1、人教课标高二 选修 6Unit 1ReadingThe Best Of Manhattans Art GalleriesThe Frick Collection弗里克收藏馆Henry Clay FrickHome of Frick5th Avenues and E.70th StreetMany 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,furni
2、ture,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 Fricks beautiful home and garden which are
3、well worth a visit.Guggenheim Museum古根海姆博物馆192930 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 art
4、ist and theorist,Hilla Rebay(born Baroness Hilla Rebay von Ehrenwiesen).In July 1930,Rebay brings Guggenheim to Vasily Kandinskys Dessau studio,and Guggenheim purchases several of the artists paintings and works on paper;he will eventually acquire more than 150 works by Kandinsky.5th Avenue and 88th
5、 StreetThis 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
6、 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 restaura
7、nt.Metropolitan Museum Of Art大都会博物馆Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue and 82nd StreetThe 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
8、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
9、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 fe
10、w words of warning:admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.MonetMatisseFrench painter Whitney Museum of American Art Whitney Museum of American Art惠特尼美国艺术博物馆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 o
11、f 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 b
12、y contemporary video artists.Match the number on the map with the names of the museum.Number on mapMuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Frick CollectionMuseum of Modern ArtGuggenheim Museum23451Complete the chart with the information from the reading passage.NameAddress
13、Which centuries?What countries?Whitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Avenue(near 75th St.)20th-21stcenturies AmericaNameAddressWhich centuries?What countries?Museumof Modern Art53rd Street(between 5th and 6th Avenues)19th-21st centuryWestern countriesNameAddress Which centuries?What countries?Me
14、tropolitan Museum of Art5th Avenue and 82ndStreetAll over the worldFrom ancientto modern timesNameAddress Which centuries?What countries?GuggenheimMuseum5th Avenue and 88th Street20th-21stcenturiesWestern countriesNameAddressWhich centuries?What countries?The Frick Museum5th AvenueAnd E.70thStreetBe
15、fore the 20th centurywestern countriesMatch the names in column I with the collections in column II.I1.Museum of Modern Art2.The Frick Collection3.Whitney Museum of American Art4.Metropolitan Museum of Art5.Guggenheim MuseumIIa.Pre-twentieth century Western paintingsb.Art collection covering more th
16、an 5,000 years of civilization from many parts of the worldc.Great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st centuryd.5,000 modern paintings,sculptures and drawingse.Contemporary American painting and sculptureMatch the names in column I with the collections in column II.I1.Museum of Moder
17、n Art2.The Frick Collection3.Whitney Museum of American Art4.Metropolitan Museum of Art5.Guggenheim Museumcaebd1.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 vi
18、sit 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 Metropo
19、litan 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 doesnt 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.
