Unit1《Art》usinglanguage-TheBestOfManhattan’sArtGalleries（新人教选修6）.ppt

Reading;The Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆;Home of Frick;5th and Madison Avenues Many art lovers consider this to be the best small art gallery in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture, and art collection to the;American people. At this Gallery, you will not only see an excellent collection of pre-twentieth century Western paintings but you will also be able to explore Frick’s beautiful house. The garden of this lovely mansion is also well worth a visit.;Guggenheim Museum 古根海姆博物馆;1929–30 At age sixty-six, the wealthy American industrialist Solomon R. Guggenheim begins to form a large collection of important modern paintings by artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Marc Chagall. He is guided in this pursuit by a young German artist and theorist, Hilla Rebay (born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen). ;In July 1930, Rebay brings Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinskys Dessau studio, and Guggenheim purchases several of the artist’s paintings and works on paper; he will eventually acquire more than 150 works by Kandinsky.;5th Avenue and 88th Street This museum owns 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing. ;The largest part of the collection is the impressionist and post-impressionist section. The Guggenheim Museum building is world famous. When you walk into the gallery you feel like you are inside a huge white sea shell. The best way to see the paintings is to start ;from the top floor and walk down to the bottom. There are no stairs, just a circular path. The museum also has excellent restaurant. ;Metropolitan Museum Of Art 大都会博物馆;Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82nd Street This museum has the greatest collection of art in the United States. Its art collection covers more than 5,000 years ;of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, Africa and South America. The