Column: RMA Presents: Unicorns and Heroes: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Tapestries at The Met Cloisters
Dr. Mann began his presentation by focusing on the history of The Cloisters, which is located in upper Manhattan, majestically situated on a hilltop with a spectacular view of the Hudson River and the Palisades in New Jersey. The Cloisters resulted from the collaboration of three men in the early twentieth century: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., George Gray Barnard, and William Wells Bosworth. Dr. Mann then talked about the Unicorn Tapestries themselves that appear to have been created in Brussels and to date from about the year 1500, but it is unknown who created them.
