2015 REVIEW
Dear Friends of the Armory, 2015 has been another exceptional year for Park Avenue Armory and our artistic offerings, arts education outreach, and design and preservation. Our programming in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall saw visionary and influential artists astonish audiences with spectacular productions that could only take place here, selling out every performance while increasing capacity in every case. And our recital series in the intimate setting of the jewel-like Board of Officers Room hosted impressive debuts and artfullycurated programs that continued to be acclaimed by audiences and critics alike.
“The vast drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory has become a site of choice in New York for
beautifully restored and ideally intimate
“As always, ambitions run high at the launch of 2015 season at the Park Avenue Armory, which is in itself quite possibly the most stunning arts venue in New York City.”
Board of Officers Room.”
– Bachtrack
unusual opera productions and ambitious multimedia concerts. But of late, the Armory has also been presenting recitals in its
– The New York Times
We also made great strides in securing extraordinary programmatic offerings for seasons to come by securing a brilliant new Artistic Director, Pierre Audi, to lead the artistic programming efforts in the future. And through the continued generosity of The Thompson Family Foundation, the Armory now boasts a $65 million programming and operating endowment that will kick-start our next phase of growth and carry our institution confidently into the future. Our arts education program continued to flourish, introducing over 4,200 underserved students from 50 public schools across the city to our unconventional arts programming. We also saw more student involvement than ever before in the Armory’s operations by establishing a new student Advisory Board program, providing unprecedented access to world-class artists and the creative process behind their work in our spaces. Made up of Youth Corps members, the Advisory Boards met extensively with artists such as Peter Sellars, Reggie Gray, Laurie Anderson, and Marina Abramović in order to learn first-hand about their projects. They were then able to provide insight into their peers’ potential connections to the material and recommend lines of inquiry, placing them at the forefront of our school outreach. The rehabilitation of our glorious building proceeded apace this year. The restoration of the Veterans Room, one of the most important historic interiors in the country, continued with a public opening slated for early 2016. And the ongoing construction of the North Core will be completed in the Fall of 2016. None of this would have been possible without the generous support of our board of directors and donors.
Photo: Stephanie Berger
A special debt of gratitude goes to our wonderfully supportive sponsors: Citi; Pershing Square Capital Management, LP; and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Thank you for your support of all of our endeavors this past year and I look forward to enjoying with you even more adventurous and unprecedented projects in 2016. With best wishes, Rebecca Robertson President & Executive Producer
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FLEXN Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray, Peter Sellars march 25-april 4 Characterized by pausing, snapping, gliding, bone breaking, hat tricks, animation, and contortion, flex is a form of street dance that has evolved from the Jamaican bruk-up found in dance halls and reggae clubs in Brooklyn. This electrifying phenomenon was showcased in a new project commissioned and produced by the Armory that confronts issues of social injustice, with the dancers exploring personal narratives through their own unique movement vocabulary in post-modern dance.
— The New York Times
Support for FLEXN has been provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. FLEXN is supported in part by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. FLEXN was also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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Created in the era of unrest following rulings on Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City, this powerful new work was staged by visionary director Peter Sellars and flex pioneer Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray in collaboration with a crew of 21 flex dancers from the very neighborhoods where the movement first took shape. Performing both as individuals and in groups to choreography created by the ensemble itself, the dancers utilize their breathtakingly beautiful movement to tell deeply human and sometimes heart-wrenching stories that address these troubling issues of our time.
“Part protest, part dance party, part collective autobiography… FLEXN rails against social injustice, from police brutality to the prison system’s failures in America... By turns tragic and playful, we see the dancers at war, at work, at home; these situations are evoked with a mind-boggling repertoire of quaking, pretzeling, rippling freestyle moves.”
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H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS Philippe Parreno june 11-august 2
— The New York Times
“Mesmerizing”
— New York Magazine
“An ambitious project by the cerebral French artist Philippe Parreno has come to roost at the city’s swankiest uptown kunsthalle.” — Art in America
“H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS is this summer’s must-see show” — Time Out New York Support for this exhibition has been provided by the LUMA Foundation, with additional support from the Maurice Marciano Family Foundation, Ken Kuchin and Tyler Morgan, and the Grand Marnier Foundation. This exhibition is also supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS was also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Photo: Andrea Rosetti
In his largest installation in the U.S. to date, Parreno continued his interrogations into the radical redefinition of the exhibition ritual at the Armory, in one of the few spaces in the world in which such an epic experience could occur. The monumental interior of the Wade Thompson Drill Hall was animated with 26 marquee sculptures to form an allée of light and sound, five films, and other collaborative works with artists including Tino Sehgal. This dramatic composition also fused the spectral presence of sound—recorded, broadcast live from outside the building, and performed live daily by Mikhail Rudy— to form a landscape of films, objects, and empty spaces where events unfolded. This sensory journey through both remastered existing works and new projects guided the visitor from one event to another, bringing the entire building to life.
“A boisterous love letter to New York”
Photo: James Ewing
In the past two decades, Philippe Parreno has almost single-handedly reshaped the very notion of what it means to experience art by turning the dynamics of a show into an evolving, situational process, exploring its possibilities as a singular, coherent object rather than as a collection of individual works.
