NEW YORK, N.Y.- Renowned in his lifetime for his elegant designs and superior craftsmanship, Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) remains to this day America’s most famous cabinetmaker. The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York—the first retrospective on Phyfe in 90 years—serves to re-introduce this artistic and influential master craftsman to a contemporary audience. On view are furniture produced in Phyfe’s Fulton Street workshops that once stood on the site of the former World Trade Center. The full chronological sweep of his long and distinguished career is featured, including examples of his best-known furniture