Watson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van Benthuysen

Watson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van Benthuysen

Aramenta Dianthe Vail

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Watson Van Benthuysen II (1832-?) was the son of Watson Van Benthuysen and Catherine Crippen of Brooklyn. His younger brother was Thomas (1834-?).

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Watson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van BenthuysenWatson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van BenthuysenWatson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van BenthuysenWatson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van BenthuysenWatson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van Benthuysen

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.