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Contact: Elyse Topalian
Mary Flanagan
Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" on View in the
United States for First Time in 70 Years in
New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: September 10 - November 29, 2009
Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor
Press Preview: Tuesday, September 8, 10:00 a.m. -noon
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's historic voyage from
the Netherlands to New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has sent The
Milkmaid, perhaps the most admired painting by the Dutch artist Johannes
Vermeer (1632—1675), to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To celebrate this
extraordinary loan, the Metropolitan Museum presents Vermeer's Masterpiece The
Milkmaid, a special exhibition beginning September 10, which also includes all
five paintings by Vermeer from its collection, as well as a select group of works by
other Dutch artists, placing Vermeer's superb picture in its historical context. The
exhibition marks the first time that the painting has traveled to the United States
since it was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair.
The exhibition is made possible by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation,
Daphne Recanati Kaplan and Thomas S. Kaplan, and Bernard and Louise Palitz.
(more)
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News Release The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Communications Department
1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028-0198
eel (2.12) 570-3951 fax (212) 472-2764
communications@metmuseum.org
For Immediate Release
Contact: Elyse Topalian
Mary Flanagan
Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" on View in the
United States for First Time in 70 Years in
New Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum
Exhibition Dates: September 10 - November 29, 2009
Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor
Press Preview: Tuesday, September 8, 10:00 a.m. -noon
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's historic voyage from
the Netherlands to New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has sent The
Milkmaid, perhaps the most admired painting by the Dutch artist Johannes
Vermeer (1632—1675), to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. To celebrate this
extraordinary loan, the Metropolitan Museum presents Vermeer's Masterpiece The
Milkmaid, a special exhibition beginning September 10, which also includes all
five paintings by Vermeer from its collection, as well as a select group of works by
other Dutch artists, placing Vermeer's superb picture in its historical context. The
exhibition marks the first time that the painting has traveled to the United States
since it was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair.
The exhibition is made possible by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation,
Daphne Recanati Kaplan and Thomas S. Kaplan, and Bernard and Louise Palitz.
(more)
