After visiting the Cooper Hewitt on October 25th of 2016, I had the opportunity to discover a great deal of amazing work. The first piece that really grabbed my attention was the TILE PANEL (ITALY), LATE 18TH CENTURY. One of the many reasons why this grabbed my attention is because when I was a boy, I had seen tile artwork back in my home country, Albania. I really like this piece because it shows how connecting all of these tiles can create a beautiful image, just like a puzzle piece. I can see the patience and hard work that it took to put down every detail in each tile. The tile is dated late 18th century and it was acquired in 1931. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome decoration, painted wood frame. This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt and catalogued by Rebekah Pollock. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
The second piece that moved my creative juices was the CHURCH BIRDCAGE, MID-19TH CENTURY. What I found so interesting about this, is the design of the birdcage. This birdcage is a model of a church in Flushing, Queens, New York; by the time the Hewitts owned the birdcage, the church was covered in stone. It is dated mid-19th century, and it was acquired in 1916. It makes me question the creator, ” Why would you go out of your way to create such a bird cage, but not let the bird fly free ?”. The whole idea of keeping a bird caged in such a beautiful design almost kills the beauty of it. I really enjoyed it because I started to connect the bird cage with life itself. “A church is supposed to free you, so why design a church as a birdcage?” Questions like this started going off in my head. Which is why I really admired the birdcage. This is exactly what art is supposed to do, move you. Make one question things.
The last piece that made it into my top three is the PRINT, GROTESQUE WITH DOLPHINS AND WINGED LIONS, 1532. It was engraved by Master of the Die. It is dated 1532 and it was acquired in 1944. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. This piece made it into my top three of the whole museum, because I love the engraving. The characters and the symmetry that the print has is very intriguing. Just because I have done printmaking before, I know how much work it takes to engrave the details and images into a little block. I only wish I could have it in my hands to work on it. Its truly a great piece of work. 
In all, the Cooper Hewitt had a great amount of work being displayed. I was really ecstatic to visit it for a second time. All the new additions made my trip worthwhile. I hope many people get to do the same, and go out there and enjoy themselves some fine art that moves them.