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TREE OF CODES Wayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson, Jamie xx september 14-21 Visual art, electro-pop, and contemporary dance intersected in an illuminating new work directed by award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor, artist Olafur Eliasson, and producer/composer Jamie xx. Performed by fifteen soloists and dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet and Company Wayne McGregor, this new type of modern dance layered classical and contemporary styles with visual wizardry and sonic imagination in this highly-anticipated U.S. premiere.
Support for this production has been provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and by the British Council. This production is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Photos: Stephanie Berger
This new evening-length work commissioned by the Armory took as its starting point Jonathan Safran Foer’s enigmatic publication, at once a novel and a piece of art created by making incisions into the pages of The Street of Crocodiles by Bruno Schulz. Utilizing Foer’s merging of genres and sculptural techniques, the piece featured a site-specific environment that reinvented the performance space with a shape-shifting kaleidoscope of light, color, and reflective mirrors that challenged preconceived notions of the role of the viewer from the moment they entered the drill hall.
“The piece has breathtaking lighting and visual effects… a steely, layered, swelling electronic score… and Mr. McGregor’s choreography, fabulously performed and packed with hyperkinetic intimacy and urgency.” — The New York Times
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HABEAS CORPUS Laurie Anderson october 2-4
“Laurie Anderson produced the year’s most unique, moving, and politically charged art event … Demonstrate[ing] the power of technology as a tool for human expression and connectedness, as well as the ability of an ephemeral, performative event to make a powerful impact.” — Artsy, from their “Most Influential Museum Shows of 2015”
This production is supported in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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Habeas Corpus was also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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The result was a groundbreaking new work that spans the worlds of visual art, performance, and experimental music as created by one of America’s most renowned and daring artistic pioneers.
“It was a cool, dark, hypnotically enveloping environment… an apparition of ambiguous magnificence.” — The New Yorker
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Iconic performance artist Laurie Anderson expanded upon her work fusing storytelling and technology, by creating an installation and performance piece that examined lost identity, memory, and the resiliency of the human body and spirit. Commissioned by the Armory, this gripping new artwork interweaved film, sculpture, music, and video to examine the story of Mohammed el Gharani, one of the youngest detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Open to the public during the day, the evocative environment encouraged visitors to use the drill hall as place to meditate on time, identity, surveillance, and freedom, with sounds derived from audio surveillance and nature. The space was also activated by improvised music performances throughout the day and concluded at night in a celebratory concert and dance party with Syrian singer Omar Souleyman, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, guitarist Stewart Hurwood, and Anderson herself. The installation also included additional film installations including From the Air, which explores the impact of global events on daily life and resonates with many of the themes explored in el Gharani’s story.
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GOLDBERG Igor Levit, Marina Abramović december 7-19 Igor Levit, who made his impressive North American recital debut at the Armory in 2014, interpreted Bach’s classic composition in an installation created by seminal artist Marina Abramović. Having redefined what performance art is for nearly 40 years, she re-imagined the concert-going experience by employing her Abramović Method to explore the relationship between performer and observer, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. Goldberg invited audiences to become a part of the music and experience the work in an entirely new context. They prepared for Levit’s performance by dispossessing themselves of the trappings of everyday society by placing their personal belongings—including cell phones, watches, and other technological devices—inside a private locker. Upon entering the drill hall, the crowd sat in silence for an extended period of time, after which Levit performed all 30 variations to heighten the effect of the piece on their mind and body.
“The effect was stunning… As the audience gazed toward the hall’s vast arched ceiling, Bach was lent some of the childlike wonder of a planetarium star show.” — The New York Times “A visually captivating rethinking of Bach’s Goldberg Variations… In collaboration with a lighting designer, and benefiting immeasurably from a magnificent performance by pianist Igor Levit, Abramović managed to turn an evening of Bach into a genuine event” — The Washington Post Support for this production has been provided by Agnes Gund, the Reed Foundation, and by the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The production is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Photos: James Ewing
Goldberg was also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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“The vast drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory has become a site of choice in New York for unusual opera productions and ambitious multimedia concerts. But of late, the Armory has also been presenting recitals in its beautifully restored and ideally intimate Board of Officers Room.” — The New York Times
The Rushes Ensemble perform Michael Gordon’s Rushes in the Board of Officers Room.
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RECITAL SERIES Since its reopening in 2013, the Belle Époque splendor of the Board of Officers Room has shown through in magical recitals that invoke the salon culture of the Gilded Age. This season we expanded on the meaning of recital to encompass not only chamber works of classical and contemporary music, but also the art of reciting spoken word, all utilizing the pristine acoustics and sublime scale provided by the elegantly austere space.
