"The Dream" 1910 by Henri Rousseau

Big Cities - New York, Tuesday 2017 May 23

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May 23rd 2017
We had an easy morning, only getting out to a bus after 11:30 to go the Frick Museum. The interior was a great surprise – the Frick's home in the Gilded Age: gilt- trimmed everything, even the portraits in gilt frames had gilt molding around them on the wall. The greats had been collected in profusion: Gainsboro ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more