Notes from the Director of The Metro Show

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Michael Eastman - Barry Friedman Ltd.This photograph by Michael Eastman of a Havana interior (Barry Friedman Ltd) is just as one might imagine this decaying, magical place - saturated colors amidst faded opulence or, more poetically put (from a gallery description), “where triumphant past and vanquished present collide.” Eastman’s long-awaited, recently published book Havana documents the city over the past two decades.    More


10 am - 12 noon  2 Lincoln Square (Columbus Avenue at 66th Street) 
William Matthew Prior Symposium hosted at the American Folk Art Museum
Bostonian William Matthew Prior was one of the most prom.. More 

1:00 pm  Lecture Hall 
Collecting Folk Art in America: How it Began, Who Began It, and Why
There wasn’t just one—but several—moti.. More 

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Post Show Coverage of the 2013 METRO Show

Reviews and articles that covered the 2013 METRO Show and Americana week in general were upbeat.   More

That's a Wrap! METRO Show 2013

There were many highlights during the five-day run of this year’s METRO Show!   More