Cocktails with a Curator
In 2020–21, the Frick presented a wildly popular video series, Cocktails with a Curator. Conceived as a way for the public to connect with the collection while the museum was closed during the pandemic, the series reached a global audience each week and was recognized as an Honoree at the 2021 Webby Awards. Inspired by the series, the Frick and Rizzoli have published a new book offering a fresh look at the museum’s holdings through the eyes of its curators.
Publication
Cocktails with a Curator
Based on the critically acclaimed video series of the same name, this volume presents engaging histories of works of art at The Frick Collection paired with creatively inspired drinks. With sixty-five thought-provoking chapters on paintings, sculpture, furniture, and porcelain, Cocktails with a Curator offers a crash course in art history and a delightful introduction to the Frick’s treasures. Each chapter is accompanied by the recipe of a complementary cocktail: Ingres’s portrait of the Comtesse d’Haussonville, for example, is paired with a Jaded Countess (absinthe, vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup), and Holbein’s painting of Thomas More, who famously clashed with Henry VIII, is combined with a Bloody Mary (named after Henry’s eldest daughter, the last Catholic regnant queen of England). The perfect addition to any art connoisseur’s library, Cocktails with a Curator is a witty and intoxicating title that tickles the mind and the tongue.
This publication is made possible by Virginia and Randall Barbato.
The Curators
Xavier F. Salomon
Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator
Aimee Ng
Curator
Giulio Dalvit
Assistant Curator of Sculpture
Featured Cocktails
Paired with Constable's White Horse
Gin and Dubonnet
1 part London dry gin
2 parts Dubonnet Rouge
Squeeze of lemon
Stirred and strained over 3 ice cubes and lemon wedge
Mocktail
Unsweetened iced tea
Cranberry juice
Served with ice and lemon wedge
Paired with Chinard's Étienne Vincent de Margnolas
Napoleon
2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. brandy-based orange liqueur
1/2 oz. Dubonnet Rouge
Mocktail
1/2 oz. orgeat
3/4 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. soda water
Add crushed ice
Top with Chinotto blood orange soda
Related Coloring Pages
(To Print)
Cocktails with a Curator Series Image: Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779), Still Life with Plums (detail), ca. 1730. Oil on canvas (lined), 17 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (45.1 x 50.2 cm). The Frick Collection, New York.
Book illustrations by Luis Serrano. Copyright Luis Serrano.
Coloring page artwork by Donald David.