March 10—14
ALINA IBRAGIMOVA, VIOLIN All-Bach Program March 19
LINDEMANN YOUNG ARTIST CONCERT April 17
IAN BOSTRIDGE, TENOR WENWEN DU, PIANO Songs of World War I
The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS, and by The Reed Foundation. The Recital Series is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
April 22—26
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, VOICE SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON, CELLO U.S. Premiere of The Night Dances October 6—9
DAVID FRAY, PIANO All-Schubert Program October 23
RUSHES ENSEMBLE New York City Premiere of Michael Gordon’s Rushes November 10
CHRISTIAN GERHAHER, BARITONE GEROLD HUBER, PIANO
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION SERIES “A residency like the Armory’s can be life changing for an artist. With unlimited access to studio space and total creative freedom, even the wildest idea can be attempted.”
ULYSSES OWENS JR. April 8
TAYLOR MAC / MACHINE DAZZLE August 6–9
— The Wall Street Journal
ANDREW ONDREJCAK September 2
The Under Construction Series continued in 2015, offering audiences and viewers an inside look into the creative process of the Armory’s artists-in-residence, who set up studios and offer open studios and intimate public previews of worksin-progress in the disciplines of dance, theater, music, and visual art. The Armory’s period rooms provide a unique backdrop for these workshops, serving as both inspiration and as a collaborator in the development of their works.
600 HIGHWAYMEN September 26
BRENT GREEN October 17
IMANI UZURI October 25
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Photo: Paula Lobo
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The Artist-in-Residence and Under Construction Series are made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Under Construction is also supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Artist-in-Residence Brent Green displays some of his music instruments and sculptures in his studio that were created during his residency.
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FLEXN CONVERSATIONS: RACE AND THE CITY Every performance was preceded by a free public conversation with young people, public figures, educators, and community leaders that addressed some of the most pressing issues explored in FLEXN, including making neighborhoods safe for play, solitary confinement, “broken windows” policies, and reforming the juvenile justice system.
ARTIST TALKS Held in our historic period rooms, these insightful dialogues gave audiences the opportunity to hear directly from the artists about the inspiration and ideas behind their creative process and their work, as well as explore themes related to our productions.
Photo: Stephanie Berger
MALKIN LECTURE SERIES
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This series of lectures features scholars and experts on topics relating to the Park Avenue Armory and its pivotal role in the civic, cultural, and aesthetic evolution of New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 2015, we looked at the armories of New York City’s past, Gilded Age design, and how New Yorkers at the turn of the century entertained in the holidays.
Peter Sellars, Ritchie Torres (NYC Council, 5th District Central Bronx), Tynesha McHarris (Brooklyn Community Foundation), Charles Blow (The New York Times), and Reggie Gray in a pre-performance conversation.
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ARTS EDUCATION Utilizing our magnificent historic building and the unique visual and performing arts programming that takes place within it, Park Avenue Armory’s arts education program gives underserved New York City public school students from all five boroughs the opportunity to be immersed in the creative process of exceptional artists. The program has three major components: Production-Based Programming, Partnership Schools, and the Youth Corps internship program.
Park Avenue Armory’s arts education programs are supported by generous grants from The Pershing Square Foundation, the Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable Trust, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Booth Ferris Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Pinkerton Foundation, the Reed Foundation, Liz and Frank Newman, Daniel Clay Houghton, Lester and Enid Morse, the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the WME Foundation, the Ida and William Rosenthal Foundation, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, and the Michael Tuch Foundation. Additional support has been provided by members of the Armory’s Education Committee.
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The Armory’s arts education programs are also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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Students cheer at the conclusion of a student matinee.
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PRODUCTION-BASED PROGRAMS Elementary, middle, and high school classes were invited to experience the Armory’s 2015 season first hand and at no cost to schools, participating in pre- and post-visit interactive workshops led by members of the Armory Artist Corps, a group comprised of some of New York City’s most soughtafter teaching artists. Students witnessed a wide array of programmatic offerings that took place in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall, including student-only matinees of FLEXN and of Tree of Codes, student-only viewing hours to explore Philippe Parreno’s H {N)Y P N(Y} OSIS and Laurie Anderson’s HABEAS CORPUS, and a student matinee of Goldberg complete with a lesson in the Abramović Method led by Marina Abramović herself. In addition to these large scale works, students were also exposed to intimate engagements with artists in the Armory’s period rooms, attending open rehearsals and participating in Q&A sessions with four of the season’s recitalists, as well as engaging with artists-in-residence 600 Highwaymen and Imani Uzuri.
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PARTNER SCHOOLS
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The Armory’s Partner Schools received in-depth residencies that engaged students with the Armory’s mission and provided a deeper understanding of programmatic offerings. In 2015, classes from partner schools explored the art of installation inspired by Philippe Parreno, wrote and performed a non-linear staged reading about social justice inspired by FLEXN, drew connections between music and visual art inspired by the recitals in the Board of Officers Room, and created three-dimensional, sculptural books of bedtime stories that drew upon the originating materials behind Tree of Codes and Goldberg. Armory partner schools also participated in a masterclass with FLEXN choreographer Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray, attended additional on-site workshops before the Tree of Codes student matinee, and were celebrated at the annual Evening of the Arts. Partner schools in 2015 were Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design in Brooklyn, Bronx Envision Academy in the Bronx, MS 244 The New School for Leadership and the Arts in the Bronx, PS 106 The Parkchester School in the Bronx, and Fresh Creek Elementary School in Brooklyn.
