Each week the Brooklyn Museum Summer Interns and Fellows participate in full-day educational program

Each week the Brooklyn Museum Summer Interns and Fellows participate in full-day educational programs that explore the roles of museums through on-site visits and field trips to other institutions around the city. Look out for our weekly posts where we’ll share what we’re doing and learning in the program.This morning seemed like a blur to me because the train ride sufficed in the sense thatit was comfortable and SUPER LONG, which is never really news in New York City.I got to our destination 45 minutes early, which was amazing because I got tobreathe and relax near the front of the corporate offices of Citibank. Soon we,the Summer Citi Fellows, would embark on a  journey to the executive boardroom. Upon entering we were in awe of the views of the Statue of Liberty, and the rest of the hauntingly silent island of Manhattan.I for one came inunderdressed because I didn’t receive the memo in regards to wearingnot-so-casual-clothes. So I came in, to much of my horror, the only one in bluejeans and white shirt to compensate for the heat wave of that day. As othersbegan to trickle in, I got more and more embarrassed. For a second I feltdisplaced, but then soon realized that it truly did not matter what I lookedlike, I came to talk about my being in the internship and what I do as anintern in the Brooklyn Museum. In the conferenceitself, we were all delighted to be greeted by the leading members of the CitiInternship Program. We learned how an art piece is purchased, how to manage an art collection, and of the long journey to earning a PhD. We also learned about the unexpected art collections that banks and other corporate institutions may have. The highlight for me indeed was the moment whenthe African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner was mentioned. The Global Headof Corporate and Investment Banking, Ray McGuire, mentioned that his first workthat he had purchased to start off his collection was a Henry Tanner. I lookedfurther into the artist and loved everything about him. He was the first Blackartist to gain international notoriety. He was one of theprominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance and painted beautiful portraits thereflected the modernized world of the 20th-century amidst the racialambiguity during and after the Civil War. I think my favorite of his so far is,Gateway Tangier, 1912. The colors,the setting, the mood is truly magnificent in every way! Also, can I mention thefact that when asked, “What do you do with your collection?” Mr. McGuire simplyanswered, “I look at it.” Can I just say goals?Posted by Cynthia Torres -- source link
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