Hello All!
I have a friend who is going to New York for 12 days in
September. She is from Italy and loves embroidery. Can anyone suggest
things she "must see"?
Thanks so much,
Jeanine in Canada
- posted 13 years ago
Needlework "must see" in New York?
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- posted 13 years ago
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- posted 13 years ago
She might also like to visit the American Folk Art Museum on 53rd Street
between 5th and 6th Avenues. That had some very interesting early American
pieces.
Lucille
Lucille
- posted 13 years ago
I second Cheryl's nomination of "The Cloisters." It's a different
"campus" than the main Met, but well worth the trip! They have "The
Unicorn Tapestries."
Sue
Sue
- posted 13 years ago
And IIRC, they also had NP kits for the Unicorn Tapestries. Well out of
my price range as a poor starving student, but a good souvenir for
someone who has some extra cash.
- posted 13 years ago
If your friend is into books I'd recommend the Strand used bookstore
on Broadway. That place seriously contributed to an increase in my
needlework library.
Donna in Virginia
Donna in Virginia
- posted 13 years ago
Well, if you're going to do Mueseums, personally I always like to go to the
Frick. Just imeagining someone living there. Not for needlework, but it's
got great rooms and atmosphere - some quite famous paintings, Goya, some
Whistler portraits, and IIRC, the quite recognizable portrait of Sir Thomas
More . Not too far from the Met.
But, the Cloisters is a great place to visit.
Ellice
But, the Cloisters is a great place to visit.
Ellice
- posted 13 years ago
We went to the Frick in high school - my "humanities" class. We'd take
the bus into NYC about once a month on field trips - the Frick, the Met,
the Museum of the American Indian, etc. - during senior year. (You'd
never get away with that in the age of "No Child Left Behind"...but I
learned more on those trips than I'd've gleaned from a classroom!)
I still have the postcard I bought that day of the Goya in that collection that caught my eye - I decoupaged it. (How very 70s!) It's a painting of men working around an anvil.
Sue
I still have the postcard I bought that day of the Goya in that collection that caught my eye - I decoupaged it. (How very 70s!) It's a painting of men working around an anvil.
Sue
- posted 13 years ago
I think it was the Thomas More painting that really got me, thinking of the
person, and the portrait. I just love going to the Frick - and walking
through the courtyard. I think there are a couple of Goya's and it's one of
those rooms that can overwhelm you in terms of the art all being in one
place.
Ellice
Ellice
- posted 13 years ago
I also loved the Frick Collection (for art sort of stuff rather than
needlwork). I'm kind of sorry I didn't go a second time as memories
have faded after only 3 years, and it may be a while before I get back
to New York.
I'd add to the recommendation for the Cloisters. It's a very special place with much to see, thought the Unicorns are what I remember best.
Bye for now.
Rosemary
I'd add to the recommendation for the Cloisters. It's a very special place with much to see, thought the Unicorns are what I remember best.
Bye for now.
Rosemary
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