Burdick at the Met

[ullmandds]

That's great! I've been there numerous times to check out the offerings...but have never made an appt.

These are the cards...along with other older famous collections in museums... that should be used to set parameters for a digitized grading model...as they are most likely unaltered.

[MatthewN]

I was in NYC on business in early March. Here's some of what was on display as of 3/6. Front desk was helpful in pointing me in the right direction!

[bigfanNY]

When I visted in 1975 they asked if we wanted a guide we said yes (I still have it looks like a condensed American card catalog). It was very helpful identifying which albums and books to ask to see.
The Wagner was in the album with a stamp hinge. I noticed that the Wagner has evidence on the lower edge where folks lifted it to see the back.
A Docent helped us and although not with us every minute he did look at albums when we were finished.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

When I visted in 1975 they asked if we wanted a guide we said yes (I still have it looks like a condensed American card catalog). It was very helpful identifying which albums and books to ask to see.
The Wagner was in the album with a stamp hinge. I noticed that the Wagner has evidence on the lower edge where folks lifted it to see the back.
A Docent helped us and although not with us every minute he did look at albums when we were finished.

This?

[ALBB]

Yea, that sounds like how they operated back then, but just seem to recall reading something about some key cards " gone missing " ..blank spots in album,....

[T206Collector]

Link to the album pages:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collec...earchField=All

[bigfanNY]

YES that is guide to collection. This is interior where we marked which items we wished to see. As I recall he would bring 2 cartloads and when we finished one he would reshelf the items and bring us next cart.

[bigfanNY]

YES that is guide to collection. This is interior where we marked which items we wished to see. As I recall he would bring 2 cartloads and when we finished one he would reshelf the items and bring us next cart.
A very different experiance than what is offered now.
And yes I had heard that a number of cards were stolen from the collection which led to increased security and eventually to extremely limited access to the collection. Which is a shame because clearly Mr. Burdick wanted to share his collection with those who most appreciated it.