Once upon a time

Once upon a time

fiction
Edward w Pritchard


Once upon a time I spent a day in Manhattan at the Metropolitan museum of art. With consummate joy I spent many hours browsing parts of the vast collection of the World's art museum.

Often do I critique American consumerism but the collection of the Metropolitan museum is bought and acquired with the proceeds of capitalism over a century and a half by many famous art collectors and wealthy Americans. Thousands of master works from all times and cultures make up the collection of the Met. More than a museum the Met is a collection of museums under one large series of roofs. Several roofs from earlier original museum buildings are still incorporated into the vast building campus of the Metropolitan and as one views the art and sculptures the light from the New York city sky changes throughout the day, subtly changing the viewing experience of the art lover as he tours the museum.

Once upon a time I spent a day at the Metropolitan Museum of art in Manhattan. Perhaps more than anything I would like to return for an encore look at Madame X, both pictures of the ladies with the parrots, the five Vermeer's and the Velasquez.

Time is short and resources are few; we must husband both if we are to make the most of our desires.