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Whitney Museum of American Art vs Frick Collection
Whitney Museum of American Art and Frick Collection are both endorsed by experts. On balance, Frick Collection is the choice of most writers compared to Whitney Museum of American Art. Frick Collection is ranked #1 in New York City with accolades from 12 publications like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Whitney Museum of American Art
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99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
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Fodor's
"With its bold collection of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary American art, the Whitney presents an eclectic mix drawn from more than 19,000 works in its permanent collection."
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Concierge
"American art of the 20th and 21st centuries is on display in this contemporary building by Marcel Breuer smack in the middle of the haute shopping section of upper Madison Ave."
Lonely Planet
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"Houses works by 20th century masters Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Georgia O’Keeffe and Mark Rothko."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1930, the Whitney Museum of American Art has earned the distinction of being the first museum focusing on living American artists."
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Not For Tourists
"Always has something to talk about, like the controversial Biennial."
Frick Collection
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1 E. 70th St., New York, NY 10021
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"Everything here is a highlight. The Portico Gallery, an enclosed portico along the building's 5th Avenue garden, houses the museum's growing collection of sculpture."
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Concierge
"A real find among the city's museums, this collection housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
Lonely Planet
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"This spectacular art collection sits in a mansion built by prickly steel magnate Henry Clay Frick, one of the many such residences that made up Millionaires’ Row."
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Time Out
"The opulent residence that houses a private collection of great masters (from the 14th through the 19th centuries) was originally built for industrialist Henry Clay Frick."
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Condé Nast Traveler
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"Housed in an exquisite Beaux Arts mansion on the Upper East Side represents the personal holdings of Henry Clay Frick."
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