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CONTENTS P hilanthroPy i ssue 92

THE SUBSTANCE OF STYLE

Our iconic “white shirt” shoot with seven amazing

women who use their talents, time, and influence to contribute to their communities.

They open up to us about the importance of philanthropy in their lives. by lily hoagland, PhotograPhed by harry benson

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Tales of a journey to Africa, where members of

TUSK DELEGATION TO ZIMBABWE

the charitable organization Tusk strive to end poaching. by ellen C. o’Connell

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IN THE VAULT

Cipriani 42nd Street—the former Bowery Savings Bank—is a treasure,

with a wealth of details that offer a narrative of the era. by elizabeth Quinn brown, PhotograPhed by

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SOCIETY’S EYES

elizabeth shrier Quest chatted with its favorite photographers—in New York and

Palm Beach—as they recounted their hours on the “benefit” circuit. And P.S., their memories are as charming as they are... by elizabeth Quinn brown

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SPRING INTO THE MARKET THIS SEASON

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insiders who know the real-estate market. by elizabeth Quinn brown

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PORTRAITS OF PHILANTHROPY

The definitive collection of icons who served to

enrich the narrative of New York, from Manhattan’s Lincoln Center to the Bronx’s New York Botanical Garden. PhotograPhed by harry benson

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SOCIAL DIARY

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TRUMP AND THE TIMES

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FOOD & LIFESTYLE

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CANTEENS

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FRESH FINDS

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ADVOCACY

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EVENTS

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BOOKS

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OPEN HOUSE

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SOCIAL CALENDAR

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YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

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SNAPSHOT

On philanthropy, with memories of John Gutfreund. by david PatriCk Columbia In February 1995, our columnist photographed Nancy Reagan in her Bel Air home.

The Donald will simply not go away. by taki theodoraCoPulos

Crafting the menu and mise en scène for Atlanta’s Swan House Ball. by alex hitz

Raoul’s has reigned for 40 years as the king of New York bistros. by daniel CaPPello Coming up fashionably green for spring. by daniel CaPPello and elizabeth meigher

Fountain House helps students with mental illness realize their future. by katie zorn

The Museum of Arts and Design showcases innovative jewelry at LOOT. by lily hoagland A conversation with Marc Rosen about his new book, Rubbing Shoulders. by alex travers

John Ransom Phillips reveals his works, his home, and his passions. by lily hoagland A property that’s pretty and pink, on the market with Christian Angle Real Estate.

A guide to the goings-on in and around town throughout the month of April.

The party of the season, at The Frick Collection. by elizabeth Quinn brown

Remembering the great philanthropist Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. by Chris meigher

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Clockwise from top left: Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy, whom Harry Benson remembers fondly; an old bank detail at Cipriani’s 42nd Street; Slim Aarons in Hawaii; “John Adams— Marriage of Passion and Reason” by John Ransom Phillips.

“It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

—Kahlil Gibran WE’VE ALL BEEN TOLD that for just 15 cents a day, we could feed a child. Or for the price of a cup of coffee, an impoverished community would have access to clean water.

Sarah McLachlan has all-too-effectively ripped our hearts out by singing “in the aaaaarms of an aaaangel” while abandoned puppies gave us, well, puppy dog eyes. And yet how many people actually give up even that one cup of coffee to donate its price in service of the greater good?

Quest knows the ones who do. The ones who have so much, and yet give so much to others. Not just money, either—though naturally that is always a part of the equation—but their time, their ideas, and their hard work to change their world for the better. Their altruism comes in many forms: fighting to preserve endangered wildlife and its natural habitat; convincing doctors to work together to help people affected by depression and mood disorders; making sure that music institutions still have life in a world where music school programs are dying; and spearheading an anonymous group of donors who grant wishes 20 QUEST

to terminally ill cancer patients. These are the women in our cover story, “The Substance of Style,” a portfolio that we keep adding to over the years. We photograph them in simple white shirts, because our message for this series is not one of aesthetic vanity. It is one about the beauty of giving.

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ON THE COVER: Audrey Gruss, the Founder and Chair of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation and creator of the Depression Task Force, posed as part of our cover story, “The Substance of Style” by Lily Hoagland. Photographed in a simple white shirt

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY THE FOCUS in this month’s Quest is on philanthropy. The history of philanthropy in the United States is encyclopedic. Americans living in the last century up to today are surrounded by its works and its effect on our daily life as a community.

The phenomenon of American philanthropy took wing at the beginning of the 20th century with the great growth of personal fortunes resulting

from industry, transportation, and technology in this country. Perhaps the most famous names in early 20th–century philanthropy were Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, who by the first decade of the 20th century was the richest man in the world, his fortune founded on oil. Both Rockefeller and Carnegie came from poor families, and so it became that early poverty that inspired their motiva-

tion to give.

Mr. Carnegie, who funded many public libraries across the country, among his gifts to the public good, died in 1919, leaving his remaining fortune of $350 million (several billions in today’s purchasing power), which was at that time the largest sum bequeathed to public charities.

Mr. Rockefeller’s philanthropy was thought to be inspired by his public notoriety

as a “Robber Baron,” especially at the effect of muckraker Ida M. Tarbell who wrote at length and in detail about what was regarded as Rockefeller’s nefarious business activities.

Muckraking aside, Rockefeller the man, a lifelong Baptist, had acquired the habit of “tithing” as a young boy. At age seven, his earnings of pennies for odd jobs were kept in a ledger.

They revealed that 10 percent of everything he earned was

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tithed for charity, which, in his early days, he contributed to the collection plate of his local Baptist church.

As his fortune from business increased, so did his tithing grow into munificent endowments for the benefit of public health, education, and welfare. For at least the succeeding three generations of his descendants, all family members were inculcated with the discipline of keeping a ledger recording their distributions of assets: one-third spent on living, one-third saved, and one-third to charity. A century later, Mr. Rockfeller’s philanthropy—which is still actively supported by his descendants as well as the foundations that were organized to manage his philanthropy—now totals in the many billions.

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the notion of philanthropy had grown in the public consciousness. There are scores of now famous organizations that were created during the first three decades of the 20th century, such as the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the National Symphony, the public libraries, hospitals, the NAACP, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation, the VFW, the Shriners, the ACLU, the Community Chest, Easter Seals, the Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, the United Way, Planned Parenthood, the National Park Service, the March of Dimes, the American Heart Association, the United Negro College Fund, Oxfam International, the GI Bill, UNICEF, CARE… Even the notorious gangster Al Capone opened a free soup kitchen in 1930 for people who had lost their jobs

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at the onset of the Depression.

The dictionary defines the word philanthropy as “the desire to promote the welfare of others expressed especially through the generous donation of money to good causes.”

Today, there are more than 60,000 privately funded foundations engaged in various aspects of philanthropy—to different degrees of giving. In our time, in the early decades of the 21st century, millions now participate in various acts of philanthropy. The English language has many synonyms for it, such as: benevolence, humanitarianism, public altruism, social conscience, charity, munificence, openhandedness, bountifulness, beneficence, unselfishness, kindheartedness, and compassion.

Here in New York, as it now is elsewhere, charity fundraising now dominates the orga-

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nized social life, or what used to be called Society. Billions are raised each year, and an associate industry in the city has spawned to organize and stage the events that raise these sums. Across the country, many new large charitable foundations have been established with sums now reaching into the multi-billions, such as that of Bill and Melinda Gates, and the Warren Buffett charitable foundation.

Many of these fundraisers are for philanthropic non-profits, founded to address specific problems. Evelyn Lauder’s Breast Cancer Research Foundation has raised hundreds of millions in the past two decades and has had an acknowledged effect on the success of research.

Such successes have inspired many others: City Harvest began as an idea by a

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A woman named Helen verDuin Palit. Palit started back in the early 1980s managing Yale’s Dwight Hall Soup Kitchen in New Haven and a program she designed called the New Haven Salvage Project to re-distribute unused food to soup kitchens, shelters, and food pantries. In 1982, she expanded the idea in New York as City Harvest. Since then the “Harvest” programs have expanded in other major cities in Japan, Germany, and Australia. In both these cases, one woman had a simple objective: cure and feed.

Now with the new season upon us, the social calendar

of the city comes alive again.

At the beginning of the month just passed, on a mild and sunny day in the low 40s, I spotted the Witch Hazel blooming in Carl Schurz Park. It was visible from my terrace, a half a block away, on a Sunday. It is always the first sign of spring to me here in the city. This year it was two weeks earlier than last year (and last year’s was two weeks earlier than the year before). Two weeks later, the forsythia began to blossom. Then came the pears, and suddenly everything’s beautiful on the cross streets and along the avenues.

After a typically quite late

winter season, the calendar began to fill up with events both philanthropic and cultural. Over at the Park Avenue Armory, the Art Show opened with a preview gala benefiting the Henry Street Settlement. This was the 28th year of the show, which is produced by the Art Dealers Association of America.

The Henry Street Settlement is one of the New York neighborhood philanthropies that nurtured New York for more than a century—mainly for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century. These Settlement houses—and I’m thinking also of Lenox

Hill Neighborhood House and East Side House Settlement—are all still vibrant and crucial, teeming with activity and participants. This is a large part of the foundation that makes New York the city of the nation. Helping our neighbors strengthens the community all around. When we do help, that is.

Two nights later, on March 3, at the Tomas Maier boutique on Madison Avenue and 76th Street, Tomas and his partner, Andrew Preston, along with Margaret Russell, editor of Architectural Digest, hosted a book signing for Firooz Zahedi, the pho-

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The coffee table book is a photo chronicle of Elizabeth Taylor’s life, featuring details of Firooz’s experiences working with Taylor. They first met in Washington, when he was in his late 20s and was romantically linked with his uncle Ardeshir Zahedi who was at the time Iran’s Ambassador to Washington. That meeting led to an introduction and a friendship. It’s a fabulous book, photographically, because subject and photographer as friends opens up a world of images never seen before, most often made for the fun of their shared company— 28 QUEST

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I knew nothing about Firooz’s relationship with Taylor except that he had photographed some of her perfume ads. This is an artist’s memoir. But it’s Firooz’s writing about the life of Elizabeth Taylor—and Taylor’s role in the life of Firooz Zahedi—which brings to life an entirely serendipitous adventure that lasted for the last forty years of Taylor’s life.

I was expecting astonishingly beautiful images of the great star. And there are. But what I also got was an engaging—at times laugh-out-loud funny—story about a great movie star and a young man

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Besides the beautiful images, there are the photographer’s candid photos of his 40 year friendship with her. Good times. That was what Elizabeth (she hated being called “Liz”) always had in mind if she didn’t have to work.

In his introduction, Firooz explains that as a professional photographer and a close friend of hers, a book seemed natural and inevitable.

He writes: “After Elizabeth passed away in 2011, I was

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There was a big turnout for the signing.

Afterwards, many of the guests moved over to the Carlyle where George Farias took over the main dining room and hosted a dinner in honor of the photographer and his wife Beth Rudin DeWoody.

As it always is with Farias, the dinner was beautifully organized. At each table setting sat a place-card photograph of Taylor and a small bowl of one of Taylor’s favorite dishes, Chasen’s Chili—reproduced in the Carlyle’s kitchen strictly according to the original recipe, which the California restaurant often messengered to her in quantity all over the world, wherever she was visiting or shooting a film.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A coln Center, 400 chorus members of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City filled the stage and the balcony boxes above, while YPC Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez gave the downbeat to the New York Pops, setting the stage for one of the most exciting and successful galas in YPC’s 28-year history. The program was sold out.

The Young People’s Chorus—the award-winning multicultural chorus known worldwide for its virtuosity and brilliant showmanship—is truly a thrill to experience. These kids are fantastic. Their concerts leave you thinking that hope springs eternal. Their songbook spans from classical to Broadway, from The Sound of Music to Motown, complete with show-stopping choreog-

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BeBe Winans—six-time Grammy Award–winner and one of today’s most inspirational American gospel singers—was joined by his friends, gospel artists Dorinda ClarkCole and Hezekiah Walker, who, with the YPC singers, raised the roof.

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The following Wednesday night I went over to Hayward House on 70th for a book signing by Michael Thomas for his new novel Fixers. A friend of mine had given me a copy as a gift, having just read it. She told me over lunch that I’d recognize a lot of the people in it because it’s East Coast/ NYC/Wall Street/D.C. oriented. Well, reading it I soon began to get what she was talking about. Because this book is about NOW—although it’s set in 2008 or thereabouts, when the shit first hit the fan.

Hillary is in it. A lot of people could easily be made to think the story is film thriller fiction.

I’m not; it’s all too real to me.

Michael Thomas is a wellknown writer/novelist/com-

mentator here in New York and now writes a monthly column about New York for this magazine. For years, he had a column in the original New York Observer, which was capable of pissing off any latest hoo-ha that had hit New York in the big time. He hones in on characters and socio-economic and political situations with a vast knowledge of the underpinnings of power and how it works the real world (as opposed to the world you read about in the New York Times and most other mainstream media). You end up learning a lot along the way with him too.