Laurie Anderson meets with students to prepare them to experience her work, HABEAS CORPUS.
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YOUTH CORPS The Youth Corps is a group of students from New York City public high schools who are immersed in the art and creative processes of the Armory’s artists through paid, project-oriented internships that provide job and career training, leadership development, and essential communication and life skills. In 2015, the Youth Corps created term projects inspired by the Armory’s productions. Students developed an immersive installation art experience about the Armory building, past and present, inspired by Philippe Parreno’s H{N}Y P N{Y} OSIS; transformed vintage books into three-dimensional art objects, animated by light and based on classic stories to illustrate the theme of unexpected adaptation central to Tree of Codes; and produced a Guide to Unplugging that was distributed to hundreds of students at the matinee of Goldberg where Youth Corps presented introductory activities with Marina Abramović.
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This year also introduced the Advisory Board program, an applicationbased initiative that brought together high school and college-age Youth Corps students to be the primary research and planning entity for school programs. The Advisory Board provided a youth perspective on the art, and worked with education staff and Armory teaching artists to determine how best to introduce these projects to their peers. Wrestling with topics ranging from racial profiling to constitutional rights, Advisory Board members worked closely with Peter Sellars, Reggie Gray, and Laurie Anderson to not only understand the art that was being produced, but the greater context in which the it was being created. Their thoughtful insights made the Advisory Board vital in the creation and success of the Student Summit on the Arts as Agents of Change, which took place during FLEXN, and in the entire educational program design for HABEAS CORPUS.
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Marina Abramović and members of the Youth Corps present introductory activities before the student matinee of Goldberg.
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EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERS IN 2015 43 ARTISTS directly interacted with students.
87 YOUTH CORPS participants worked
11,412 HOURS as part of their paid internships.
302 WORKSHOPS created to serve
4,432 STUDENTS and families and
79 TEACHERS at
50 PUBLIC SCHOOLS in New York City.
850 HOURS
spent by Youth Corps Advisory Board members working directly with artists and
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Armory staff to prepare their peers for productions.
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Students attend a special student matinee of FLEXN.
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thank you to our wonderful
SUPPORTERS
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Strauss Zelnick, AllisonWilliams, and Andrew Jarecki enjoy the 2015 Gilded Gala.
Photo: Patrick McMullan
Mary Kathryn Navab and her daughters enjoy the Snowflake Lounge, our annual family holiday pary.
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The Supper Club gathers for a performance by Grace Weber.
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Park Avenue Armory would not be able to accomplish such extraordinary work without the generosity of our donors. We are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations listed on the following pages for their support of its arts programming, education initiatives, and capital campaigns.
Minnie Driver and Neville Wakefield at the 2015 Gilded Gala.
Attendees at the Gilded Gala, designed by Stefan Beckman, directed by Kevin Newbury, and honoring the Thompson family and Marina Abramović.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Chairman Elihu Rose, PhD. Co-Chairman Adam R. Flatto President and Executive Producer Rebecca Robertson
Marina Abramović Harrison M. Bains Kent L. Barwick Wendy Belzberg Emma Bloomberg Carolyn Brody Cora Cahan Peter C. Charrington Hélène Comfort Paul Cronson Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Michael Field David Fox
Marjorie L. Hart Karl Katz Edward G. Klein, Major General NYNG (Ret.) Ken Kuchin Mary T. Kush Pablo Legorreta Ralph Lemon Heidi McWilliams David S. Moross Gwendolyn Adams Norton Joel I. Picket Joel Press
Genie H. Rice Amanda J.T. Riegel Janet C. Ross Jeffrey Silverman Joan Steinberg Emanuel Stern Angela E. Thompson Deborah C. van Eck Founding Chairman, 2000-2009 Wade F.B. Thompson
SEASON SPONSORS
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Booth Ferris Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, the Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Prospect Hill Foundation, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation.
