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Identify these Met Masterpieces
We walked to the Met and spent the entire day there. For me it was one of the high points of our trip to Manhattan.
I saw Starry Night and teared up because ___.
A) it was such a beautiful work of art B) Van Gogh’s life was so profoundly heartbreaking C) so many yahoos were taking selfies I couldn't get close D) all of the above
The correct answer is D) All of the above
I had a great day at the Met because ___.
A) I finally got to put my B.F.A. from the University of Arizona to use. B) It was less crowded than the ferry to the Statue of Liberty C) No panhandlers! D) Two words: Air conditioning
The correct answer is I had a great day at the Met because my son wandered off for hours on his own and when we met up at the cafe on the second floor late in the afternoon I could see he was entranced by the art he had seen.
Mission accomplished.
This painting by Emmanuel Leutz is called ___.
A) Washington crossing his “T”s and dotting his “I”s B) Cochise crossing the Santa Cruz River C) Washington crossing the Delaware D) Washington rafting the Gila
The correct answer is C) Washington crossing the Delaware
This painting by John Singleton Copley is called ___.
A) Jaws B) Watson and the Shark C) Jaws 2 D) Sharknado E) Shark bait
The correct answer is B) Watson and the Shark
This is a collection of ___.
A) Medieval armor B) Tin cans on parade C) Traditonal Costumes worn in Tucson’s annual Fiesta de los Vaqueros Parade D) Karl Lagerfield’s new Reynolds Wrap line
The correct answer is A) Medieval armor
This painting by John Singer Sargent is called ___.
A) Madame X B) Madame Butterfly C) Madame XYZ D) Madame Tussaud
The correct answer is A) Madame X
This painting by Thomas Hart Benton is called ___.
A) America Today B) America Yesterday C) Nothing compared to what the great muralist Joe Pagac can do D) The Late Shift at San Manuel Mine
The correct answer is A) America Today
I had a good time at the Met once I found ___.
A) The Van Gogh exhibit B) The cafe C) The empty bench by the elevator on the ground floor D) Jesus E) The elevator
The correct answer is A) The Van Gogh exhibit
This painting by Georgia O’Keefe is called ___.
A) Cow’s Skull: Red, White and Blue B) Symmetrical C) Cowskull on a pair of Levi jeans D) Bola Tie Chotchke #3
The correct answer is A) Cow’s Skull: Red, White and Blue
This sculpture by Umberto Bocconi is called ___.
A) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space B) Newsletter Author Racing to the Nearest Restroom in Space C) Caught in a Chubasco D) Central Park Jogger
The correct answer is A) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
This painting by Vincent VanGogh is called ___.
A) Starry Night B) Starry, Starry Night C) Stars over the Santa Catalinas on Sativa D) Flandrau Planetarium Projection Issue
The correct answer is A) Starry night
This sculpture by Edgar Degas is called ___.
A) The Little 14-year old Dancer B) Miss Folklorico 2014 C) Portrait of a felony D) Woody Allen’s 3rd wife
The correct answer is: A) The Little 14-year old Dancer
This ancient structure is ___.
A) The Temple of Dendur B) San Xavier del Bac C) Pat’s Chili Dogs D) Scottish Rite Temple
The correct answer is A) The Temple of Dendur
Happiness is___.
A) A day at the Met B) A day at the Met C) A day at the Met D) All of the above
The correct answer is D) All of the above
Great summary of a day well-spent. Also, thank you for NOT making the answers fill in the blank. My self esteem would not have survived that!
My God! I can’t express how much I enjoy these! Thank you Fitz!
Susan Rider