Exhibition details
The drawings, prints, and posters on view relate to the American, French, Haitian, Mexican, and Russian revolutions, the abolition of slavery, and campaigns for and against the dominant political systems of the 20ty and 21st centuries.
About the collection
The Department of Drawings and Prints boasts more than one million drawings, prints, and illustrated books made in Europe and the Americas from around 1400 to the present day. Because of their number and sensitivity to light, the works can only be exhibited for a limited period and are usually housed in on-site storage facilities.
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028
Image: Charles Thévenin, The Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 (ca. 1793)