$1,000,000 + Charina Endowment Fund Empire State Local Development Corporation Richard and Ronay Menschel New York City Council and Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Pershing Square Foundation Susan and Elihu Rose The Arthur Ross Foundation and J & AR Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow The Thompson Family Foundation Wade F.B. Thompson* The Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable Trust Anonymous $500,000 to $999,999 Citi Almudena and Pablo Legorreta The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Donna and Marvin Schwartz Liz and Emanuel Stern $250,000 to $499,999 American Express Lisa and Sanford B. Ehrenkranz Michael Field and Jeff Arnstein Olivia and Adam Flatto
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Ken Kuchin and Tyler Morgan The Rockefeller Foundation Marshall Rose Family Foundation $100,000 to $249,999 The Achelis and Bodman Foundations R. Mark and Wendy Adams Linda and Earle S. Altman Bloomberg Philanthropies Booth Ferris Foundation Hélène and Stuyvesant Comfort Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Kirkland & Ellis LLP Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin and The Malkin Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr. National Endowment for the Arts New York State Assembly New York State Council on the Arts Gwen and Peter Norton The Reed Foundation Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Janet C. Ross Caryn Schacht and David Fox Amy and Jeffrey Silverman Stavros Niarchos Foundation Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Joan and Michael Steinberg Mr. and Mrs. William C. Tomson Deborah C. van Eck
$25,000 to $99,999 The Avenue Association Harrison and Leslie Bains Emily and Len Blavatnik Emma Bloomberg and Chris Frissora BMW of Manhattan Jill Bokor and Sanford Smith Carolyn S. Brody Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Buckfire Eileen Campbell and Struan Robertson The Cowles Charitable Trust Mary Cronson / Evelyn Sharp Foundation Caroline and Paul Cronson Emme and Jonathan Deland Sandi and Andrew Farkas, Island Capital Group & C III Capital Partners Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Agnes Gund Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gundlach Josefin and Paul Hilal Max MF Power Jacobellis Kaplen Brothers Fund Anna Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation, Inc. and Marina Kellen French Wendy Keys Aaron Lieber and Bruce Horten Kamie and Richard Lightburn Christina and Alan MacDonald Marc Haas Foundation Cindy and David Moross National Philanthropic Trust
Liz and Frank Newman Joan and Joel I. Picket The Pinkerton Foundation Slobodan Randjelovic and Jon Stryker Rhodebeck Charitable Trust Genie and Donald Rice Rebecca Robertson and Byron Knief The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation The Shubert Foundation Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Peter and Jaar-mel Sloane / Heckscher Foundation Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon Michael and Veronica Stubbs Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company Anonymous (2) $10,000 to $24,999 American Realty Capital Gina Addeo Jody and John Arnhold Arup Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Abigail Baratta Ginette and Joshua A. Becker Candace and Rick Beinecke Sara and David Berman British Council
A. Cary Brown / The W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr. Charitable Foundation Veronica Bulgari and Stephan Haimo Janna Bullock Marian and Russell Burke Mr. and Mrs. Chase Coleman Mrs. Daniel Cowin Margaret Crotty and Rory Riggs Crum & Forster The Cultivist Dom Pérignon William F. Draper Peggy and Millard Drexler David and Frances Eberhart Foundation Andra and John Ehrenkranz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Evans Florence Fearrington Ferrari Ella M. Foshay and Michael B. Rothfeld Amandine and Stephen Freidheim Barbara and Peter Georgescu Kiendl and John Gordon The Grand Marnier Foundation Jeff and Kim Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss Mike & Janet Halvorson Molly Butler Hart and Michael D. Griffin Elizabeth and Dale Hemmerdinger Herzog & de Meuron Daniel Clay Houghton Jil Sander Mr. and Mrs. William Kahane Erin and Alex Klatskin Suzie and Bruce Kovner Leon Levy Foundation Richard H. Levy & Lorraine Gallard Lili Lynton and Michael Ryan Sylvia and Leonard Marx, Jr. Diane and Adam E. Max Renee and David McKee Claire Milonas Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Adriana and Robert Mnuchin Mary Kathryn Navab David P. Nolan Foundation Northern Bay Contractors, Inc. Peter and Beverly Orthwein PBDW Architects Andrea Markezin and Joel Press The Prospect Hill Foundation Katharine and William Rayner Charles H. Revson Foundation Mary Jane Robertson and James A. Clark Deborah and Chuck Royce May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Fiona and Eric Rudin Lady Susie Sainsbury Mr. and Mrs. William Sandholm Stacy Schiff and Marc de la Bruyere Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco Mr. Leigh Seippel Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation JLH Simonds Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Program Patricia Brown Specter Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Stark, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Sternlicht
