Arabian Nights

THE 56TH ANNUAL BEAUX ARTS KREWE BALL was held at Boutwell Auditorium on Feb. 17.

The Beaux Arts Krewe has been a major supporter of the collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, and for the past 56 years, the ball has served as a fundraiser for the Krewe Acquisition Fund. These contributions have enabled the museum to spend more than $1 million to purchase important European paintings, sculptures and drawings.

Ruling over the event, the theme of which was “Arabian Nights,” was King Henry Barnes Ray Jr. He was joined by his wife, Carolyn, and Queen Alice Alden Monk, escorted by Forest Leland Hull.

Presented as the queen’s ladies in waiting were Barbara Bugg Holloway, with trainbearer Violet Dumas Bond; Catherine Edith Driscoll, with trainbearer Kathryn Camille

See KREWE BALL, page 10