This design post highlights the formal dining room which was originally designed with the assistance of Jed Johnson in the early 1980′s. The beautiful American sideboard from the 1880′s was a housewarming gift given to Peter Brant by his father Murray Brant. The sideboard and accompanying dining set was chosen by Peter and had belonged to Robert W. de Forest, the fifth president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. De Forest and his wife Emily, were great collectors of Americana and conceived the idea to build a wing at the MET that would house a permanent collection of American decorative objects. The Museum’s American Wing opened to the public in 1924.
18th-century wallpaper. (This wallpaper inspired Karen Kilimnik’s chinoiserie installation for her 2012 exhibition at The Brant Foundation).
Red Elvis (1962) by Andy Warhol
Photo credit: Tom Powel Imaging
