1、The Best of Manhattans Art GalleriesUnit 1 Art Using Language(Reading&Speaking)Students presentation The Frick CollectionIt is an art museum located in the Henry Clay Frick House on the Upper East Side in Manhattan.The Frick CollectionHenry Clay FrickIndustrialistFinancierIncluding:masterpieces of E
2、uropean painting,major works of sculpture,and superb 18th century French furniture.Guggenheim MuseumGuggenheim MuseumSome believed that the building would overshadow the museums artworks.“On the contrary”,wrote the architect,“the design makes the building and painting an uninterrupted,beautiful symp
3、hony.”Metropolitan Museum of ArtLocated in New York City,it is the largest art museum in the US and also one of the most visited art museum in the world.Whats more,everyone can enter it with donating even one dollar.Egypt TempleVarious Collections Museum of Modern ArtAlthough its a young museum esta
4、blished in 1929,it enjoys equal fame to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Compared with the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art,it has more important modern art collections,such as the Starry Night of Van Gogh.Whitney Museum of American Art.The Whitney focuses on 20th-and 21st-century American ar
5、t.Its permanent collection comprises more than 21,000 paintings,sculptures,drawings,prints,photographs,films,videos,and artifacts of new media by more than 3,000 artistsIn addition to some modern art,it also has some imaginative paintings.Skimming12345The Frick CollectionGuggenheim MuseumMetropolita
6、n Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtstreetavenueLocation 1.Why is the museum called“The Frick Collection”?I.The Frick Collection 2.What painting style did Mr.Frick prefer?It is named after Henry Clay Frick,a rich New Yorker,leaving his house,furniture and art collection
7、to the American people.He had a preference for pre-twentieth century western paintings.Q&AII.Guggenheim Museum 1.Visitors can see the 5000 superb modern paintings,sculptures and drawings at the same time.2.Those who love impressionist and post-impressionist paintings will be interested in Guggenheim
8、 Museum.3.People can take a lift rather than walk all the way in Guggenheim Museum.FTFT or FIII.Metropolitan Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art is world-famous because of _,including over _ from many parts of the world.It not only displays the _,but also introduces _ to visitors.the variety of
9、 art collection 5000 civilizations visual delights of artancient ways of livingFill in the blanks.IV.Museum of Modern ArtAddressWhich centuries?Famous artistsWarningComplete the chart with information from paragraph 4.53rd Street,between 5th and 6th AvenuesLate 19th century to the 21st century Monet
10、,Van Gogh,Picasso and Matisse Admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded It houses an excellent collection of _,and also holds a special exhibition of _ by _.Visitors can expect to see videos and films by _.V.Whitney Museum of American Artcontemporary American painting and scu
11、lpturenew artliving artistscontemporary video artistsFill in the blanks.The passage may probably come from _A.a newspaper B.A magazine C.A tourist guide book D.A textbook CDiscussionIntroduce one of the five art galleries as a tourist guide so as to arouse peoples desire to visit there.Sample Hi,Im
12、_,guide of Manhattan.If you plan a tour for Manhattans galleries,you cant miss _,a wonderful place for your trip._,located in _,draws visitors all over the world to experience its valuable treasures,including _,_,_ etc.May you have a good journey.Homework Write a short essay to introduce one of the art galleries based on the previous discussion.Thank you
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