Photographs by Rochelle Brock
CYNTHIA
KING-SUMNER
Retired teacher,
Freeport, New York
What brought you
to the Met today?
My husband’s 49th
birthday. What else are
you going to do for
someone’s birthday right
now? He’s an art teacher,
so I guess some people
would say it’s a corny
pick, but we love the Met.
It means the world to me.
I’ve been on this earth
all of these years, I’ve
traveled to Easter Island,
I’ve been to Jordan all
by myself. But the Met
is more than a flight
somewhere; it’s an
all-encompassing display
of what was, what is,
and the possibilities for
the future. Life has got
it going on. You go in
there, and it’s just ... it’s
an international, galactic
trip. It has everything
you could ever need or
want. It pleases me to no
end. It fills my appetite.
What ar
after? B
“Moja Sun Resort.”
That’s what we’ve been
calling our house
during quarantine.
the look book goes toThe MetThe day the art museum
reopened, with timed ticketing
and temperature-taking at
the door, at 25 percent occupancy.
interviews by
jane starr drinkard