The party was held at the boutique of Marin Hopper, Hayward House. If you haven’t been, you should, even if to look. It’s a beautiful location in a late 19th-century

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RIPA is the direct result of an idea—a dream—borne of an observation by Karen Cohen, who as a young mother back in the early 1990s, used to go out there to watch her son’s after-school soccer practice. At that time, the island was rundown, neglected, de-

serted, damaged, and covered with debris in many places. Its soccer fields were used mainly by private schools in the city.

Mrs. Cohen was left with the nagging thought that this was a treasure trove going to waste. She realized that if the private school kids could use it, that just across the river were thousands of kids from Harlem and the South Bronx that could use it as their outdoor playing fields and playgrounds. She consulted with friends, namely Betsy Barlow Rogers, who created the Central Park Conservancy that rescued the park. She was told that if she really wanted to succeed, she should be prepared

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At the time, it sounded like an insurmountable challenge—so much time just to get started. But there were thousands of underserved and underprivileged children in nearby Harlem and South Bronx, without outdoor facilities to accommodate their energy and needs, was enough motivation for Ms. Cohen.

One of her very first supporters was Michael Bloomberg, who immediately saw the value and contributed the funds to move the project along.

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Monday, March 14, 2016.

Daylight Savings Time. My eldest sister and my niece were visiting for the weekend from Naples, Florida, where they both live year-round after lifetimes in in New England. On Saturday, I took them for their very first visit over to the Frick Collection to see the Van Dyck Exhibition, The Anatomy of Portraiture, which runs through June 5.

The Master astounds. Every face can speak.

I used to visit the Frick occasionally when I was first out of college, living in New York.

I went the first time knowing nothing about it except that it

had once been a man’s house.

Henry Clay Frick’s. I was astounded. On a Saturday afternoon in the autumn, when it was just getting chilly, you could go there (admission was free in those days) and spend an afternoon in the hush of serenity. A refuge.

There were very few visitors in those days—the mid1960s—moving throughout the mansion-now-museum.

You could almost have the whole magnificent interior and art collection to yourself.

You could imagine old Mr. Frick coming downstairs from his bedroom in the late night, walking about and reflecting on his rooms full of his precious treasures.

Mr. Frick was partial to portraits. He liked the English portraitists and their subjects, although not exclusively. The boy from Pittsburgh became, in his way, their heir. With a house to shelter them that befits their rank and style. Mr. Frick, like his confreres of the Gilded Age, was into rank.

And style. And permanence.

The result of his ambitions and his emotions was this magnificent house that is even more magnificent since the first days I visited many years ago. It is also much, much more visited. There were people in all the rooms and all the galleries on Saturday afternoon. And as many times as I’ve visited over the years,

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Last Monday afternoon, mid-month, at 5:30 at 583 Park Avenue, there was a memorial for John Gutfreund who died two weeks ago on March 2. He was 86. He had been seriously ailing for more than two years.

I knew of John Gutfreund long before I ever met him.

The Gutfreunds created a so-

cial splash that was worthy of reporting for its extravagance and style. Mrs. Gutfreund, a brilliant Francophile—and an autodidact of history, society, and the decorative arts—created for herself and her husband an interesting life hobnobbing with the international world of tycoons, European aristocrats, politicians, bankers, and scions of the lifestyle which she herself achieved. It was said that her husband, a major Wall Street banker, very much enjoyed the fruits of his labors through his wife’s interests and pursuits.

I later learned more about him as a businessman when he fell from grace—after a long and financially profitable

assent—at the Wall Street investment bank of Salomon Brothers & Hutzler, later just Salomon and then finally Philbro, which acquired it. That acquisition was, in a way, John Gutfreund’s coup d’etat in the final wresting of control of the firm. It was also the beginning of the end of his career because of legal problems that arose in the trading department shortly thereafter. He resigned his position and paid a multi-million dollar fine.

At the time of his legal problems, his reputation as a businessman became more public in newspaper accounts of the matter. The personality profile that emerged was a man who was very sharp

mentally and could detect the weakest link in a deal.

My experience of knowing John Gutfreund came after his great fall, a little more than two decades ago. We met at dinners, and our entire relationship was basically dinner table conversation and acquaintanceship. I came to know his wife, Susan, better but the man I knew from the media and the gossip mills was, aside from his reported professional circumstances, gracious, stolidly intelligent, and without pretense. When I read in the obituaries that he had majored in English in college, and had considered being a writer or an actor or working in theatre as a young

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The room was simply but elegantly decorated—all planned, I was told, by his mother, John’s youngest son JP, who knew what would meet with his father’s agreement.

When everyone was seated, another of John’s sons, Owen Gutfreund, welcomed the guests and introduced John Rosenwald. Mr. Rosenwald and his wife are very

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Mr. Rosenwald is a distinguished Wall Street banker—now a rara avis in that world which appears to be on a precipice of chaos. There is a natural humility in his words. He told us he had known John Gutfreund all his life. He recalled their first days on Wall Street in the early 1950s when it was quite a different place. It was not a place that attracted young men coming out of college and/or into work life.

They were children of the Great Depression and its decimating effect on American business was still marking it. The Dow in those days was at 252.

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John had a green Oldsmobile convertible, and he lived in a rent control apartment up on 94th Street and Lexington.

Every workday he’d pick up Rosenwald and Greenberg in his car and drive them down to Wall Street. He explained to his two passengers early on that he was not going to charge them for the service because their company was well worth the cost of fuel, etc.

In Rosenwald’s recollections, you got the sense of a

far different atmosphere and philosophy of the men of that time. They were ambitious, yes, but they were grounded by the traditions and the folkways of their generation, children of the Great Depression, soldiers of the World Wars I and II. Technology only referred to matters scientific.

The Wall Street work days were shorter—by late afternoon, many of their members could be found at the various men’s clubs, engaged with a racquet, or for a swim, or a scotch at the bar, and home before six. Two-hundredand-fifty dollars a month for a rent-controlled apartment

was considered expensive— although that rent would have garnered a well-maintained four- or five-room flat.

After Rosenwald’s memories, Owen Gutfreund introduced David Tanner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. John Gutfreund had served on the board for many years. Tanner recalled him as one who also volunteered at times in service in a variety of ways. He said that all board meetings were constructive with John Gutfreund’s presence, as he was inclined to move things along, not to dwell on issues com-

pleted, calling a spade a spade when something didn’t seem right or sensible. Tanner greatly admired his trustee for his brainpower and for the heart in his philanthropy.

Then Michael Bloomberg was introduced. The most famous member of the three speakers, Mr. Bloomberg noted that he was the only one who could make the claim of being both hired and fired by John Gutfreund—a remark which drew a lot of laughter from the audience.

Mr. Bloomberg recalled his interview by John Gutfreund for a job at Salomon in the mid-1960s. He was fresh out

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John Gutfreund concluded the interview by offering him a job at $9,000 a year. It was five thousand less than what Goldman had offered. It was also not enough for him to live on, and he told his interviewer Mr. Gutfreund.

“How much do you need?”

Gutfreund asked the young Harvard Business grad. “$11,500.”

“Fine,” said Mr. Gutfreund, “I’ll pay you $9,000 and lend you $2,500 to make up the difference.”

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The wonderful program was completed by 6:15, after which many of the guests went over to the Gutfreund apartment on Fifth Avenue for a reception.

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Gerald Ford received the nomination and was defeated by Jimmy Carter, four years later the Reagans traded the cold sandwiches for elegant state dinners in the White House.

In February 1995, less than a year after the announcement that President Reagan

had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Mrs. Reagan agreed to be photographed by me once more at their Bel Air home.

That morning, I received a call at my hotel asking me to arrive at 9 a.m. rather than 10. Mrs. Reagan answered the door in her dressing gown; however, her hair and makeup were perfect.

When I asked her to pay my respects to the president, she seems pleased to tell me that he had been out playing golf the day before. Then she showed me two gowns to choose from. I chose the long, red Galanos and she said that was her first choice, too. She offered me coffee and went off to get dressed.

Her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Rex, jumped up on the sofa in the library and made himself comfortable when I started taking photographs.

We chatted briefly before I left and she remarked that her hope was for the president to be remembered as the “Great Communicator.”

Now Mrs. Reagan, too, will be remembered as an extraordinary part of the president’s legacy.

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LIKE A FESTERING BOIL in an old woman’s backside, Donald Trump continues to drive the increasingly hysterical pundits of the New York Times mad with frustration. Like a rash, The Donald will simply not go away. Once upon a time, the Times called herself the gray old lady, now, if truth be told, it’s much closer to a bitter old bag. Long-winded, over-explained, tendentious, and very biased against anything normal, the Times is more to be pitied than loathed. Among many other things, Trump has exposed her to what she really is: desperate to keep her dwindling readership by embracing transgender, bisexual, black, Hispanic, even criminal elements, against Christian 66 QUEST

whites. Someone somewhere must be turning over in their grave.

But this month’s column is not only about the dull and boring Times. It’s about how everyone in the world needs someone else to look down at. Trump has become a convenient catchall for arrogant and self-important hacks to show their contempt for those less educated than themselves, the “invisibles,” who are stupid enough to be for Trump. However smarmy and oleaginous towards Hillary Clinton, pundits are desperate to show themselves as leaders for a responsible electorate. They are nothing of the sort.

Here’s an example of what I mean by unbiased news reporting the Times does

not practice. The paper recently sided with the Muslims in a controversial article that pretended to be a news report about 150 Somali Muslims who were fired by an American company in Colorado for demanding 20-minute breaks during their shifts on an assembly line for prayer. I will not go into detail, but every trick in the book was used. The only fact that wasn’t mentioned is that we are a secular society, and prayers are left at home or in our churches, synagogues, or mosques.

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wants real facts, he or she reads the Wall Street Journal. If they want fun, the New York Post. (For class, Quest.) The two former are owned by Rupert (lover boy) Murdock, a man who keeps papers alive and thinks the reader is important. The exact opposite of the New York Times crowd whose motto is, “I will teach these no-nothings what to think.” One of these creatures, a columnist, recently took the high road and called voting for Trump a moral error. If I were writing for the old bag, heaven forbid, morality would not be a word in my lexicon.

Stuffed to the gills with embittered and furious lefties frantically trying to outdo each other with venomous attacks against the billionaire, they present The Donald as a head-chopping maniac who makes ISIS look like Mother Teresa. If that’s news fit to print, I’m Monica Lewinsky.

Mind you, every newspaper and magazine is entitled to hold an opinion, but masking dogma as truth universally acknowledged is hardly cricket. For example: “The Parent-Child Discussion That So Many Dread: Donald Trump” was a recent Times headline. I found the quotes mostly made up, although I have no proof of that, just my instinct. The writer certainly has learned how to shade a story from London’s tabloids, where the truth is as rare as compassion is among jihadists.

Writing a long article about how parents

were embarrassed by Trump’s crudeness was a stretch. Television and the movies are full of sex, vulgarities and violence, yet one unfortunate remark, mostly meant in jest, hardly deserves a boring diatribe about the dilemmas American parents are faced with when trying to explain Donald Trump to their children.

Modern society is dominated by emotion and propaganda rather than reason.

Hijacked by shysters and special interest groups, government no longer serves the people, hence the Trump phenomenon.

There is nothing more American than the cold-eyes distrust of politicians, hence The Donald. But try telling that to, say, William Kristol, a neo-con who midwifed the Iraq war. Or to the rest of the neo-cons who helped George W. Bush make the most disastrous decision by any American president ever. That Kristol was given writing lessons at an early age is a shocking case of child abuse. The utter crap that emanates from him is proof. As is the case with his buddy, John Podhoretz, whose daily intake of pizza equals that of the consumption by the State of California.

The neo-cons took over the Republican

Party and made it the war party. Millions have died, tens of millions are displaced persons, Europe has been overrun by displaced Arabs and Africans, and Uncle Sam is close to two trillion big ones wasted, yet these very same bums are railing against Trump. Ditto Hillary, who voted for the war.

“Is there any scarier nightmare than president Donald?” asks one Times columnist, a man I regularly read when unable to sleep. He claims that Trump’s “sweaty finger on the nuclear trigger” keeps him up at night. Another hack, calls it heartbreaking that America’s next commander in chief may be a global joke. A global joke? After Sarkozy and Hollande in France, the Merkel swine in Germany, or the Juncker mincing rat of a man as head of the EU, I wouldn’t worry about becoming a joke. The Clintons represent the past, as does W. and the neo-cons.

There had to be a mutation, and that is Donald Trump. As Honest Abe said, “You can’t fool all the people all of the time.” It’s also time for the Times to hang up her petticoat. It’s much too soiled. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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ATLANTA’S SWAN HOUSE BALL THERE’S AN ULTIMATE SEASON for everything: New York in autumn, Europe in June…in Atlanta, it’s the spring.