The Jay and Kelly Sugarman Foundation Claudia and Geoffrey Thompson Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Tishman Speyer Properties, LP Barbara and Donald Tober Robert Vila and Diana Barrett David Wassong and Cynthia Clift Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Foundation Cynthia Young and George Eberstadt Anonymous (3) $5,000 to $9,999 Benigno Aguilar and Gerald Erickson Noreen K. Ahmad and Ahmar Ahmad Jamie Alter and Michael Lynton Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barnett Debra and Leon Black Nicholas Brawer Catherine and Robert Brawer Amanda M. Burden Mr. and Mrs. David Cohen Elizabeth Coleman Sarah and Ronald Collins Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Contiguglia Ellie and Edgar Cullman Joshua Dachs / Fisher Dachs Associates Theatre Planning and Design Diana Davenport and John Bernstein Krystyna Doerfler The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Mary Ellen Dundon East Side House Settlement Cheryl and Blair Effron EIDOS Inger McCabe Elliott Dr. Nancy Eppler-Wolff and Mr. John Wolff Alicia Ernst and John Katzman The Felicia Fund Teri Friedman Debbi Gibbs Gail Golden and Carl Icahn Susan and Peter Gottsegen Great Performances Jamee and Peter Gregory Marie-Line Grinda and Ahmed Deek Anne Grissinger Allen and Deborah Grubman Mr. and Mrs. George Grunebaum Anita K. Hersh istar Financial Inc. Nancy Josephson Jennie Kassanoff and Dan Schulman The Rachel and Drew Katz Foundation Karl and Elizabeth Katz Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lamesch Chad A. Leat Robert Lehman Foundation Gail and Alan Levenstein Levien & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francois Maisonrouge Judith and Michael Margulies Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Mayberry, Jr. Larry and Mary McCaffrey Ali Namvar
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Newhouse Ellen Oelsner Kathleen O’Grady David Orentreich, MD / Orentreich Family Foundation Susan Porter Anne and Skip Pratt Preserve New York, a grant program of Preservation League of New York Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pruzan David J. Remnick and Esther B. Fein Heidi Rieger Carolyn Risoli and Joseph Silvestri Ida And William Rosenthal Foundation Susan and Jon Rotenstreich Jane Gregory Rubin and Reed Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ryan Bonnie J. Sacerdote Nathan E. Saint-Amand Caroline Schmidt-Barnett Sara Lee and Axel Schupf Mr. Barry Schwartz / M&F Worldwide Corp. Lise Scott and D. Ronald Daniel Stephanie and Fred Shuman Alan and Sandy Siegel The Six Four Foundation Margaret Smith Sara Solomon Daisy M. Soros Sotheby’s Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steinhardt Elizabeth F. Stribling and Guy Robinson Bill and Ellen Taubman Jane Toll Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ulrich Ambassador and Mrs. William J. vanden Heuvel Anastasia Vournas and J. William Uhrig Susan and Kevin Walsh Amy Yenkin and Robert Usdan Richard and Franny Heller Zorn Anonymous $2,500 to $4,999 Roswitha and A.J. Agarwal AKF Group LLC Ark Restaurants Corp. Norma Ketay Asnes Aurora Lampworks, Inc. Allison M. Blinken Amy Brown Joyce Chelberg Alexandre and Lori Chemla Neil and Kathleen Chrisman Shirin and Kasper Christoffersen Emy Cohenca Betsy Cohn Central Park Conservancy Sasha Cutter and Aaron Hsu Constance and Gregory Dalvito Joan K. Davidson (The J.M. Kaplan Fund) Mary and Maxwell Davidson III Elizabeth de Cuevas Gina and James de Givenchy Megan del Valle Jennie L. and Richard K. DeScherer Hester Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easton Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz
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Alice and David Elgart Loren Eng and Dinakar Singh Victoria Ferenbach Edmée and Nicholas Firth Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fisher Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. Jeanne Donovan Fisher Megan Flanigan Claudia and Fleming & George Bitar Foreground Conservation & Decorative Arts Melanie and Robert Forman Susan Freedman and Richard J. Jacobs Bart Friedman and Wendy A. Stein Samantha and John Gellert Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gerber Robert and Joyce Giuffra Gary & Beth Glynn Marjorie and Ellery Gordon Noah and Maria Gottdiener Archie Gottesman and Gary S. DeBode Sarah Gould and David Steinhardt Elizabeth and David Granville-Smith Francine Du Plessix Gray Mindy and Jon Gray Mr. Jeff Greene and Ms. Kim Lovejoy The William and Mary Greve Foundation Claire and Christian Gudefin John Hargraves Jane Hartley and Ralph Schlosstein Jay Herman Barbara Hoffman Margaret Hunt Barbara and Donald Jonas Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kanavos Meredith J. Kane Hon. Bruce M. Kaplan and Janet Yaseen Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Rene Kern Nancy Kestenbaum and David Klafter Diana King / The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Knickerbocker Greys Phyllis L. Kossoff Kimberly Kravis Schulhof Judith Langer The Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Chris Liddell Maria Lilien Heather Lubov Shelly and Tony Malkin Sherry Mandell Lynne and Burt Manning Angela Mariani Constance and H. Roemer McPhee Melissa Meeschaert Joyce F. Menschel Alexandra and Les Meyers Sergio and Malu Millerman Marcia and Richard Mishaan Achim and Colette Moeller Whitney and Andrew Mogavero Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morse Barbara and Howard Morse Saleem Muqaddam Mr. and Mrs. James Murdoch Patty Newburger and Bradley Wechsler Anne Niemeth and Chuck Niemeth James C. Marlas and Marie Nugent-Head Marlas
