His talk traced how that moment of loss led him to the museum — and to a new way of experiencing life as a security guard.
As a curator at the Met, Rye resident Perrin Stein oversees the museum's soaring collection.
Johnson built the house in New Canaan, Conn., in 1949 and lived there until he died in 2005. It is a must-see for art and architecture lovers.

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