Heralded by obscene sprays of pink dogwoods, hydrangeas, and azaleas, April welcomes the crown jewel of the South’s social season, The Swan House Ball, a benefit for the Atlanta History Center.

I was asked to design it and cook for it a couple of years ago. It’s a black-tie dinner-dance for 500 guests at The Swan House, the iconic Italianate masterpiece commissioned by a prosperous cotton broker and his wife, Emily and Edward Inman. Prix de Rome–winning classicist architect Philip Shutze designed it in 1928, and today it houses the Atlanta History Center and is open to the public for tours. That year’s ball, “An Evening at Mrs. Inman’s, 1928,” honored Atlanta mayor Kasim Reid and Georgia governor Nathan Deal. I was flattered because my late mother, Caroline Shaw, had been instrumental in the formation and vision of the charity for more than 40 years, and I had attended the glamorous party many times. I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on it.

I bought 750 yards of green and white linen Toile de Jouy—very much in vogue in 1920s decorating, and a perfect element, I thought, for a spring garden dinner in the South. I draped it over everything that didn’t move, and sent out to the ecclesiastical supply house for candles tall enough that even religious zealots would bless. Nothing would

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do but an order for more than 3,000 Versilia roses, and then we filled in with other pale-colored strains. White hemstitched linen lapkins, 26-inches square and hand-embroidered and monogrammed, were commissioned—from China, honey, as this was for charity— and retro-chic flatware and crystal were rented. Dinner? Creamed Shrimp with Country Ham, Chicken Pot Pie, and Lemon Ice Box Cake. Home cooking, if you please. Handmade chocolates from See’s Candies and passed white-cake petit fours with pale pink roses and hard icing completed the “no theme” theme: my take on a spring evening at home in Atlanta in 1928.

Thanks to Beverly Bremer Silver

Shop—Atlanta’s treasure trove for all things sterling since 1976—and my generous friend Mimi Bremer Woodruff, I borrowed more than $1,500,000 worth of gleaming antique sterling-silver epergnes, tureens, wine coolers, and champagne buckets to use as centerpieces. Each table was different, and truly spectacular. Sometimes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and the first impression in that ballroom—the twinkling pale pink lights, the candles, the roses, that silver—was, as they might say in Atlanta, “something to behold, indeed.” Even Mrs. Inman would have been happy, especially so, I think, as the charity raised a record amount of money that year.

Without the patience and talent of Mary Hataway, Kate Sasnett, and the staff at Soiree Catering and Events— always such fun for me to work with as incredible Mary and I were partners in a restaurant years ago and ALL my recipes are ALWAYS tested in their kitchens— flower guru John Grady Burns, Marina from Atlanta’s Event Drapery, and teams of house staff, waiters, and bartenders, none of the glory of that evening would have been possible. The whole thing, a homecoming for me, was especially touching because of my family’s generational connection to the Swan House and the Atlanta History Center. I felt so honored that they’d asked me to create such a special evening. u

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EVER CHIC AND GOING STRONG

EVEN FOR A FRIDAY night, the place is a scene. The bottleneck at the front door is so tight that even a party of six who’ve arrived together can’t get through at one time. The front of house, with its popular bar along the left-hand wall and rows of tables opposite it, is so jam-packed that even the hostess can’t navigate her way through the gridlock inside. In New York, scenes like this, with their accompanying lines out the door, sometimes signal pretentiousness ahead, but any worry of that is dispelled once you make your way inside, where a friendly downtown face smiles and asks if she can take your coat. She’s not a fashion victim, and she’s certainly not a hipster, but she has a haircut you can probably only get in the neighborhood, and she’s just the 70 QUEST

right amount of self-styled meets blogger-approved. She’s cool, for lack of a better word, and so is the coat check—a mere bar hanging to the left of the door, open to the crowd.

At this point, your phone buzzes with a text from your friend who’s in from L.A. and specifically requested a reservation here at Raoul’s. “You’re LATE!” pops up, so you slide right and start to justify yourself: “HERE! Just can’t get past the door… Where r u?” In a sea of sexy dim lighting and dark-clad downtowners, it’s hard to pick out anyone in particular, even a friend. Then he texts back: “At the fishtank.” Of course there’s a fishtank here. It sits, center of the room, as the dividing point between the front of house and the back dining area—like a gauzy airline curtain

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Then again, you’re in the original artists’ mecca, SoHo, and this bistro has fed its fair share of artistes over the past 40 years of its dependable existence.

In a city where trendiness is currency, you wonder, Can it really be 40 years? It’s hard to believe, given the still steady crowds and how downright smart it feels even today. Everything about the place is right. It’s a French bistro done New York–style, meaning neon signs on the front windows, black-and-white banquettes ar-

including Lorne Michaels and the cast of “Saturday Night Live.”

People, including more celebrities, came back—and never went away. In short, it’s become a fixture in New York bistro history.

By the time you sit down and settle into your cozy banquette, food seems a mere afterthought. You feel like you’re on the set of a show or movie, and the decade could be any. You can easily imagine the cast of “SNL” showing up, from either the Jim Belushi or Jimmy Fallon days. Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Kate Moss…they all ate here. You expect Mr. Big to amble in out of his town car parked outside, in high-’90s “Sex and the City” fashion. Speaking of fashion, tonight there are some fashion-house types keeping the high going from recent Fashion Week shows.

ranged in a somewhat bygone-diner style, original tiles and moldings on the walls—along with art. A lot of art. And good stuff— not just something thrown up here or there, or within the last six months for the opening; this has the feel of a curator’s hand.

The story of Raoul’s began when two brothers, Serge and Guy Raoul, journeyed from Alsace, France, to SoHo, New York. They found a little restaurant for sale but were so poor that they didn’t throw anything out, not even the salt. They kept the chairs until they fell apart or were destroyed in the brawls that marked the early years. Guy turned his Alsatian cooking skills to fine steaks and fish while Serge stood outside and talked up passersby. People began to trickle in, and the word spread. More people came,

It’s all abuzz, and that’s before the artichoke vinaigrette, the oysters with mignonette and cocktail sauce, the indisputable king of steak au poivre, and the sinful profiteroles. Few places can marry such an ambiance with food to back it up—and solid French food at that—but this is Raoul’s, and Raoul’s is here to stay. u This page, clockwise from bottom left: Raoul’s steak au poivre is legendary; the entrance on Prince Street, in SoHo; a cozy banquette corner seat. Opposite page: Art, including a central print by Martin Schreiber, adorns the walls. Raoul’s: 180 Prince Street, New York City.

Dinner nightly from 5:30 p.m. Weekend brunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. For reservations, call 212.966.0205 or visit opentable.com.

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THIS YEAR, WHY WAIT for May flowers? Let April

showers bring some April flowers, in the form of Lalique’s crystal anemones, which are perfect for applying your favorite scent. Gucci’s coming up green for spring, while Sachin & Babi is keeping it boldly orange. For the man on the go this season, we’ve rounded up some seriously smart looks and accessories.

Lalique’s 2 Anemones perfume bottle in green crystal and white enamel is the prettiest way we know of to keep your perfume on full shelf display. $1,495. Lalique: 609 Madison Ave., 212.355.6550.

Proceeds from Stuart Weitzman’s yellow suede Nearlynude will fund the building of three schools in Ghana, Guatemala, and Laso, as part of a collaboration with Pencils of Promise. $398 at stuartweitzman.com.

This spring, everyone’s gaga for Gucci, especially this green-grass lace long-sleeve dress with web-knitted detail ($3,500) and pale technical tulle culotte ($490).

At Gucci stores and gucci.com.

Dazzle them in these Peggy Stephaich Guinness gold Hungarian-style earclips set with sapphires, rubies, and emeralds. Betteridge: 236 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Fla., 561.655.5850, or betteridge.com.

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Oscar de la Renta’s multicolor flower

Repetto introduces L’Atelier Repetto,

pearl necklace is a perfectly timed bouquet

a service that allows men

for your neckline. $890. Available

and women to customize select

at oscardelarenta.com.

styles, including Brigitte, shown here. From $520–670 depending on leather, trim, laces, heels, and charms. Repetto: 400 West Broadway, or repetto.com.

For jumping in the water this season, jump into this Madewell x Giejo V-neck one-piece suit. $195. This and other styles are available at madewell.com.

Take a cue from Sachin & Babi and pair black with something bold, like this Grappa top ($325) and Estefania skirt ($750). Sachin & Babi: 1200 Madison Ave., 212.996.5200.

The British house of Smythson goes a touch French with new designs by artist Vahram Muratyan, including the Vahram Crème de la Crème Panama notebook ($80) and Vahram Touché Panama notebook ($80), both at smythson.com.

Add a hint of whimsy—and a creature from the sea—to any evening out with a clutch from Edie Parker. $1,595.

Edie Parker: At edie-parker.com.

Fresh Finds The Short Tin Cup necklace by Palm Beach Gardens–based jewelry house grassias is set with 12–14 mm. AAA pearls and 14-kt. gold links and wire. Made to order by visiting

Spring’s in full bloom with Nirav Modi’s Lotus drop earrings, set with brilliant-cut and contrasting faceted pear- and rosecut diamonds in white and rose gold. $19,200. Nirav Modi: 727 Madison Ave., 212.603.0000.

etsy.com/shop/grassias.

You’ll pucker and fold for all of Vhernier’s Plissé 18-kt. gold rings: white gold with diamonds ($7,100), rose gold ($4,600), and white gold ($4,900).

Vhernier: 783 Madison Ave., New York City.

British leather specialist Baia offers a lighthearted approach to everyday luxury with this Mini bag in mole speckle suede.

Approximately $275 (£195). For more, visit baiabags.co.uk.

Massimo Dutti introduces a New York City LimitedEdition Collection, and this suede trench coat is perfect for our city streets. $995 at massimodutti.com.

Step things up in the Midinette slipper in metallic gold with black trim from Belgian Shoes. $390.

Belgian Shoes: 110 E. 55th St., 212.755.7372.

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Fly away in Tom Ford’s Aaron sunglasses, with black acetate frames and rose-

Miansai’s gold-plated Anchor

gold metal bridge. Made in Italy.

bracelet in full-grain,

$390 at tomford.com.

vegetable-tanned navy Italian leather adjusts to any wrist and all of summer’s occasions. $85 at miansai.com.

Dive deep this spring with Alexander McQueen’s Legendary Creature card holder, in multicolor and black lambskin and nappa leather. $175 at alexandermcqueen.com or 877.220.4587.

Packing for the weekend just got more attractive with Longchamp’s handsome Yacht Club handbag. $370 at Longchamp boutiques nationwide and longchamp.com.

A perpetual pleaser: Rolex’s 42-mm.

Oyster Perpetual Explorer II in steel with Oysterlock bracelet and 24-hour bezel and hand. $8,100. Visit rolex.com for official retailers.

Hunter’s Norris Field Side Adjustable rain boots (in slate) feature a weatherproof buckle, webbing strap, and a durable sole for sustained use on Rely on Polo Ralph Lauren to keep you casually fit: herringbone

varied terrain. $165 at us.hunterboots.com.

sport coat ($895), heather cotton crewneck sweater ($98.50), and black cotton athletic pant ($98.50), at select Ralph Lauren stores and ralphlauren.com.

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A CARING COMMUNITY Fountain House’s “College Re-Entry” program helps students with mental illness realize their future.

BY KATIE ZORN

IT WAS THE SUMMER of 2005 when I realized my life as I knew it had changed forever. I was at my parents’ home in Sagaponack, New York, the site of so many happy times, when I paused in front of my brother Danny’s bedroom, now empty. “Where did my brother go?” I recalled thinking. I didn’t mean literally. I knew that he was at McLean Hospital in Boston getting treatment for bipolar disorder. What I yearned to understand was how Danny’s brain could have betrayed him this way?

Danny was born with a talent for acting and comedy that seemed like a divine gift. It was recognized early, and he had performed on stage and on-screen. When we were younger, I would leave congratulatory notes on his bed for him to find when he came home. And when he got his first movie role, I screamed and jumped around the room with him, beyond excited for his future. Danny was my big brother, and like so many younger siblings, I worshipped him.

Danny had gone missing prior to this hospitalization. We knew he was living on the streets of New York City, but we hadn’t been able to find him. We were out looking every day, and the one time we saw him, he ran away from us. Rumors circulated during that time that Danny was estranged from us, and had been for 76 QUEST

years. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Our entire family, Danny included, was extremely close. Danny was ill. We knew that every second of every day, there was a chance Danny could get hurt, or even killed. The reality was that, without treatment, Danny’s illness stole his ability to understand the consequences of his words and actions, and, in the end, the only person my sweet brother was in danger of hurting was himself.

