Met News: Fall Perspectives

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month, new exhibitions, and the latest podcasts. [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News]( [Perspectives]( [Revisiting "O'Keeffe Country"]( [Revisiting "O'Keeffe Country"]( Two Indigenous scholars discuss what—and who—the artist omits in her depiction of New Mexico[. Listen now →]( [A Salute to the Artistic Legacy of Native American Veterans]( [A Salute to the Artistic Legacy of Native American Veterans]( Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month at Watson Library with this essay on four Native American artists—Eva Mirabal, Lloyd Kiva New, Carl Nelson Gorman, and Michael Naranjo—who also served in the military. [Read now →]( [Indigenizing Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe]( [Indigenizing Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe]( The curator and art historian reflects on the significance of representation in the world of fashion. [Read now →]( [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England Virtual Opening]( [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England Virtual Opening]( Join Met curators and explore [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England](, which traces the transformation of the arts in Tudor England through more than 100 objects—including iconic portraits, spectacular tapestries, manuscripts, sculpture, and armor—from both The Met collection and international lenders. [Watch now →]( [Raemkai's Tomb]( [Raemkai's Tomb]( "If you're mourning in New York City, there are three helpful pilgrimage sites." The writer Ada Calhoun reflects on her childhood obsession with ancient Egypt, the symbolism of hieroglyphs, and her father's recent passing.[Read now →]( [Feminine/Masculine: The Collages of Picasso, Braque, and Gris]( [Feminine/Masculine: The Collages of Picasso, Braque, and Gris]( How did Cubist artists use collage to probe the relationship between the sexes? [Read now →]( [The Conference of the Birds]( [The Conference of the Birds]( What can Attar's mystic poem teach us about the path to spiritual enlightenment? [Watch and listen now →]( [Glorious Graphics ]( [Glorious Graphics]( Learn about a generous gift from Poster House. [Read now →]( [Exhibition Highlights]( [Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art]( [Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art]( JUST OPENED Through April 2, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection]( [Ganesha: Lord of New Beginnings]( JUST OPENED Through February 25 2024 The Met Fifth Avenue [Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche]( [Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche]( JUST OPENED Through January 8, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England]( [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England]( Through January 8, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints]( [The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints]( Through February 7, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition]( [Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition]( Through January 22, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast]( [Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection]( Through February 20, 2023 The Met Fifth Avenue [Victorian Masterpieces from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico]( [Victorian Masterpieces from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico]( Through February 2024 The Met Fifth Avenue [See all current exhibitions →]( [From The Met Store]( [Holiday Gift Guide]( [Shop now →]( [Plan Your Visit]( See the [Plan Your Visit page]( for more information about buying tickets in advance. Please note our [current opening days and hours for each location](. Masks are recommended, but not required. [Read our visitor guidelines.]( [Buy your tickets now →]( [Become a Member →]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [metmuseum.org]( [Explore]( [Membership]( [Donate]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information on the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, visit [The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England](, [Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art](, [Ganesha: Lord of New Beginnings](, [Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche](, [The Power of Portraiture: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints](, [Cubism and the Trompe l'Oeil Tradition](, [Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection](, and [Victorian Masterpieces from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico](. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Images: Georgia O'Keeffe. From the Faraway, Nearby, 1937. American. Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1959. (59.204.2) | [Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces](, by Alexandra N. Harris and Mark G. Hirsch (Washington, DC: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 2020) | Headshot of Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, featuring earrings by Angela LarRocque. Photo by Tira Howard. Courtesy Amber-Dawn Bear Robe and the Southwestern Association of American Indian Arts | [Tomb Chapel of Raemkai: East Wall](, ca. 2446–2389 B.C., Dynasty 5, Limestone, paint, 117 cm (84 x 170 7/8 x 46 1/16 in.), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1908 (08.201.1e) | Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887–1927). [Flowers (detail)](, 1914. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2021 (2021.395.3) © Metropolitan Museum of Art | Habiballah of Sava (active ca. 1590–1610). "[The Concourse of the Birds](," Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tair (Language of the Birds), ca. 1600. Iran, Isfahan. Islamic. Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; Painting: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm), W. 4 1/2in. (11.4cm); Page: H. 13 in. (33 cm), W. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1963 (63.210.11) | A. M. Cassandre, Masutani Yoko, and Santorī Bijutsukan, [Every Face of the Great Master Cassandre]( (Tokyo: Suntory Museum, 1995) | Maya artist. [Whistle with the Maize God emerging from a flower]( (detail), Mexico, Late Classic period (A.D. 600–900). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.728) | Seated Ganesha, 14th–15th century. India (Orissa). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1964 (64.102) | Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720–1793). [Angel](, second half 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964 (64.164.8a–c) | Quentin Metsys the Younger. Elizabeth I of England (“The Sieve Portrait”) (detail), 1583. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena. By permission of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities. Polo museale della Toscana. Photo Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena | Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper (detail), 1952 (published 1968-70). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. John B. Turner Fund, 1981 (1981.1098.1) © 2022 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY | Georges Braque (French, 1882–1963). Violin and Sheet Music: “Petit Oiseau,” early 1913. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Promised Gift from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection. © 2022 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; William Michael Harnett (American, (1848–1892). [Still Life—Violin and Music](, 1888. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund (63.85) | Meisen Kimono with Water Droplets. Shōwa period (1926–89), ca. 1930s. Promised Gift of John C. Weber | Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, 1830–1896). Flaming June (detail), 1895. Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico; The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.