Xavier F. Salomon

In this episode of "Cocktails with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, discusses the French port city depicted in J. M. W. Turner's painting “Harbor of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile,” and how the artist’s extensive travel throughout Europe helped to develop his affinity for harbors. The complementary cocktail is the Widow's Kiss, a French drink traditionally given to women who had lost their husbands at sea.

Cocktail Recipe

In the second episode of "Travels with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, takes us to his hometown of Rome. We visit the Castel Sant'Angelo, an important historic site that is often overlooked by tourists. In this video, Xavier explains how the Castel Sant'Angelo's ancient structure experienced transformations over the centuries, and he makes connections to our current pandemic situation and to works of art in The Frick Collection.

In this episode of "Cocktails with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, tells us the story of Sir John Suckling, the subject of Anthony van Dyck's full-length portrait in The Frick Collection. Xavier has appropriately paired his story of art and literature with an English cocktail called Pink Gin.

Cocktail Recipe

Pink Gin
1 part Plymouth gin
1 dash of Angostura bitters
on ice

In the first episode of "Travels with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, transports us to Venice. He introduces us to the Ca' d'Oro, a house museum which was lovingly restored around the same time that the Frick mansion was built in New York City.

In this episode of "Cocktails with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, hosts us again for happy hour at his apartment. The subject of tonight's presentation is the mysterious "Polish Rider " by Rembrandt, and the complementary cocktail is the Szarlotka, a Polish drink made with Żubrówka (vodka infused with bison grass).

Cocktail Recipe
Szarlotka
1/3 iced Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka
2/3 chilled freshly pressed apple juice/cider
pinch of ground cinnamon

On February 20, Paul Arnhold, the grandson of the late collector and philanthropist Henry Arnhold, sat down with Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon to discuss Paul’s personal connection to the pieces featured in the exhibition Henry Arnhold's Meissen Palace: Celebrating a Collector.

In the first episode of "Cocktails with a Curator," Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, hosts us for happy hour at his apartment. The subject of tonight's presentation is the Frick's beloved painting St. Francis in the Desert by Giovanni Bellini, and the complementary cocktail is the Manhattan.

Cocktail Recipe
Xavier's Manhattan
1/2 Italian Vermouth
1/2 Bourbon
Stir well and strain into a cocktail glass
Maraschino cherry

Alexander J. Noelle, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, provides an introduction to the exhibition Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence on view at The Frick Collection from September 18, 2019, through January 12, 2020.

The frescoed ceilings commissioned by Count Carlo Archinto for his palace in Milan were among the masterpieces of Giambattista Tiepolo’s early career and are the subject of the current special exhibition. This lecture examines the history of the frescoes within the broader context of the Archinto family and their palace.

Xavier F. Salomon, Chief Curator at The Frick Collection, provides an introduction to the exhibition Tiepolo in Milan: The Lost Frescoes of Palazzo Archinto, on view at The Frick Collection from April 16, 2019, through July 14, 2019.