I had spent nights on an Internet chatroom for families of those with bipolar disorder, and developed a friendship with a woman I knew only by her screen name. Her son was also ill, and I valued our talks. She worked on a farm in Boise, Idaho, yet I felt so connected to her. The problem was that when I signed off, the loneliness I had kept at bay enveloped me once again as I sat there in the dark room.

As my family and I struggled to understand what Danny had gone through, our dear family friend Lorna Graev came over to my home and reached out her hand to me. “Katie,” she said, her voice strong and certain, “take my hand and let me help you step into the light.” With that, she introduced me to Fountain House.

All the negative perceptions of mental illness became obsolete the minute I walked through the front doors at Fountain House. Here, in the middle of New

This spread: The “Great Room” at Fountain House’s College Re-Entry Center.

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Fountain House has been a leader in the field of mental health since its inception in 1948. It is the only mental health organization to win the Hilton Humanitarian Award.

York City, stood a beautiful brick building and, within its walls, a community that cared about both its members and values.

Fountain House has been a leader in the field of mental health since its inception in 1948. It is the only mental health organization to win the Hilton Humanitarian Award: the world’s largest humanitarian award given to organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to alleviating human suffering.

Fountain House helps more than 1,500 New Yorkers with serious mental illness learn new skills for work, school, and life, and, most importantly, form a community.

By joining the board of Fountain House, I knew I would be making a difference.

Since joining, I have had the opportunity to work on some projects and I am really excited about Fountain House’s newest pioneering effort, the College Re-Entry program. College Re-Entry provides a non-clinical resource for college students, ages 18–30, who have had their educations interrupted by mental illness.

The goal of the program is to not only help students return to college, but to offer various tools and techniques students need to strengthen skills, reduce stress, and increase independence. College Re-Entry has designed an innovative fee-based, semester-long curriculum for young adults that combines academic preparedness classes with wellness workshops and one-on-one academic coaching.

I am both proud and astounded that this initiative is the first of its kind. Certainly, there is no lack of need for such a program: “More than 25 percent of college students have been treated by a mental health professional within the past year,” according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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My hope is that, in time, the College Re-Entry program—whose core program has helped 85 percent of its students successfully return to school— will become widely known among university students and staff, so that no one ever has to feel they don’t have options.

To help in this effort, the Dalton School is partnering with College Re-Entry on April 19 in a health and wellness symposium designed to help young adults and their families prepare for mental health challenges students might face in college. Every parent of junior and senior students in the Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York is invited to attend to learn more about this important and growing issue.

Both Fountain House and its College Re-Entry program give people hope.

I think I can sum this up by quoting a letter I received from an old friend of Danny’s, who is also living with mental illness. She only learned about Fountain House recently, and after her tour she wrote me the following: “I think the hardest part of managing bipolar disorder is trying to be healthy and contributing to society and doing something meaningful while keeping a secret. Fountain House seems like it would be a great place to not have to hide and yet be treated not like a person with a serious mental illness. I never imagined such a place would exist.”

Welcome to the light… u Danny Zorn lost his battle to mental illness in October 2012. His legacy of helping people lives on through the Danny Zorn Education Scholarship. For more information about the College Re-Entry Program, visit collegereentry.org.

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This page, clockwise from top left: The Fountain House building façade; academic coaching; students have access to a wellness center and gym; the College Re-Entry Center’s front door; Danny and Katie Zorn; the lounge, which is also used as a yoga studio. Opposite page, from above: Katie Zorn with Danny Zorn Scholarship winner, Billy Wallace; a classroom; the College Re-Entry Center was designed by Elskop Scholz Architecture & Design.

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MAD’S TREASURE TROVE

THE ART OF ADORNMENT has been around since Cleopatra flaunted her first statement necklace. Jewelry fulfills a need to express one’s personality, and can become a talisman of self-identification (think of the February babies who develop a life-long attachment to amethysts because it’s their birthstone— even when purple is not their color). So it takes a special kind of artist to create a piece that’s unique, eye-catching, and yet wearable, especially for a market that sometimes feels like all that glitters has already been sold. Enter the Museum of Arts and Design’s LOOT event.

“Applauding design excellence and nurturing creativity” is how Honorary Chair Angela Cummings—a fine jewelry designer herself—describes the mission of the 2016 MAD LOOT event.

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The artists, 44 in all, are a very international group, representing 17 different countries. The global mix contains emerging designers like the Czech-born, Berlin-based Alena Willroth, who developed a new welding process to create arresting shapes; Venice designer Ylenia Deriu, whose work combines the organic and the mechanical, resulting in pieces of magical realism; and Polish designer Pawel Kaczy nski, ´ a member of the artistic group Six, which supports the creation of distinct jewelry. Cummings muses that she “feels their energy, excitement, and innovation in each design!”

The event will also be honoring accessories designer Joan Hornig and designer

Kay Unger. “I love jewelry. I see it as a form of sculpture that comes alive when worn—becoming part of the art experience,” says Hornig. “I love that the finest jewelry is not simply defined by its use of gems and precious metals, but by innovation and quality of the design.”

Her fellow honoree agrees. “As a fashion designer and jewelry enthusiast, I overwhelmingly embrace LOOT’s mission in elevating jewelry to an art form,” explains Unger. “I am thrilled to join Joan Hornig not only in supporting MAD, but also in celebrating the artists and the creative spirit inherent to LOOT.” The event will provide an unparalleled platform for these artists, which is a core concept of the museum’s mission. One would be mad to miss it. u

´ ski’s Bells; Kay Unger (top left); Angela Cummings This page: Pawel Kaczyn (center; Joan Horning (below). Opposite page, clockwise from top: Ylenia Deriu’s ´ ski; Alena Intralci; pendant by Emmeline Hastings; necklace by Pawel Kaczyn Willroth’s red and black necklace; Slip Thru necklaces by Wendolyn Hammer.

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A SPECIAL LIFE WHEN MARC ROSEN was three years old, playing on the lawn of the New Jersey home where he grew up, he heard a familiar jingle in the distance. He thought it was the sound of an ice cream truck heading his way. The tune—which was actually coming from a van selling balloons—would become one of his earliest memories.

When the van arrived, he glanced at its collection of colorful balloons, and chose a white one. But as he walked back to his house, the ribbon slipped out of his hand, and the balloon drifted up into the atmosphere. A week later, after his sadness had subsided, he looked up at the evening sky and noticed a bright full moon. He imagined this was his white balloon, “in the heavens for everyone to enjoy,” he remembers. “I think of my white bubble every time I look at the moon.”

And what do you see when you look at it today? I ask.

“There’s something romantic about the full moon that makes you want to make a wish on it, or dream on it. It makes you think anything is possible.”

In what way?

“It gives you the confidence that things can be better—or special.”

For many years now, Marc Rosen has enjoyed a successful career in the cosmetic industry, where he’s designed perfume bottles for Elizabeth Arden, Burberry, and Fendi. And while his visionary creativity still occupies a large place in his life, Rosen has also been fortunate enough to cross paths with many interesting people. So many, in fact, that he’s recently written a book about his encounters called Rubbing Shoulders. “It’s kind of a fun summer-reading book,” he says.

“Most of the stories I just enjoyed reading out loud. The real challenge was to sustain my voice, but I tried to write it through the eyes of someone who had a bit of wonderment.”

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in Rubbing Shoulders, there is a comical story involved, but then, behind that, there’s often a bigger story—much like the tale of his balloon. To Rosen, it’s obvious that his encounters with famous people like Grace Kelly, Joan Crawford, and Karl Lagerfeld have been a constant source of entertainment at dinner parties, but he also sees his experiences—and not all of them deal with celebrities—as levers that have propelled him to where he is now.

An essential part of Rosen’s tale to triumph is when he met his current wife, the movie star Arlene Dahl. “I became comfortable with very accomplished people,” he says. During our conversation, Rosen also points to things he does that other people may not do—like speak to strangers in the supermarket line, for instance. But I think he also knows that life has dealt him a rather good hand. “If you’re lucky and you recognize it—and don’t take it for granted, and are not selfish about it—then you really can enjoy it.”

How, I ask, would you define luck?

“Luck is just running into a situation or a person that could change your life— sometimes in very large ways, and sometimes in tiny, tiny ways.”

As I learn, Rosen is a lucky man with the rare problem of frequently running into the rich and famous. But he is also a good storyteller. And so on this particular afternoon, as we talk in his office, his mind is on an encounter he had earlier in the day with an ABC news anchor.

“You know,” he says, “I watch ‘World News Tonight’ with my wife almost every night and [the anchor] David Muir often wears an off-white shirt with a solid tie.

I said to Arlene, ‘He should really wear a patterned or striped tie.’ Anyway, I just had lunch today at a little place near Lincoln Center, and there was Muir. I thought: I’ve got to say something. So I went up to him and said, ‘I hope you don’t mind, but I have to tell you that when you wear a patterned tie, it makes all the difference in your appearance.”

Muir stood up, shook his hand, and replied, “I’m going to wear a striped tie for you tonight.”

“I laughed,” Rosen recounts, “but that’s so typical of my life and this book.”

On Wednesday afternoon, the day after my meeting with Rosen, I search online for Tuesday night’s episode of “World News Tonight,” but can’t seem to find it.

So I email him, and ask: Did Muir end up wearing a patterned tie last night?

Almost right away he responds. “Yes he did, lol.”

A coincidence? It’s easy to think this way—to let your mind wander into a series of what-ifs. Suppose Muir had already intended to wear a patterned tie that night? Or maybe he thought it would be a nice gesture, a one-time gag, and then he would go back to wearing his trademark solid tie. Even if he did wear a striped tie Tuesday night, what are the chances he’d do it again tomorrow?

Toward the end of the day, just after 6:30 p.m., the same time ABC airs “World News Tonight,” my email pings. It’s Rosen. “David Muir wearing striped tie again.” u

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This page: Carol Channing and Carla Fendi; Anthony Quinn and Carole DeLouvrier; Shirley Eder and Ginger Rogers; Karl Lagerfeld, Arlene Dahl, and Marc Rosen. Opposite page: Rubbing Shoulders (Glitterati).

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LOOKING AT HISTORY’S UNDERBELLY

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operated as a private nightclub before making its way into the hands of artist John Ransom Phillips. He transformed the former dance floor on the second story into his studio space, where two

skylights give all the natural light a painter could want. On the first floor, aside from the eclectic oeuvres d’art from everywhere he’s lived and traveled, are a staggering amount of books—

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enough to give an insight into what was lost in the Alexandria fire.

But all of these wonders are still nothing compared to the secret treasure trove in his basement. The place looks like an unassuming, even bare, office until he opens the closet door.

Then, like all the best classic children’s

literature, a different world is revealed in the form of a cavern filled with his paintings. What looks like thousands of them are meticulously organized in the space that used to be the restaurant’s kitchen except no, rather than oversized cauldrons, abstract pictures of what the dreams of American Presidents might

look like lean against the wall.

Phillips is one of those people who are so delighted by history that they sweep up everyone around them in their passion. As a painter, an author, a playwright, he mines yesteryear for inspiration—although the connection can be more than academic.

This page: “Teddy Roosevelt—Bicycling America,” an oil painting by Phillips about the 26th American President.

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ART like Andy Warhol, he was a celebrity photographer. If you weren’t famous he could make you famous. He did so for many people who were unknown.

Abraham Lincoln said “If it were not for Mister Brady and Cooper Union [the speech Lincoln gave in 1860], I would not be president.” Brady was like Warhol, and I’m interested in those kinds of historical parallels. Andy Warhol shaped the same image over and over. Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor, Mao, he repeats them. And in repeating them, he trivializes them. Brady did the same thing. He was trying to achieve what he called “The Calm Feelings Of The Heroic.” The most iconic picture of the Civil War is this guy lying like… let me get it.

[JRP goes to his library for a book.]

This picture is one of the great photos of the Civil War. It portrays this soldier who we know whose body was dragged, and aligned in this way with his head thrown back and an open mouth which, in the 19th century, was This page: “All My Hats Own Me” (above) and “Sleep As Flights” (right) are examples of how Phillips looks beyond reality in his paintings, often creating dreamscapes to evoke the spiritual.

LILY HOAGLAND: So you believe in past lives?

JOHN RANSOM PHILLIPS: Yes. I wrote this small book, called Beyond Nature, and it’s the diary of this young girl that I was many years ago in Palestine. I have problems talking about that because people get very belligerent. So I’ve learned to use certain buzz words in the art world like “appropriate” or “reinvention.” But it’s not either of those. I think you explore within yourself and you discover those dimensions. You have many spirits within you. I’ve encountered hostility when I talk about it.

LH: You would think the art world would be more open to the idea.

JRP: The art world is provincial in its own way.

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LH: Why? JRP: People are threatened by it. I have encountered people who are uncomfortable with their gifts. I don’t possess psychic insights but I’ve noticed in talking to people who do, that they don’t want to pursue or utilize these gifts.

