Potter Palmer.
Closer Look: Longcase Regulator Clock The Frick Collection 2021-09-14 | In this episode of “Closer Look,” Joselyn Garcia, Ayesha Bulchandani Undergraduate Education Intern, discusses an eighteenth-century longcase regulator clock from the workshops of Balthazar Lieutaud, Philippe Caffiéri, and Ferdinand Berthoud on display at Frick Madison. Joselyn examines the clock's functions and the classical motifs adorning it, including a three-dimensional bronze sculpture of Apollo. This is the final episode in a series of three, featuring the Education Department's 2021 summer interns each taking an in-depth look at one object in our collection.To view this artwork in detail, please visit our website: frick.org/longcaseclock
Una Mirada Más Cercana: Reloj Regulador de Caja Larga The Frick Collection 2021-09-14 | En este episodio de "Una Mirada Más Cercana", Joselyn García, pasante de educación de licenciatura de Ayesha Bulchandani, analiza un reloj regulador de caja larga del siglo XVIII de los talleres de Balthazar Lieutaud, Philippe Caffiéri y Ferdinand Berthoud en exhibición en Frick Madison. Joselyn examina las funciones del reloj y los motivos clásicos que lo adornan, incluida una escultura de bronce tridimensional de Apolo. Este es el episodio final de una serie de tres, con los pasantes de verano de 2021 del Departamento de Educación, cada uno de los cuales analiza en profundidad un objeto de nuestra colección. Para ver esta obra de arte en detalle, visite nuestro sitio web: frick.org/longcaseclock
Frick Perspectives: The Glint of Gold: Early Italian Pictures, by Nathaniel Silver The Frick Collection 2021-09-13 | Frick Perspectives:The Glint of Gold: Early Italian PicturesNathaniel Silver, William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection, Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumDelivered at The Frick Collection on January 25, 2020, this lecture explores the museum's works by Italian Renaissance masters Duccio and Piero della Francesca, as well as their acquisition by Helen Clay Frick, a collector whose taste was formed by her European travels following her father’s death, in 1919.
Frick Perspectives: Lessons from the Dutch “Golden Age,” by Adam Eaker The Frick Collection 2021-08-31 | Frick Perspectives:Lessons from the Dutch “Golden Age" Adam Eaker, Associate Curator, European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtDelivered at The Frick Collection on January 11, 2020, this lecture examines the Frick's Dutch and Flemish paintings and the taste for Dutch art in Gilded Age New York, looking closely at its relevance to a contemporary audience.
Una Mirada Más Cercana: El Ensayo de Degas The Frick Collection 2021-08-31 | En este episodio de "Una Mirada Más Cercana", Rebecca Miralrio, Hunter Mellon Arts Fellow, habla sobre "El Ensayo" de Edgar Degas, que se exhibe en el cuarto piso de Frick Madison. Rebecca explora los elementos formales de la pintura y el interés profundo, quizás obsesivo, de Degas por representar bailarinas de ballet, que culminó con la producción de alrededor de 1.500 obras sobre el tema. Este es el segundo episodio de una serie de tres, con los pasantes de verano de 2021 del Departamento de Educación, cada uno de los cuales analiza en profundidad un objeto de nuestra colección. Para ver esta obra de arte en detalle, visite nuestro sitio web: frick.org/degasrehearsal
Where in the World? Gold The Frick Collection 2021-08-30 | In this episode of "Where in the World?," Curator Aimee Ng discusses the use of gold in a rare painting by Duccio. Signifying both a sacred realm and material riches, the precious metal has a history intertwined with trade, conquest, and colonization in West Africa and beyond. The Frick’s temporary move to Frick Madison has prompted new ways of looking at our works of art. The reframing of the collection sheds light on the fact that the Frick's art, although predominantly European, is undeniably linked to the world beyond Europe. In this series, we’re exploring some of these stories, asking "where in the world" we can find new connections to familiar objects. To view the Duccio painting in detail, please visit our website: frick.org/ducciotemptation Producers: Aimee Ng and Alexis Light Director: Lisa Goble Editor: Lisa Goble Director of Photography: George Koelle Audio Production: Sean Troxell Original Music: George Koelle Research Assistance: Gemma McElroy © 2021 The Frick Collection
