visiting vermeers

 

i went to the frick museum today to see the two vermeers visiting from dublin and amsterdam, woman writing a letter with her maid, from the national gallery of ireland; and the love letter, from the rijksmuseum. the frick doesn't permit photography in the picture galleries, so i couldn't take any photos. i did buy a few nice postcards, however, and can take a photo of them in the morning to include here.

here they are: (they were so beautiful to see)

the love letter (rijksmuseum)

woman writing a letter with her maid (national gallery of ireland)

and this one is part of the frick's permanent collection: mistress and maid

they have a very pretty inner courtyard and also two garden areas which, sadly, weren't open to the public.

afterwards, i walked along madison avenue to 86th street, and then east to third avenue and 87th street . . 

to visit barnes and noble.

i love seeing all the classic books lined up on the shelves in their handsome bindings.

a special table for "how the world works."

and a section for record albums! 

waiting to check out . .

my purchase! neither my library nor strand books had this edition which i wanted for the four short stories titled "old new york" and her memoir "a backward glance." 

back downtown . . (i caught the bus along fifth avenue and worked on my sock knitting until 10th street - surprisingly, there was no traffic! i'm not sure if that was because everyone is still away for august vacation time, or because they're keeping the bus lanes clear).

it was such a beautiful and comfortable 80 degree day.