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Francesca and Dick Nye MC & Eric Roberts Mario Palumbo Christos Petranis Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pfeifler Marnie Pillsbury Anne Prentice Eileen and Tom Pulling Elissa Querzé Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quinlan Timothy and Coco Quinlan Jonathan F.P. and Diana Rose Chuck and Stacy Rosenzweig Clifford Ross Valerie Rubsamen and Cedomir Crnkovic Jane Fearer Safer Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saul Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schorsch Uma Seshamani and Jason van Itallie Thomas and Patricia Shiah Donna Kohn Snow and Michael Rubinoff Stephanie and Dick Solar Donna Soloway Mr. and Mrs. David Sonenberg Sonnier & Castle Food Melissa Schiff Soros and Robert Soros Squadron A Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Tristam Steinberg Gayfryd Steinberg Douglas C. Steiner Jeremy E. Steinke Diane and Sam Stewart Angeline Straka Ambassador and Mrs. Liangang Sun Mary Ann Tighe Paul Travis and Mark Fichandler Mr. and Mrs. Alexander von Perfall Amanda and John Waldron David Reed Weinreb Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis Karla Wheeler Richard and Diana Whelan Kate R. Whitney and Franklin A. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Wiener Shannon Wu Judy Francis Zankel Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC Anonymous $1,000 to $2,499 Lindsey Adelman Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allen Amira Salaam Amro Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Patrick Baldoni, Femenella & Associates, Inc. June and Kent Barwick Norton Belknap Kristine Bell Dale and Max Berger Mark and Randi Berman Elaine S. Bernstein Nymrata Advani Bickici Hana Bitton Cathleen P. Black and Thomas E. Harvey Bluestem Prairie Foundation Dr. Suzy and Mr. Lincoln Boehm Marianne Boesky Gallery
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Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Bonovitz Barbara Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brause Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Campbell Chanda Chapin Jennifer Chen Pamela and J. Michael Cline Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cochran Ranika Cohen Struan H. Coleman, MD Courtney Liu Corleto Marina Couloucoundis Jennifer Coyne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crisses Boykin Curry and Celerie Kemble Norris Daniels Virginia L Davies and Willard B Taylor Virginia Louise Davies Suzanne Dawson Sebastien de la Selle Maria Teresa De Mata Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Deane Richard and Barbara Debs Luis y Cora Delgado Jacqueline Didier and Noah Schienfeld Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donner Jane Draizen Nancy J. Drosd and Charles Schwartz Karen Eckhoff Jacqueline Elias Amy Grovas Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Alec Ellison Gretchen Englander Mr. and Mrs. Chris Errico Mr. and Mrs. Marc Feigen Frederic Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen Fig & Olive Restaurant Laura Jane Finn Heather Fullerton Mr. and Mrs. David Getz Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Gibbons Rosalie Y Goldberg Jenny Slayton Green Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Groeger Leonard Groopman Jessica Guff Addie J. Guttag Jennifer Hand and Thomas Tierney Elizabeth Harned Steven Harris and Lucien Rees Robertson Stan Harrison Kitty Hawks and Larry Lederman Stephanie Hessler Mr. and Mrs. Brian Higgins William T. Hillman May Ho Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hoffman Invisible North Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson Caron and Geoffrey Johnson Hilda Jones Patricia S. Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Julian The Kandell Fund / Donald J. Gordon Jeanne Kanders Daniel and Renee Kaplan Drs. Sylvia and Byram Karasu
Frances Kazan Karl and Elizabeth Katz Lauren Kenny Jana and Gerold Klauer Major General Edward G. Klein, NYNG (Ret.) Gloria and Richard Kobrin Kathleen and Reha Kocatas Beth Kojima J. Allen Kosowsky, CPA & Lenore M. Kosowsky Danai Kougiouli Mr. and Mrs. Ron Krolick Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Krueger Nanette L. Laitman Barbara Landau Mr. and Mrs. John Lauto Mark and Taryn Leavitt Ann Leibowitz Phyllis Levin Jane K. Lombard Lisa Ann Lori The Honorable and Mrs. Earle Mack Liz MacNeill Arielle & Ian Madover Mr. and Mrs. Marc Malek Nancy A. Marks Match 65 Brasserie Polly McCaffrey Martha B. McLanahan Sibel Mesta Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Meyer Sally Minard and Norton Garfinkle Liz and Chips Moore Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Mordacq Nina Morton Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Moses Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nelson The New York Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Brent Nicklas Peter and Susan Nitze Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Numeroff Addison O’Dea Victoria Orlin Robert Ouimette Will Palley The Par Group Lynn Passy and Lewis Friedman Suzanne Peck and Brian P Friedman Jordan Phillips Christopher J. Piccinich Max Pine Mr. and Mrs. Lyon Polk Prime Parking Systems Jonelle Procope and Fred Terrell Anna Rabinowitz Victoria Reese and Greg Kennedy Diana and Charles Revson Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Rogath Isabel Rose and Jeffrey Fagen Joel Rosenkranz Jane Royal and John Lantis Elizabeth Sarnoff and Andrew S. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. David Schiff Sabina and Wilfred Schlumberger Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Settelman Gil Shiva Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shorin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shuman Laine Siklos Denise Simon and Paulo Vieiradacunha