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This page: “Naomi—Night Touching Bottom” shows Phillips’ bold use of color and shape.

the posture of heroism. Brady made it picturesque, he made it heroic, and everyone who saw it said, “This is the truth. This is the reality of war.”

[JRP scoffs.]

Hey. First of all, Mathew Brady didn’t even take it. Alexander Gardner, his

assistant, did. He dragged the body and rearranged it. This is a wooden gun, because guns and shoes were the first things looted for their value, so the original had already been poached. The soldier was redressed, rearranged, and choreographed.

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A CONFECTION OF A PROPERTY: 680 South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida, is a stunning oceanfront estate inspired by the brilliance of the Atlantic Ocean on an oversized, approximately 3/4-acre lot. Available on the market for the first time, this oceanfront dreamscape features extensive indoor and outdoor living areas with beautifully manicured gardens featuring a pool and fountains, a full basement, a generator, an elevator, and a three-car garage.

Built with the intent of capturing the most dramatic ocean views, the property features serene water vistas from many of its principal rooms. The elaborate master suite includes dual baths and closets in addition to an exercise room, an office and a sitting room—all replete with gorgeous scenes of the sea. Double doors lead to a generous ocean-facing veranda, situated off of the grand formal dining room that overlooks the oceanfront paradise. The living room boasts voluminous ceilings and a wet 88 QUEST

bar, and the handsome, wood-paneled library is decorated with French doors that lead to the pool and courtyard. The eat-in kitchen transitions to an oceanside terrace, where one has the option to dine al fresco.

Other features include the use of tunnel access to beach, from this premier setting and most convenient and sought-after oceanfront location. The home is situated within a mile of some of the world’s most renowned stores and shopping—as well as some of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants—which can be experienced on the beautiful vias of Worth Avenue.

680 South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida, is on the market for $27.9 million with Christian Angle Real Estate. u For more information, contact Christian J. Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate (561.629.3015; cjangle@anglerealestate.com) or visit 680SouthOceanBoulevard.com.

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This page, clockwise from above: The Atlantic Ocean, as viewed from 680 South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida; the approximately 3/4-acre property; the master bedroom, which is en suite; the library, with wood-panels; the dining room features vistas of the water. Opposite page: The estate is the epitome of luxe in Palm Beach; the location is prime (inset).

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On April 17, New York Theatre Ballet will perform Donald Mahler’s Cinderella at Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street) with performances at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 800.982.2787.

SAND CASTLES AND SUN

The Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach will celebrate its Barefoot on the Beach gala at The Breakers at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 561.683.3392.

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Sailfish Club at 7 p.m. For more information, call 561.655.7227.

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Blue Hill Troupe will open its 2016 season with a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe

at El Teatro del Barrio (1230 Fifth Avenue) at 8 p.m. For more information, call 212.353.9585.

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Figure Skating in Harlem will honor actress and activist Cicely

The New 42nd Street gala will be held at the New Victory Theater at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 646.223.3085.

A GREAT VOICE

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darlene Love will join the Brooklyn Center for the Preforming Arts with a special performance at 8 p.m. For more information, call 718.951.4500.

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City Harvest’s 22nd annual gala, An Evening of Practical Magic, will take place at Cipriani 42nd Street at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.821.0802.

COMMUNIT Y SUPPORT

Jupiter Medical Center Foundation will host its gala at The Breakers at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561.263.5728.

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Tyson at its Skating with the Stars gala, which will take place at 583 Park Avenue at 6 p.m. For more information, call 646.679.3765.

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Chris Leidy will celebrate the launch of his New York studio and the release of two new series —Stop Motion and Focal Point—at Chris Leidy Studio. For more information, visit chrisleidyphotography.com.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation will hold its gala at the Waldorf=Astoria at 7 p.m.

Melinda Blinken will receive the Roslyn and Leslie Goldstein Unsung Hero Award. Fore more information, call 646.497.2650.

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Chris Leidy will celebrate the launch of his New York studio and the release of two new series of works—Stop Motion and Focal Point—at Chris Leidy Studio (149 West 22nd Street). For more information, visit chrisleidyphotography.com.

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Fountain House will host its symposium and luncheon at The Pierre at 11:15 a.m. For more information, call 212.874.5457.

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The Hearts for Hope benefit will take place at the Prince George Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.928.2590.

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OUTSTANDING WOMEN

The Matrix Awards will take place at the Waldorf=Astoria. For more information, call 212.297.2106.

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MAKING PROGRESS

On April 29, the New York Botanical Garden’s 2016 Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Antiques for the Garden will run from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. For more information, call 718.816.8658.

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The Palm Beach Junior Assembly/ Junior League of the Palm Beaches will host its Red Carpet Ball at the Mar-a-Lago Club.

For more information, call 561.689.7590.

The Child Center of New York will hold its spring gala at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway) at 6 p.m. For more information, call 212.233.8987.

ISLAND KIDS

The 10th annual Connoisseur’s Dinner for the Benefit of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will take place at Sotheby’s at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.297.2106.

COUNSEL AND CARE

Carolina Herrera will be the featured designer for the 11th annual Symphony Fashion Show at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

For more information, call 615.687.6400.

Madison Square Park Conservancy will present its Party in the Park event honoring Fiona Angelini and Jamie Welch at the park at 6 p.m. For more information, call 212.5207599.

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The 34th Frederick Law Olmsted Awards will be held at the Conservatory Garden (Fifth Avenue at 105th Street) at 11 a.m. For more information, call 212.689.9500.

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The International Center for Missing and Exploited Children will host its 2016 gala at Gotham Hall at 6 p.m. For more information, call 212.921.9070.

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FASHION, FUN, AND MORE

The Fashion Institute of Technology will hold its annual awards gala at The Plaza at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.217.4105.

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The 16th Antiques, Garden, and Design Show preview evening will take place at the Chicago Botanic Garden (100 Lake Cook Road) at 6 p.m. For more information, call 847.853.6958.

HEALTH CARE

New York–Presbyterian Hospital’s 2016 gala will be held at the Waldorf=Astoria at 6:30 p.m. For more information, 212.921.9070.

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LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER

New York Theatre Ballet will put on a performance of Donald Mahler’s Cinderella at Florence Gould Hall at 11 a.m. There will also be performances at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

For more information, call 914.834.2868.

On April 14, New York–Presbyterian Hospital’s 2016 gala will take place at the Waldorf=Astoria at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.921.9070.

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The Substance of Style PHOTOGRAPHED BY HARRY BENSON B Y L I LY H O A G L A N D

Real style comes from within. When someone has character, passion, and a generous spirit, their inner light shines through brighter than diamonds. The seven remarkable women we pay homage to in this year’s “The Substance of Style” possess such a light. Chic and charitable, these ladies dedicate their lives to helping others and improving their communities. As always, we photographed them in simple white shirts—because it’s what’s inside that matters.

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Audrey Gruss Hope for Depression Research Foundation Audrey Gruss, as Founder and Chair of the Hope for Depression Research Foundation, had the courage and vision to form the Depression Task Force, an advanced collaboration of neuroscientists to find new and better treatments for depression and its related mood disorders. “Depression is the number one reason for disability worldwide.

At HDRF, we are working tirelessly every day to address one of humanity’s greatest challenges.”

She and her husband Martin are founders of the New York Hospital Weill Greenberg Center and donated the Audrey and Martin Gruss Heart & Stroke Center at Southampton Hospital.

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Edith McBean African Parks Foundation, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, Panthera, Rainforest Trust A long time advocate for conservation, Edith McBean has channeled her passion into active leadership positions for more than three decades. “Because our planet faces severe challenges to the environment and the animals we share the globe with, I have devoted my life to saving wild animals and the wild places they need to survive. I care deeply about these issues, and have been a ‘boots-on-the-ground’ conservationist for many years. I sit on four conservation boards that specialize in anti-poaching efforts to save elephants and rhinos, working with local communities and conservationists to save apex predators like tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards and the habitats they need to survive and, hopefully, thrive.”

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Mary McDonnell Davidson Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Mary McDonnell Davidson joined the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center more than 15 years ago and has been a part of many aspects of the society, “but my heart belongs to the Dream Team.” Davidson is the Chairman of the “Dream Team,” a small group of anonymous donors within the Society who grant wishes to patients. “There is nothing more meaningful than receiving a note from a patient saying that we had made something possible for them and, for a brief moment, they forgot all of their troubles.”

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Michele Kessler Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society Michelle Kessler is a trustee at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and on the President’s Advisory Council at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “Nationally, I am on the Board of FAPE (Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies), and on the Board of the Ayenda Foundation (which builds schools in Afghanistan). In Palm Beach, I am the Chairman of the Board of the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, and the Town of Palm Beach United Way.”

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Dani Moore Town of Palm Beach United Way, Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County Danielle (Dani) Hickox Moore was raised to love Palm Beach by her mother, former Mayor Lesly Smith, and works hard to give back to that community as a Town Council member. Moore is also a member of the Town of Palm Beach United Way executive committee and board of trustees; and a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County executive committee. She is also a recipient of Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Women of Distinction award. “I’ve lived here my whole life. I have a deep history here. I’m well aware of everything that’s happened in the past, but I can look toward the future.”

Jacqueline Desmarais The Metropolitan Opera Jacqueline Desmarais is one of the Metropolitan Opera’s longtime managing directors. She was awarded a Légion d’honneur for her philanthropy by French President Nicholas Sarkosy, who told her: “The world of opera owes a great deal to you.”

When asked about her passion for opera, Desmarais said, “As far as I can remember, I have always loved music. It brings so much joy into my life and it makes me want to share my passion with others. It is such a privilege for me to be a Managing Director of the Board of the Metropolitan Opera. Not only am I being part of the greatest opera house in the world, but it gives me the opportunity to make a difference in the development of my favorite art form. Music can be so completely magical! It can affect our education, our emotions, our energy, our memory and it even has a great healing power.

As Nietzche said, ‘Without music, life would be a mistake.’”

Pauline Baker Pitt Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Pauline Baker Pitt is a dedicated Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League supporter and board member, who chairs their Annual Christmas Ball.

In 2000, Pitt became a director for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, and has recently been named its Chairman. “I am very honored to become Chairman of the board of The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. Our goal moving forward is to raise funds from town residents to oversee the improvement and beautification of the Northern entry to Palm Beach, meaning Bradley Park and Main Street.�

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The women from the April 2009 “The Substance of Style” shoot, photographed by Jack Deutsch.

This page, top row: Nancy Paduano, Central Park Conservancy; Lorna Graev, Fountain House; Susan Burden, New Yorkers for Children. Second row: Elizabeth Stribling, French Heritage Society; Cynthia Lufkin, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Bottom row: Liz Smith, Literacy Partners; Blaine Trump, God’s Love We Deliver. Opposite Theater; Lauren Bush, FEED. Bottom row: Diana Taylor, New York Women’s Foundation; Evelyn Lauder, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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The women from our March 2012 “The Substance of Style” shoot, photographed Center; Anne Harrison, Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy.

Bottom row: Louise Grunwald, Lighthouse International; Emilia Fanjul, Everglades Preperatory Academy and Glades Academy Elementary Charter Schools. Opposite page, top row: Sasha Heinz, Planned Parenthood; Sydney Shuman, Women & Science, Rockefeller University. Bottom row: Jill Kargman, American Foundation for Equal Rights; Emma Bloomberg, Robin Hood.

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by Capehart Photography. This page, top row: Nancy Kissinger, Animal Medical

TUSK DELEGATION TO ZIMBABWE

BY ELLEN C. O’CONNELL

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24. My colleagues and I disembark from a small plane at the Buffalo Range Airport in Zimbabwe. It is here, in this beautiful region of Africa, that over 100 elephants are killed every day for their ivory. Let’s take a moment to acknowledge how horrid this figure is: In the time it took me to arrive from the U.S., I conservatively estimate that 185 African elephants have already been killed. If this current rate of poaching is allowed to continue, key populations of elephants and rhinoceros will disappear—and during our lifetime. Sadly, similar tragic fates are predicted for the mountain bongo, the Cross River gorilla, the Rothschild giraffe, and the African lion.

As the executive director of Tusk USA—a conservation organization dedicated to working with local partners to protect wildlife, mitigate poverty, and provide educational opportunities throughout Africa—I am here with a delegation of donors and board members to visit some of our partner projects. During our trip, we hope to learn more about the successes and complexities of community conservation. In the face of enormous pressures from global population growth, the illegal wildlife trade, and climate change, Tusk sees community conservation as a local solution to larger global issues. One of the organization’s primary goals is to balance wildlife conservation with the ever growing needs of the human population. It’s no easy feat, but its members

are dedicated and fearless. As H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge notes, “Tusk has never shied away from taking risks in the pursuit of success, which is why it is currently supporting over 50 successful projects across Africa.”

