MET - American Wing

Another reason to be grateful for what the BIG APPLE has to offer - The American Wing @ the MET has recently reopened.  Going through the galleries on the 2nd floor en route to the American Wing, the great European masters are there to savor, Rembrandt, Vemeer, Valezquez and Gainsborough to name a few.  Think of these as a prelude to the American Wing which opens onto the veranda looking out into Central Park.  There is a plethora of art forms to admire.  We're treated to our domestic arts of the 17th - early 19th century.  There is much to admire in silver, glassware, ceramics and furniture.  The galleries branching off the veranda house the best of the early American  artist's oil paintings and sculptures.  I want to point out the numerous Sargent and Hassam oil paintings in particular.  As we exit back through the European galleries I can't help but think, not too shabby, but in the tradition of the American way - we've one upped you!