Google Creates Special, Artsy Doodle To Commemorate The Met’s 151st Anniversary
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Google is teaming up with the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the latter’s 151st anniversary. As per ARTnews, the special occasion will be commemorated with a special “doodle” by artist Erich Nagler, who was “inspired by the Met’s ability to connect people to art across time and place.”
Come April 13, Google’s homepage will feature an array of images from the Met’s collection, with 400,000 of them already digitized and free to download. Each letter of the Doodle will be an artwork, nodding at some of the Met’s most famous pieces.
The works represent a variety of cultures, including a 1941 self-portrait by African American artist Samuel Joseph Brown Jr, a 13th-century sculpture from the Inland Niger Delta region, and a beaded Lakota/Teton Sioux dress from the 19th century.
The special home page will be viewable in over 20 countries, and is part of Google’s Arts & Culture program, which provides viewers access to collections from global institutions.
Image via The Metropolitan Museum of Art
[via ARTnews, images via various sources]
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