Our first destination is the Malilangwe Trust, a 100,000-acre sanctuary with an abundance of wildlife. It’s a spectacular place.

Deep escarpments flow majestically into lakes and rivers, and the terrain is spotted with baobab trees, evoking a primordial peace.

Driving through the reserve, it is almost unfathomable to think that Africa is in the midst of an unrelenting, gruesome slaughter of its most iconic species.

Having lost only two rhino to poaching since 1994, Malilangwe is a terrific example of how community conservation is at once a science and an art that requires not only the expert application of pure conservation science but programs that provide economic and educational benefits for local communities.

On our first day, we witness Malilangwe’s nutrition program, which feeds over 19,000 children and supports a local school, where a new e-learning center is currently being constructed. By providing nutrition and educational opportunities to children in the surrounding communities, Malilangwe is actually engaging in one of the most effective tools to stop poaching. Since the wildlife reserve is a source of education, jobs, income, and supplemental APRIL 2016 107

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Rogers; African elephant; Tusk believes that community involvement in conservation is critical to success; the Black Mambas gives local women a chance at a well-paying job where they can help protect wildlife; a hippopotamus; Tusk has educational programs to teach children why preservation is important; Malilangwe’s nutrition program feeds over 19,000 children; an African rhinoceros.

Later that day, Griff Fairbairn (a Tusk USA board member) and Charlie Mayhew (Tusk USA’s founder and CEO) left Africa, while Wendy Breck (a Tusk USA co-chair), Alan Rogers (a Tusk donor), and Lee Auchincloss (a Tusk donor) continued to South Africa to visit other Tusk-supported projects, including the Black Mambas—an all-women, unarmed, anti-poaching unit on the edge of Kruger in the Balule Nature Reserve.

The Black Mambas, started by warden and senior ecologist Craig Spencer, gives local women a chance at a well-paying job where they can help protect an area plagued by rhino and bush-meat poachers. Tusk also funds an education program in the area providing classes in conservation that include field trips for local students to help teach young people why saving their natural heritage is important.

Tusk believes that community conservation is an extremely effective way to address both the poaching and human/ wildlife issues facing Africa. Community-based conservation programs invest in local communities in order to make the wildlife and land of Africa a valuable resource for the people who live by its borders. It is a complex, dangerous, and sometimes unforgiving science (or, perhaps, art) but when it is done well and with adequate resources, it is extraordinarily successful and humbling to witness. u For more information, visit tusk.org.

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food, communities become stewards of their natural heritage and an extension of the Malilangwe team.

In addition to the sophisticated community programs, conservation also requires a boots-on-the-ground approach.

Later during our visit, we watch new recruits of Malilangwe’s ranger team train for jobs that will require protecting the sanctuary. It’s hard work, but the men who make it through the selection receive well-paying jobs and a chance to better their lives. Those who are chosen, however, will also risk their lives on a daily basis to protect wildlife; they’ll be coming into contact with heavily armed and sophisticated poaching syndicates.

Wednesday, January 27. As I travel back to the U.S., the remaining members of the Tusk group set off to Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge and the Mahenye Project, run by Clive Stockil.

Decades ago, Clive realized that community involvement in conservation is critical to success. The Mahenye Project has helped build a local school, drill boreholes, and set up and maintain a clinic, a community grinding mill, and a police station—all of which have helped improve the livelihoods of the community. Revenues are drawn from two lodges, which pay a rent to the local people, as well as a tariff and profit share. And while the project is a success, revenues have suffered in recent years with the decline in tourism to Zimbabwe due to the well-publicized national problems, fear of Ebola, and the relative inaccessibility of the area.

H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge notes, “Tusk has never shied away from taking risks in the pursuit of success, which is why it is currently supporting over 50 successful projects across Africa.�

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IN THE VAULT

BY ELIZABETH QUINN BROWN PHOTOGRAPHED BY ELIZABETH SHRIER

This page: The windows from the Bowery Savings Bank (which has become Cipriani 42nd Street) are directive.

Opposite page: The doors from the bank are mounted on the walls, above the original counters with their original lamps.

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This page: The “teller” windows, which are decorated with squirrels and their nuts—a symbol for saving (above); the doors include a panel featuring a key for “security” (left). Opposite page, clockwise from above left: A view of the ornamentation on the chandeliers; the clock is supported by an hourglass; the Corinthian-inspired columns with whimsical details; the counters are bolstered by brass legs featuring Athena, goddess of wisdom, with her owl; roosters are carved in the wood to symbolize a habit, like waking in the morning (or saving); the arches are grand—and rich with emblems.

110 EAST 42ND STREET has witnessed the bustle of business as

Bowery Savings Bank and, then, the swirl of society as Cipriani 42nd Street. But the invitation on the entrance is a constant— “A MUTUAL INSTITUTION CHARTED 1834 TO SERVE THOSE WHO SAVE”—though, perhaps, the meaning of “save” has come to accommodate the spirit of “philanthropy.”

In 1921, Louis Ayres (an architect with York & Sawyer) drew from the Italian Renaissance to design, “easily the most sumptuous of its kind the country, departing sharply from the old architectural idea of the modified greek temple as the proper model for a savings bank.” The scale of the construction is grand, but the aesthetics are detailed.

Throughout the space—which has been preserved by Cipriani 42nd Street—there is a spectrum of symbols that serve as emblems of the business of banking. Combined, they offer a narrative that stems from a variety of origins, including masonry and mythology. For example, a beehive denotes “industry” while a crab means “protection” and a cornucopia means “abundance.” Framing the windows for tellers (which continue to read instructions, such as “Place Valuable in a Safe Deposit Box”) are icons carved in brass and wood: roosters were intended to remind about the importance of habits, and squirrels with their nuts were intended to emphasize saving. (Of course, this was an era where greed was gauche and banking was defined by its virtues, like discipline and wisdom.)

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This page, clockwise from above left: Annie Watt coaches her subject; Lucien Capehart; Mary Hilliard with Bill Cunningham; Slim Aarons; Cutty McGill and Patrick McMullan.

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Slim Aarons documented “attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places”—a charge that passed to these photographers. Here, Quest chats with the charismatic talents who click for a cause, photographing do-gooders at galas.

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event was the Save Venice ball at the Rainbow Room in 1996 for Town & Country magazine. I went fully dressed in a ball gown and wig, and I walked up to Mrs. Brooke Astor and asked if I could take her photo. I was so nervous that I could hardly hold my camera, but she just smiled and nodded her head. That said, while I never met a philanthropist I didn’t want to photograph, I have met a few that didn’t want to be shot.

There are some that love nothing more than to stand and pose for the camera in their latest gowns while others are more elusive and I need to be quick and invisible to capture a picture.

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Mrs. Annette de la Renta is probably the shyest socialite I know—always so elegant and beautifully dressed. She avoids the camera, so the best way to get a shot is when she is talking to a friend.”

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“Not long after I moved to New York City in 2008, I met Jason Grant and the late Roger Webster—the P.R. gentlemen—who

introduced me to David Patrick Columbia and Jeff Hirsch. At that time, I wasn’t an event photographer; I was a private investigator. But after meeting with David Patrick Columbia, he asked me to shoot Fête de Swifty (the event founded by Liz Smith and hosted by Michael Bloomberg’s Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City) with the advice: ‘There will be hundreds of people, but photograph what you think is important.’ I did, and I’ve been shooting events ever since. Recently, I was photographing a gala featuring a table full of auction items. I noticed a suspicious character coveting the is missing!’ So, I presented to the hostess the photos I shot of the alleged thief. I do my best to capture everyone because I think every guest (who isn’t a thief ) that purchases a ticket and supports the charity deserves a beautiful photograph. Shots of people grouped together smiling in front of the camera just won’t cut it. My goal is to create a visually pleasing storyline that complements the emotional hook of the event.”

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jewelry, so I bumped up the ISO on my camera, turned off my flash, and photographed him. A few moments later the hostess screamed, ‘The jewelry

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moment from a benefit that I can remember was a guest having a heart attack. There is a difference in photographing a benefit from photographing a beauty or fashion party. In one, there is a commercial product involved. My technique is to keep moving and looking for the next shot, while having a rapport with the subjects that I am photographing. I endeavor to capture the event in a way that of the most exciting and fun philanthropists I ever met and also worked for. He was animated and he had a great sense of humor and wit.”

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tells the story. The late Douglas B. Leeds was one

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do remember the first time I witnessed an individual make a $10 million bid donation at a gala I was hired to photograph. I walked away from that evening with a different outlook toward wealth. A few ladies come to mind when thinking about philanthropists who are exciting to photograph; Melissa Kushner (Goods for Good), Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos (New Yorkers for Children), and Jamie Tisch (Women’s Cancer Research Fund). I really appreciate the way these women approach their causes. They’re not afraid to get their hands dirty, pick up the phone, and make things happen. Writing checks and ideation is very important but I’d rate ‘follow-through’ as the number-one quality that these successful philanthropists have in common. This boundless energy is what makes them so fun to photograph! And the more fashion, the better. The women feel alive and attractive, the men are feeling proud. At that point, the seats have sold themselves. Add some good music and a dance floor and you’ve got a winner.

The most exciting photographs come from the most exciting parties, it’s that simple. A great party photographer will jump right into it...you’ve gotta stay vigilant, blend in, and party with the guests.

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But it can’t be all about the party: the way that an organization positions the cause is just as important as having a room full of dancing darlings. To overlook the cause is to overlook the point of it all.”

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“One memory was a benefit at Gotham Hall for unwed mothers hosted by Maria Cuomo and Kenneth Cole featuring

Jane Fonda as the honorary chair. It was a swell night and I was seated at the head table with Maria and Ken and other betters of mine, which was nice.

The auctioneer came to the part where lunch with Jane Fonda, herself, was being done. It went to $5,000 then $6,000 and $7,000 and $8,000 and $9,000, then it kind of stalled. Jane got up and said, ‘Hey, people, this would go for at least $50,000 in Atlanta!’ Well, I think it was Jamie Niven who said $10,000 from Patrick McMullan! Everyone looked at me and not one millionaire came to my rescue. Ken and Maria were pleased and surprised, and Jane was so great and she nonchalantly mentioned how I spent money and had a date and how much she liked me. It made me look really good around all the movie stars. The person who comes to mind first when I think of philanthropists is Jean Shafiroff. She likes to dress up and I feel that she really likes to look good and understands how to dress glamorously and has fun having her picture taken. Her new book, which is really interesting and useful, is The Art of Philanthropy. Shooting a benefit is different in that often the honorees are not classically famous. Honestly, I feel everyone deserves my attention and I am always happy if someone comes over to me and says, ‘Will you take my photo?’ Especially if I’m not busy taking a photo of Madonna.”

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came running over and gave me a kiss. I always had a crush on Jane, so it was good. Jane and I are friends and, when I ran into her a few years later, she

“I will always remember the 2011 Hot Pink Party

for Breast Cancer Research Foundation at the Waldorf. Sting invited all the ladies on stage with him while he preformed. The stage was packed and all the ladies were belly dancing to a Middle Eastern–sounding melody. It was very exciting to watch as they all really enjoyed themsleves, which can be rare for a benefit. Benefits are for raising money and bringing attention to serious causes like cancer or global warming. I always pay attention to the socialites because they are in designer dresses, and they actually buy the dresses. Muffie Potter Aston is always so bubbly, warm, and fun. Christine and Stephen Schwarzman always hit the dance floor: they are so in love and it’s nice to see. Gillian Miniter is like seeing a good friend because she Lebenthal is alway wearing something that attracts my eye and, since she is quite attractive herself, I enjoy the combination. Jamee Gregory is always cheerful and has great stories, so I always tell the new editors to get a quote from her. Marjorie Gubelmann never takes herself too seriously, which makes for hilarious dinner conversation. Ivanka Trump is always gracious and well dressed. And I credit myself with discovering Olivia Palermo, since we ran the first pictures of her in The Eye section at WWD around a decade ago. She was new to the scene and the editor and I liked her style. She is still super nice to me.”

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is always interested in my life and what’s going on with me. Alexandra

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was my favorite philanthropist to photograph. She was always friendly, patient, and cooperative to endless photo requests. (And I would say the same about David Rockefeller.) Mrs. Astor always wanted to take off whatever wrap she had on so that whatever beautiful jewelry she had chosen that night would M A RY H I LL I A R D

show in the picture.”

Inset: Mary Hilliard, with David Patrick Columbia at Michael’s.

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“If I told you about my memories, I would probably have to shutter the business and live under a false identity!

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Let’s say that I have a job that never disappoints when it comes to having a great time. Of course, there are some scandalous tidbits that my team and I have witnessed in the past 20 years. But really it’s all in good fun and I love to be the one to capture the joy and laughter and surprise when things get a little crazy.

