Perspectives Art Explained

This avant-garde French table is a statement of arrival in America

Sep 10, 2013 2 MINUTES
"It wasn't for poker at night with the boys."

Curator Peter Kenny on a remarkable card table by Charles-Honoré Lannuier.

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.

Photography by Peter Zeray

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