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人教课标 高二 选修 6 Unit 1;Reading;The Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆;Home of Frick;5th Avenues and E.70th Street Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture, and art collection to the;American people. Frick had a preference for pre-twentieth century Western paintings, and these are well-represented in this excellent collection. You can also explore Frick’s beautiful home and garden which are 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 superb modern paintings, sculptures and drawings. These art works are not all displayed at the same time. The exhibition is always changing. ;It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The Guggenheim Museum building is also world-famous. When you walk into the gallery, you feel as if you were inside a fragile, white seashell. 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 an excellent restaurant. ;Metropolitan Museum Of Art 大都会博物馆;Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82nd Street The reputation of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection. This covers more than 5,000 years ;of civilization from many parts of the world, including America, Europe, China, Egypt, other