As a photographer, you know when you have someone in front of your lens who really finds joy in life. It’s not just the beautiful dresses and great accessories that make for a fantastic look; it’s in the eyes. By the end of the season, a lot of people have been photographed so many times they are understandably exhausted with the process. But for the most part, these philanthropists have very blessed lives and they know that they can create great possibility for the organizations they believe in so wholeheartedly—with a smile. My personal approach at any job is to greet as many people by name, making them feel important when they walk into a room, being mindful of their poses, and making sure they look their very best.” —Carrie Bradburn u

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OUR EXPERTS—who are located all along the East Coast, from Connecticut and New York, to Washington, D.C., to Florida—are positive about their markets, which continue to flourish. The amount of movement is astonishing: a sensation that has caused market participants to pay close attention. Our experts are encouraging buyers and sellers to act—and to act with a saavy that their firms can provide—whether they’re considering a property in the area of $2.5 million or whether they’re in the neighborhood of $50 million. The variety of properties is astounding—with options that are historical or luxe, urban or suburban. Are you considering the option of buying, selling, or both? Be sure to consult the experts on these pages, featured because of their excellence and past success.

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STAN PONTE (SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY) Contact: 212.606.4109 / stan.ponte@sothebyshomes.com

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: Our clients turn to Sotheby’s International Realty when the property that they are considering buying or selling is “best in class.” In today’s global market, our 250-year “Sotheby’s Auction House” heritage brings with it a track record of intelligent, wellversed, market-savvy clients.

Whether they are buying a Renoir or a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, chances are that our global network of specialists are already doing business with the client.

al in what continues to be the greatest city in the world. Today’s luxury buyers aren’t just focused on brick-and-mortar; they are focused on lifestyle. New York City does not rest on its laurels. It is an ever-changing and growing city, given the MoMA expansion, the Whitney relocation to the High Line, the resurgence of Financial District, and the construction of the Hudson Yards. New York is a city proud of its history, but not afraid to grow and reinvent itself!

Q: What’s your advice to sellers?

A: My advice is to imagine themselves as buyers and ask themselves, “What would I feel comfortable paying?” That number, plus 5–10 percent, should be the asking price.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: My business is driven by personal and professional referrals almost exclusively and I have had the opportunity to be involved in transactions citywide and at a variety of price points. This season, I am particularly excited to offer a diversity of exclusive opportunities, including a limestone mansion at 7 East 76th Street; a Fifth Avenue duplex penthouse at 1 Fifth Avenue; and an historic West Village townhouse at 336 West 12th Street, which offers one of the few remaining “horse walk and carriage house” combinations in the city.

Q: Tell us about New York. What attracts clients?

A: I wake up every day grateful to be a real estate profession-

336 West 12th Street in New York, New York: $24.5 million.

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ESTHER PERCAL (EWM REALTY INTERNATIONAL) Contact: 305.674.4022 / esther@estherpercal.com

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: I sold a waterfront home for $22 million in pre-construction phase, which was record breaking. It is not customary for single-family homes to sell before they are completed— especially turnkey furnished. All the buyer saw was a shell under construction, plans, and computer-generated images of the interior concept. Upon completion, the home was styled with custom furniture and décor including Baccarat

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“Casablanca” 4330 North Bay Road in Miami Beach, Florida: $19.45 million.

crystal stemware, Limoges China, and Christofle silver. The excitement when the buyer arrived was electrifying.

Q: Tell us about Miami Beach. What attracts clients?

A: Miami Beach has become a travel destination known all over the world. We have turned ourselves into a major attraction, offering our great natural resources such as beautiful weather, beaches, and a boater’s paradise. In addition, we are centrally located to all of Europe and South America with great shopping, museums, art galleries, restaurants, and amazing nightlife. It’s a magical place with great energy. The diverse culture keeps this area exciting, new, and fun.

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: EWM Realty International, where I am the Senior Vice President, has proven to be the #1 brokerage for the sales of luxury homes and condos in South Florida. We have affiliations with brands such as Christie’s International Real Estate, and we are owned by Home Services of America. This allows us exposure around the country and around the world, empowering us to have global reach to affluent buyers and sellers internationally. I distinguish myself by being totally service-oriented, transparent, and knowledgeable about the luxury residential market, where I have specialized for over 38 years. This has allowed me to succeed as a top producing agent, ranking in the top 0.5 percent of real estate professionals nationwide, year after year.

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DANA KOCH OF THE KOCH TEAM (THE CORCORAN GROUP) Contact: 561.379.7718 / dana.koch@corcoran.com

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: I look at ourselves as a brand within a brand, The Koch Team at The Corcoran Group. Our high level of market knowledge, customer service, and integrity are integral to our success.

We are keen negotiators, critical thinkers, good listeners, and solution finders. We’re result-driven with a consistent sales track record.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: I am in the process of the selling the Kluge estate, which I have listed for $59 million. It’s actually owned by Columbia University. The property is comprised of 4.3 acres, with 150 feet on the ocean. It includes two historical homes: an oceanfront, landmarked Mizner and a British Colonial Wyeth. The property is amazing and right in the middle of an ultra-prime Palm Beach location.

Q: Tell us about Palm Beach. What attracts clients?

A: Palm Beach is a special island paradise and there is only so much of it. There is an influx of younger families and savvy business people moving to town. Since there is no state income tax, it is advantageous for people to establish residency and move their businesses to Palm Beach.

82 Middle Road in Palm Beach, Florida: $5.8 million.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: Presently, there is a lack of quality inventory. As a result, when good properties are listed and priced properly, they sell very quickly and there is a new floor for the low end of the market. The under $10 million price range is very healthy. Additionally, many buyers pay a premium for a superior renovation and new construction.

Q: What’s your advice to buyers?

A: If you find something you like, buy it! When a buyer hesitates, someone else can swoop in. Palm Beach is a great investment and a safe place to landbank your money. If not now, when?

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ROGER ERICKSON (DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE) Contact: 212.303.5353 / roger.erickson@elliman.com

Q: What properties are you bringing to market?

A: I am very excited to be bringing to market one of the truly great, full-floor penthouses in the Barbizon East condominium: 140 East 63rd Street. It occupies the entire 19th floor and features two beautifully planted and fully irrigated terraces plus another terrace directly off the kitchen with an outdoor grill, wide open city and Central Park views, and two bedrooms plus a large library and

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taller ceilings than the typical apartment.

Additionally, I will be offering three more terraced apartments. Apartments with great outdoor space are always in great demand once the spring weather arrives. I am also putting on the market an amazing 32-foot-wide townhouse on East 63rd Street designed around a central courtyard like a Parisian château. It is one of the most remarkable residences in Manhattan and has been owned by artists and actors, previously by the artist Jasper Johns and burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee and presently by a famous film director and producer. Last but not least, I am thrilled to be on the sales team of 550 Madison Avenue, the iconic postmodern masterpiece designed by Philip Johnson.

Penthouse at 140 East 63rd Street in New York, New York: $10.75 million.

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the business?

A: I have over 30 years’ experience selling high-end residential properties, from Steve Jobs’ penthouse in the San Remo to finding side-by-side townhouses for buyers to knock down and create magnificent single-family homes. I have been ranked one of the top brokers in the nation every year by the Wall Street Journal and Real Trends magazine. Before becoming a broker, I worked 10 years in the entertainment business, producing children’s programming and soap operas as well as rock ‘n’ roll videos—which helped give me the ability to think “out of the box” for clients. And now my recent move to Douglas Elliman—the #1 firm in Manhattan—creates a hugely powerful association which helps me to provide the best possible service.

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THOMAS ANDERSON (WASHINGTON FINE PROPERTIES) Contact: 202.243.1657 / thomas.anderson@wfp.com

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: The market dominance of high-end sales activity is the single distinguishing differentiator of our firm versus our competitors in the Washington, D.C., market. We lead in the $1.5+ million sales, exceeding our closest competitor by 75 percent with half the agents. In Washington, D.C., it’s not about big brands; it’s all about the people. I am proud to say that, in our 17 years, we have built our business to be recognized as one of the finest carriage-trade firms in America. When I think that our firm with only 130 agents is beating nationally recognized brands, I am very grateful.

buyers are drawn to our city for reasons including government, business, international appeal, beauty, and cosmopolitan lifestyle. In an election year, particularly with a new incoming president, we have the built-in real-estate factor of a new administration, which brings us new four-year or eightyear residents from all over the nation. Should be interesting!

Q: What’s your advice to sellers?

A: Be your own buyer! You only have one time to bring your property to the market and, with the Internet, buyers are well educated. You have six seconds to capture a buyers’ attention today, so don’t squander it. It’s critical to hire the right broker and to present your property in its best light.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: We sold “The Brick House”—a Delano & Aldrich–designed, Georgian mansion built in 1941 for Paul and Bunny Mellon on their renowned Oak Spring Farm in Upperville, Virginia. Also, we listed and sold the highest residential sale in Washington, D.C., for $16.5 million to a prominent society resident who also resides in New York and Palm Beach.

Q: Tell us about Washington, D.C. What attracts clients?

A: We have the distinguishing qualities of being both an important historic American city and the capital city. As such,

“The Lindens” 2401 Kalorama Road NW in Washington, D.C.: $8.75 million.

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CRISTINA CONDON (SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY) Contact: 561.301.2211 / cristina.condon@sothebyshomes.com

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: Of special note is a landmarked, direct-oceanfront property that we sold. Built in 1919 and designed by the legendary architect Addison Mizner, it had remained with the same family for over 90 years. It was beautifully preserved. Every room faced the Atlantic Ocean and the estate boasted a cabana with a terrace on the water, which is a feature that can’t be replicated today. The home was an historic epicenter for social events and was ultimately acquired by a notable celebrity.

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Q: Tell us about Palm Beach. What attracts clients?

A: The natural beauty as well as myriad cultural activities, world-class dining and shopping, boating, golfing, surfing, tennis, fishing, windsurfing, parasailing, and numerous social events and gatherings. Of course, Palm Beach also offers serenity and peaceful ocean vistas to soothe the soul. And the weather is hard to beat.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: Newly constructed properties and those that have been recently renovated are most in demand at present. Buyers are not as interested in doing major work that they might have considered in the past.

Artist rendering of 101 Indian Road in Palm Beach, Florida: $59 million.

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: They say you’re known by the company that you keep. At Sotheby’s International Realty, I’m fortunate to work alongside many of the most experienced and capable agents in every key city around the world. We are all supported by Sotheby’s proprietary marketing resources and global reach. When a seller entrusts me with the sale of his or her home or asks me for a recommendation when purchasing a property in another location, I know that I can rely on the resources and professionals at Sotheby’s International Realty to provide the highest level of service and advice to our clients.

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HARALD GRANT (SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY) Contact: 631.227.4913 / sothebyshomes.com

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: Sotheby’s International Realty truly does have a global reach. We reach high-net-worth customers and clients through our extensive network of offices and our auction house. You can be sitting at a café in Cannes, or shopping in Hong Kong, and you can find an affiliate office for Sotheby’s International Realty.

100 miles: The prettiest white-sand beaches, the charming villages and horse farms, and farm stands, the boating among the many bays, golf, and tennis. The range of leisure activities, plus the remarkable East End air and light will always attract people to come and visit. And many will want to stay.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: We often say that there is no place like the Hamptons.

Although it is mostly a second-home location, the properties that receive the most attention are waterfront—any kind of waterfront property. Close on the heels are first-rate new constructions. When a world-class new-build is sited on a great waterfront, then buyer interest will run very high.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: The most exciting sales tend to be those that include very special properties (most often waterfront locations) that, for the most, part cannot be duplicated anywhere else. The combination of the features of those kinds of properties—which boast features like an astonishing sunset view, or privacy over several acres of gorgeous lawns, or direct access to some of the finest beaches in the world— together with buyers and seller who really understand the aesthetic value as well as the investment make for the most rewarding transactions.

Q: Tell us about The Hamptons. What attracts clients?

A: The Hamptons are 100 miles from New York City. It is incredible how different the landscape changes in just those

40 Dune Road in Bridgehampton, New York: $22.995 million.

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STEPHEN ARCHINO (SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY) Contact: 203.618.3144 / steve.archino@sothebyshomes.com

Q: Tell us about Greenwich. What attracts clients?

A: The Greenwich market consists of Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside, and Old Greenwich and has so much to offer buyers from around the world. Greenwich—the first town across the line from New York—combines historically low taxes with ready accessibility to Manhattan, not to mention natural attributes such as 32 miles of beaches and shoreline.

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The town has long attracted the leaders of the corporate, financial, entertainment, and sporting worlds.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: The Greenwich housing market typically gets affected last (if at all) and it recovers first, even when economic conditions are uncertain, which makes it a great place to live and invest. In my opinion, the most active price point is under $3 million. Selling a home is about how to turn it into a product that will appeal to today’s buyers. This, for some people, is a true challenge; people should take emotion out of it. In the past year or so, the “staging” business has been booming more than I have ever seen before. I highly recommend it.

