课件47张PPT。ReadingThe Best Of Manhattan’s Art GalleriesThe Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆Henry Clay FrickHome of Frick5th 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 theThe Frick CollectionAvenue n. 大街: a hotel on Fifth Avenue
第五大街上的旅馆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 Kandinsky's 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. Guggenheim Museumexhibition n. 展览, 展出; 展览品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 African countries and South America. The museum displays more than just visual delights of art. It introduces you to ancient ways of living. You can visit an Egyptian temple, a fragrant Ming garden, a typical room in an 18th century French house and many other special exhibitions.civilization n. 文明Museum of Modern Art 现代艺术博物馆Museum of Modern Art
(53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues)
It is amazing that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21stcentury are housed in the same museum. The collection of Western art includes paintings by such famous artists as Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse. A few words of warning: admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.MonetMatisse
French painter Whitney Museum of American Art
惠特尼美国艺术博物馆Whitney Museum of American Art
(945 Madison Avenue, near 75th St.)
The Whitney holds an excellent collection of contemporary American painting and sculpture. There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibitions change all the time. contemporary adj. 当时的, 同时代的
permanent adj. 永久的, 持久的Every two years, the Whitney holds a special exhibition of new art by living artists. The museum also shows videos and films by contemporary video artists.Match the number on the map
with the names of the museum.2
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120th-21st centuries America19th -21st centuryWestern countriesAll over the worldFrom
ancient
to modern
times20th-21st centuriesWestern countriesBefore the 20th centurywestern countriesMatch the names in column I with the collections in column II.
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1. Museum of Modern Art
2. The Frick Collection
3. Whitney Museum of American Art
4. Metropolitan Museum of Art
5. Guggenheim MuseumII
a. Pre-twentieth century Western paintings
b. Art collection covering more than 5,000
years of civilization from many parts of
the world
c. Great works of art from the late 19th
century to the 21st century
d. 5,000 modern paintings, sculptures and
drawings
e. Contemporary American painting and
sculptureMatch the names in column I with the collections in column II.
I
1. Museum of Modern Art
2. The Frick Collection
3. Whitney Museum of American Art
4. Metropolitan Museum of Art
5. Guggenheim Museum c aebd1. GaoYan, John and Susan are on holiday in New York. Listen to the three friends discussing the art galleries they would like to visit and answer these questions.1. Who first suggested they visit art gallery?
2. Who does not like large museums?JohnSusan.Listening3. Why is Gao Yang interested in visiting the Metropolitan Museum?
He wants to see art from all over the world, including some from China.
4. What is their plan for the first day?
Visit the Frick Collection in the morning and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the afteroon.5. Why do they do to make Susan happy?
They suggest that Susan go back in the afternoon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to he hotel if she has had enough. Hohn and Gao Yan stay at the museum till it close.
6. Why doesn’t Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern Art?
She thinks a monkey could paint better pictures than modern artists.7. Which two galleries do they decide to visit on Saturday?
The Whitney first and the then Guggenheim.Listening textPart 1
G: We’ve got two days. What would
you like to do tomorrow?
J: I’d like to visit some art galleries?
S: But John, the guide book says that
there are more than sixty galleries in
Manhattan!J: Well, let’s choose the ones that
appeal to us.
G: I want to visit the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. It has art from all over
the world- even some from China.J: Well, that sounds great, but it’s a
rather large gallery. What do you
suggest, Susan? Would you rather go
to a smaller gallery to begin with?
S: Yes, please John. I don’t like large
museums. I’d go to the Frick
Collection. That’s quite small and we
could go the Metropolitan Museum
after that.G: Well, how about this? Tomorrow we
go to the Frick in the morning and the
Metropolitan in the afternoon. The
Metropolitan stays open until 8:45 pm
on Fridays. So if you’ve had enough by
dinner time, Susan, you can go back to
the hotel. John and I can stay at the
museum till it closes.J: Sounds good to me.
S: It’s certainly a better arrangement.Part 2
G: Perhaps we could go to the Museum
of Modern Art on Saturday.
S: Oh no. It’s too big and crowded.
And it’s expensive.
J: Susan, would you rather do something
else on our second day?S: No, no. I’d like to see some art but not
too much and not too modern.
G: What’s the problem?
S: I’m not fond of modern art. A monkey
could paint better pictures than some of
those paintings. If it was up to me, I’d
get rid of all of them.J: Really? I don’t understand why you
dislike modern art so much. But you
know that modern art began with the
Impressionist, right?
S: I don’t know anything about the
impressionists.G: It’s just she doesn’t know enough about it, John. Let’s go to the Guggenheim. They’ve wonderful Impressionist paintings there.
J: I agree, but we shouldn’t miss the Whitney Museum of American Art. Would you mind, Susan, if we went there too?S: Not if we don’t stay too long.
J: Do you think we’ve time to go to the
Whitney first and then the
Guggenheim? They’re quite close
together.
G: Let’s try. Is that OK with you,
Susan?
SUSAN: Yes, I suppose so! (grudgingly).