The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
212.535.7710
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The Puritan
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Friday Oct 9, 2009 (10am–4:45pm)
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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In this one-day conference that is open to the public, leading international scholars discuss topics related to the exhibition Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (on view now through November 15). This exhibition evaluates the artist’s groundbreaking role in the history of late 19th-century American sculpture and the Aesthetic Movement. The symposium begins at 10 a.m. in the Met's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
No tickets or reservations necessary. For further information, call 212–396–5460 or email lectures@metmuseum.org.
Image: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907). The Puritan, 1883–86; this cast, 1899 or after. Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939 (39.65.53)
