Reynold Keen

Matthew Pratt

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Soon after his return from London, where he had studied under Benjamin West, Pratt painted the portraits of Reynold Keen (1738– 1800), a successful Philadelphia merchant, and his wife, Christiana Stille (1744–1777; 2008.243), a Philadelphia heiress. Their affable faces and luxurious surroundings describe their well-being, early in their married life.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art