The Original "14 Eyes"
in a Museum Storeroom

Brief History

In 1952 seven prominent representatives of the entertainment and museum worlds were invited to choose their favorite artifacts from the Museum's vast collections residing below stairs. The results were exhibited and published in the February 1952 issue of the Museum Bulletin (read foreword.)

click celebrity names to see what objects they chose and why

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Lincoln Kirstein
Director, New York City Ballet

 

Louis E. Stern
Collector

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Norman Bel Geddes
Designer

 

Charles Addams
of the New Yorker

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Jacques Lipchitz
Sculptor

 

Franklin C. Watkins
Painter

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Rene d'Harnoncourt
Director, Museum of Modern Art



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