Mr. and Mrs. Vinayak Singh Laura Skoler Phyllis Smith Denise Littlefield Sobel Martha S. Sproule Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Steiner The Studio In A School Association John Strasswimmer Bonnie and Tom Strauss Dorothy Strelsin Foundation / Enid Nemy Allison & Stephen Sullens Summit Security Services, Inc. Rabbi Malcolm Thomson Suzanne Tick Mr. and Mrs. Remy Trafelet Stephen Trevor and Stephanie Hunt Mr. and Mrs. John Troiano R.T. Vanderbilt Trust / Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt, Jr. Monina von Opel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler Michaela Williams Reva Wurtzburger Eleanor Ylvisaker Mr. and Mrs. Michael Young Anonymous (3) $500 to $999 Marina Abramović Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ahrens Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Alford Simin Allison Eric Altmann Jennifer Argenti Louise L. Arias Michael Ashby Mr. and Mrs. Steven Atkins Rebecca Lynn Bagdonas MD Tina and Peter Barnet Raymond Baron Julia Bator and Charles Duggan Susan Wise Bauer & Peace Hill Press Carol Beaumier Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume Bebear Cheryl Bergenfeld Melvin Berkowitz Liddy Berman Sue Birnbaum Drs. Annette and Stanley M. Blaugrund Michele R. Bourgerie David P. Boynton Diane Britz Lotti Kimberly Brown Cora Cahan and Bernard Gersten Lea Carpenter Thomas Carrier Pilar Castro Kiltz Ronni and Ronald Casty Sommer Chatwin Meryl and Mel Cherney Oya Christopher Sana Clegg Michael Clinton and Tom Devincentis Donald G. Clinton Janis Conner Alexander Cooper Jessica and David Cosloy Aleksandra Maja Cragg Bernadette Cruz Jennifer R. Curry
Sasha Cutter James Danner Christina R. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dellosso Kate DelPizzo and Roberto Mastrigli Christine DiCrocco Kristin DiCunzolo Michael Ellis Heidrun Engler Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ercklentz Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Evnin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Farmakis Stephen P. Farrell Joan and William Felder George Fellows Laurel D Fitts Susan and Arthur Fleischer Martha J. Fleischman Stephanie French Emily T Frick P. Gayle Fuguitt and Thomas Veitch Agata and Sumeer Sath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garbutt Nelsa L. Gidney and Jordan Ringel Gregory Gilmartin Kathleen and David Glaymon Alexander Goldberg Parisa Golestaneh Laurel Gonsalves Pedro Gonzalez de Cosio Susan Grant and Lawrence C Maisel Norma R. Green Paula S. Greenman Maggie Gresio Barbara Grodd and The Ostgrodd Foundation Jan M. Guifarro Harvey and Kathleen Guion John H. and Susan K. Gutfreund Yen Ha and Richard Tesler Linda L Hackett and Russell W. Munson Jr. Robert H. Haines Lynn and Martin Halbfinger Karee Hanifan Cassandra Harris Dana E. Hart Susannah Heyworth Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ho Mr. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. (B.E.L.T. Trust) James and Edwina Hunt Sonjia Hyon and Eric Lin Heatherlyn Ingenito Nadine Iskenderian Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown Jacqueline Jones and John Wilfred Gassett Rick D. Kaye Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelly Dr. Hootan Khatami & Mr. Daryl Fox Jennifer Kinderman Hadley C. King Mr. and Mrs. Jason Klein Gary Knisely Kathryn Kremnitzer Geraldine Kunstadter Lagunitas Brewing Co. Steven and Arlene Lazarus H. Kate Lee Ralph Lemon Donna and Wayne Lowery
Joyce Lowinson Monique Lowitt Mrs. and Mr. Susan Lowry The Ludwig Family Foundation / The Honorable Eugene A. Ludwig and Dr. Carol Ludwig Susan Dickey MacArthur Susanne Mackiw Susan Madden Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Mager Meylin Maldonado Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mansour Theresa Martinez and Maureen Martinez Joanie Martinez Marie C. Masterson Rebekah McCabe Taylor McKenzie-Jackson Shawn McLaughlin and Kieran McMahon Mr. and Mrs. David Meneret Laurent Mialhe Mr. and Mrs. John Miller Diane Compagno Miller Christine Moog and Benoit Helluy Mr. and Mrs. David Namerow Barbara A. O’Connell Robert S. O’Hara, Jr. John Orberg Mindy Papp Madison J Papp Samantha Park Annie Pell Michelle Perlin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Petrocelli Elizabeth Peyton and Tony Just Stefani Phipps Mrs. Nancy Piraquive Sheila M. and Nicholas Platt Mr. and Mrs. William A. Platt Mr. and Mrs. Michael Polemis Gary Portadin Mr. and Mrs. John Reboul Tara K. Reddi Milbrey Rennie Mr. and Mrs. Tony Roberts Alexandra Robertson Marisa Rose Marjorie P. Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Eric Roth Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rousell Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish Merle Rubine and Elliot M. Glass Olivia Sabine Marie Salerno and Sam Roberts Wendy B. Samuel Susan Savitsky Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schlechter Pat Schoenfeld Francesca Schwartz Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz Kimia Setoodeh Nadine Shaoul and Mark Schonberger Kimberly Ayers Shariff Georgia Shreve Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shufro Lindy Shuttleworth Angelo and Constance Silveri Albert Simons III Andrew Clifford Skewes Salwa Smith Eileen Solomon William Spiegel and Lisa Kadin
Lili L. Stawski Ilysa Sternberg Frank Sullivan Shining Sung Robert Taff and J. Philip Moloney Barbara Taff and Allan Sacks Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Tansill Heather Thompson and Ryan Wangner Whitney Topping Lee Traub Ms. Patricia L. Truscelli and Mr. E.N. Ellis Zachary Kress Turner Adrian Ulrich Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ursano Amelia & Steven Usdan Elizabeth Vasarhelyi Annemarie Victory Karen E. Wagner and David Caplan Christine Walsdorf Larry Wehr Suzanne S. Weil Seymour Weingarten Kenneth J. Witty Cynthia Yang and Dimitri Saliani Susan Yarnell Michael Young and Debra Raskin Tim Zietara Anonymous (10)
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Cover photo: Marco Anelli