5th Avenue Garden
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The Fifth Avenue Garden History
As a result of a decision of the Board of Trustees in 1939, three magnolias were selected for the Fifth Avenue garden. The two trees on the lower tier are Saucer Magnolias (Magnolia soulangeana) and the species on the upper tier by the flagpole is a Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata). Considered to be some of the largest in the New York area, and certainly the most grand in the setting in which they are displayed, they maintain their balance by yearly pruning, to sustain their sprawling shape in proportion to the long limestone facade of The Frick Collection.
 Fifth Avenue Garden, looking southwest, 1939 |
 Fifth Avenue Garden, showing Olmsted's privet hedges and the recently planted magnolia trees,1939. |
 Fifth Avenue Garden, looking southwest, 1955 |
 Fifth Avenue Garden, looking southeast, 1955 |
 Fifth Avenue Garden, looking southeast, 1955 |
 Fifth Avenue Garden, looking northeast, 1955 |
 Frick Collection exterior, 1974 |
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Magnolias
As a result of a decision of the Board of Trustees in 1939, three magnolias were selected for the Fifth Avenue garden. The two trees on the lower tier are Saucer Magnolias (Magnolia soulangeana) and the species on the upper tier by the flagpole is a Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata). Considered to be some of the largest in the New York area, and certainly the most grand in the setting in which they are displayed, they maintain their balance by yearly pruning, which sustains their sprawling shape in proportion to the long limestone facade of The Frick Collection.
For more information and a slideshow, see Magnolias
Google Art Project
Google recently announced the major global expansion of last year's groundbreaking Art Project. This unique collaboration merging art and technology now includes 151 partners in 40 countries around the world. In the United States alone, the project has expanded beyond the initial group of four museums, which included The Frick Collection, to represent 29 partners — ranging from large institutions to university galleries — in 16 cities.
For more information about this project, see Google Art Project