24 Khakum Wood Road in Greenwich, Connecticut: $6.995 million.

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: A large part of my job for the past 30 years has been education. People who don’t know what real estate agents do for a living think we are in sales. I do not sell, I educate clients.

Sotheby’s International Realty has offices in 61 countries reaching approximately 18,000 sales agents. We have the most robust web and technology infrastructure, which also operates on a targeted local level. Our website’s annual unique visitors far exceed that of all our competition and, in recognition of the fact that 90 percent of buyers begin their home search online, Sotheby’s International Realty has embraced all facets of technology and communications by adopting and mastering social media, hundreds of feeder sites (e.g. Trulia and Zillow), e-marketing, tracking reports, and mobile presentations.

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ANDREW SAUNDERS (SAUNDERS & ASSOCIATES) Contact: 631.537.9482 / as@saunders.com

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: Our firm is all about the broker. We treat our agents like customers and we mobilize significant resources behind them in an effort to get their listings seen and sold. We’ve created a 15-person, in-house advertising agency that services the agents.

In 2014 and 2015, Saunders & Associates was involved in 40 percent of all real estate transactions from Southampton to Montauk.

deals of $20 million or, even, $100 million. The $2 million and under market is robust and dynamic with many beautiful Hamptons properties. It appeals to first-time homebuyers, local residents, and individuals who want a manageable home on the East End. Q: What’s your advice to sellers?

A: The Hamptons market is quite efficient and that means that properties tend to sell for what they’re worth, plus or minus. The market is smarter than all of us so, consequently, sellers should respond to the data and not overprice their properties. It is difficult to nuance the ultimate selling price of a property based on where the property is listed.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: We just sold a 34-acre site in Southampton to a development client of our firm. The site is going to feature 28 new custom homes priced around $4 million. Our “new development” team has crafted groundbreaking endeavors for the marketing and promotion of this property.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: In 2015, Saunders & Associates was involved in five of the 15 highest-dollar Hamptons transactions, including the year’s top trade of $57.3 million. While we are successful in the luxury space, the critical mass of transactions in the Hamptons occurs at $2 million and under. The common misinterpretation is that it’s all about the headline-making

33 Mecox Lane in Water Mill, New York: $18.75 million.

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JAMES RETZ (DANIEL GALE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY) Contact: 631.423.1180 / jamesretz@danielgale.com

The Fed is terrified of raising rates); continuing job creation; and relatively low inventory. The Long Island region has had slow, steady, almost modest growth for several years. This pattern will contribute to continued appreciation on Long Island as Westchester and Fairfield County—even Manhattan and Brooklyn—start to stumble. Since we service a market that spans 108 miles, it’s impossible to pinpoint what’s moving. But year to date, closed sales are about 20 percent better.

Q: What’s your advice to buyers?

A: Decide what you just have to have, determine what you’re willing to pay, evaluate where you want to be, and hire an expert to help you when you get serious.

Q: Tell us about Long Island. What attracts clients?

A: Long Island is one of the world’s largest islands. It has an extraordinarily dense and affluent population, serving as a suburban “feeder” market to America’s best city. The area boasts almost every recreational and cultural attraction on the planet, beautiful places to live and play, and a wide array of choices when it comes to properties, including: urban/ suburban, estate, fine-home, second-home, and retirement.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: Real estate continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy as a result of low interest rates (because, let’s face it:

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8 Chestnut Hill Court in Upper Brookville, New York: $10.988 million.

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: We are precisely who we say we are: a legacy brokerage firm with 25 offices spanning Long Island, from New York Harbor to Shelter Island. The firm is privately owned, Long Island– based, and focused on our core markets. We also have a formal, exclusive, and most certainly proven relationship with Sotheby’s. It’s real. It works. And it’s why we chose to co-brand Daniel Gale (established in 1922) with a fabulous network that is empowered with the resources and marque of Sotheby’s (established in 1744).

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Q: What distinguishes you from others in the area?

A: Stribling is a wonderful firm with intelligent and experienced brokers. It is not as small as it once was, but it still has the intimacy of a boutique firm. The emphasis is on integrity and long-term relationships. We are sort of like The Hermès of firms.

We have the history and grace of a vintage handbag carried by an older woman, but we understand the fresh styles and what a younger crowd is thinking— but always with an eye towards consistent quality.

selling, and the lower end of the market seems to still have velocity while the higher end is really starting to feel much more active as people calm down. There is certainly more to choose from, but buyers are figuring out what things are worth to them. We see buyers coming back to properties that they visited in the fall.

Q: What’s your advice to sellers?

A: Be reasonable and realistic. An overpriced property is the worst thing to have in the current market. Ask to see lists of everything that is on the market and your competition. Look with your brain and not your heart.

Q: What transactions have been exciting in 2015–2016?

A: I sold a wonderful townhouse on East 70th Street that belonged to Bunny Mellon. It was an exciting deal both because of the price and because the house was so special. The family who bought it are renovating but with the spirit of the original architecture.

Q: Tell us about the market. What’s happening?

A: The market is more thoughtful as people feel a bit uncertain about what’s going on in the world. I think as things get sorted out, New York will emerge as a the best place to buy real estate both as an investment and as a place to live and enjoy. I see that good-quality apartments priced correctly are

“Townhouse West” 221 West 77th Street in New York, New York: $9.75 million.

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Bunny Mellon Mrs. Rachel “Bunny” Mellon—as photographed in Antigua in 1976—and her husband (who chaired the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) contributed $50 million of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The couple’s gifts, which came to include the founding grant for the Yale Center for British Art, were estimated at $1 billion.

PORTRAITS OF PHILANTHROPY PHOTOGRAPHED BY HARRY BENSON

“POWER IS THE ability to do good things for others,” said Brooke Astor, who—with William and Pat Buckley, Jan Cowles, J. Paul Getty, Enid Haupt, Mary Lasker, Bunny Mellon, George Plimpton, David Rockefeller, and Marietta Tree— offered her power to the betterment of the city. Astor and her contemporaries came to exist at the epicenter of altruism, defining philanthropy with their diversity of efforts.

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“Philanthropy” can be described as: “the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people.” But in cities as cosmopolitan as New York, it has proven the product of more than money and time; it means boasting a name—a reputation with power—that can guarantee the attention (and donations) of admirers. As Brooke Astor said, “If I go to Harlem or down to Sixth Street and I’m not dressed up or I’m

Brooke Astor Mrs. Brooke Astor (who is seen in her apartment in New York) chaired the Vincent Astor Foundation. She was committed to a catalog of causes such as the Animal Medical Center as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library.

David Rockefeller Mr. David Rockefeller—the current patriarch of

became part of the Museum of Modern Art

the famed family—is the only surviving grandson

(or MoMA), as established by his mother, Abby

of John D. Rockefeller, the tycoon who established

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Standard Oil. The billionaire philanthropist

in 2002, with a piece by Robert Rauschenberg

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at his office in Rockefeller Center.

William and Pat Buckley Mr. and Mrs. William F. Buckley, Jr.—who were snapped at home with their dogs—were the definition of “media power couple.”

William was a political columnist who, in 1955, founded the National Review and, in 1991, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, while Pat chaired every benefit from American Ballet Theatre to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Jan Cowles Mrs. Jan Cowles (wife of Mr. Gardner Cowles) is seen at her apartment, amid her impressive contemporary art collection, in 1979. For her outstanding patronage, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York honored her in 2003. She is also an honorary trustee of the Miami Art Museum.

not wearing my jewelry, then people feel like I’m talking down to them. People expect to see Mrs. Astor, not some dowdy old lady, and I don’t intend to disappoint.”

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Mark Lasker said, “Without money, nothing gets done.”

Together, these icons (who have been photographed by the esteemed Harry Benson) served to enrich the narrative of New York, from Manhattan’s Lincoln Center to the Bronx’s New York Botanical Garden. This collection of portraits is Quest’s “Thank You” to these philanthropists whose money and time, teamed with their passion and public personas, served to construct the character of the city that we love. —Elizabeth Quinn Brown

J. Paul Getty Harry Benson remembered the daffodils when he photographed Mr. J. Paul Getty in Guildford, Surrey, in 1974.

Getty said they reminded him of spring, adding: “It’s always springtime for me now.” The American industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company died two years after this photograph was taken at the age of 83.

George Plimpton Mr. George Plimpton was photographed at his home, which was situated above his office at The Paris Review. Plimpton became its first editor-in-chief, a post that he retained until his death. He was born into a family of philanthropy, starting with his grandfather: George Arthur Plimpton.

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Enid Haupt Seen at home in 1979, Mrs. Ira “Enid” Haupt, heir to the Triangle Publications publishing empire, established the Glass Garden at NYU Langone Medical Center—which provides horticultural therapy for patients.

Another legacy is the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden.

She passed away in 2005 at the age of 99.

Marietta Tree Mrs. Marietta Tree (wife of Mr. Ronald Tree) was a political force in the Democratic Party. The former Life magazine researcher was once a U.S. representative to the United Nations’ Trusteeship Council, giving her the rank of ambassador. This photo was taken in 1978 in her New York apartment.

Mary Lasker When her second husband, advertising pioneer Albert Lasker, died of cancer in 1952, Mrs. Mary Lasker became a leading fund-raiser for cancer research and began the Lasker Foundation. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and sat on the board of the American Cancer Society and Cancer Research Institute.

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CELEBRATE OUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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Learn more at nybg.org/125

Since 1891 we have remained committed to advancing the ambitious and visionary goals of our founders.

CREATING A GREEN URBAN OASIS The Garden has protected its 250-acre historic landscape since the 1890s.

Through stewardship and continued development, it has long been an urban oasis that inspires large numbers of visitors to love and value nature.

TEACHING SCIENCE TO CITY KIDS The Garden’s educational programs improve scientific literacy among school teachers and children of all ages, increasing their awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the natural world.

SAVING THE PLANTS OF THE WORLD Garden researchers generate original knowledge about biodiversity for the use of conservation organizations and public policymakers worldwide.

Graduate programs train new botanists and conservationists to preserve the planet’s plant life for generations to come.

CONNECTING GARDENING TO THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES The Garden’s multidisciplinary exhibitions and educational programs reveal the deep connections between plants and people, nature and culture.

These initiatives illuminate the importance of gardens to human health and to the lives and work of influential artists and thinkers.

ANCHORING THE COMMUNITY As a major employer in the Bronx, the Garden advances the local economy through its ongoing operations and capital projects. The Garden also promotes the well-being of Bronx residents through urban farming and community garden programs that advance the borough as the city’s greenest.

ANTIQUE GARDEN FURNITURE FAIR: ANTIQUES FOR THE GARDEN AND THE GARDEN ROOM Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale April 28 Three Days to Explore Antiques April 29–May 1 Get tickets at nybg.org/agff

EXHIBITORS Arader Galleries Balsamo Blithewold Home Brennan & Mouilleseaux Antiques Cherry Gallery Cottage + Camp Scott Estepp Gallery Fine Antique Prints Finnegan Gallery Firehouse Antiques Fleur From Here To Antiquity Hamptons Antique Galleries Jeffrey Henkel Barbara Israel Garden Antiques Milne’s At Home Antiques Aileen Minor More & More Antiques New England Garden Ornaments Pagoda Red Francis J. Purcell Schorr & Dobinsky Village Braider Antiques Withington & Company Antiques List in formation

This year’s Fair features a bee-inspired showpiece by celebrated interior and event designer Ken Fulk that marries antiques and modern design.

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PREVIEW PARTY AND COLLECTORS’ PLANT SALE Thursday, April 28; 6–8 p.m.

The Preview Party offers enthusiasts and collectors the opportunity to view thousands of fine garden antiques from exhibitors across the U.S. while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before the Fair opens to the public. Mingle with Ken Fulk, Designer Chairman for the 25th Anniversary event, and enjoy ELLE DECOR’s festive outdoor display in the courtyard adjacent to the magnificent Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and Fair. The evening includes a Collectors’ Plant Sale that features rare and exotic plants, as well as an exclusive Silent Auction.

Proceeds from the benefit directly support the programs and work of the curators and gardeners who are responsible for making NYBG one of the most important horticultural showplaces in the world. Tickets to the Preview Party start at $225. For more information or to order tickets, please call 718.817.8773, e-mail cbalkonis@nybg.org, or visit nybg.org/agff16.

THREE DAYS TO EXPLORE ANTIQUES FOR THE GARDEN AND THE GARDEN ROOM April 29–May 1; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The country’s original, largest, and most important venue for authentic garden antiques, this year’s Antique Garden Furniture Fair features playful bee-inspired designs by celebrated interior and event designer Ken Fulk. He will create a showpiece featuring items from exhibitors that will inspire and enlighten visitors about blending antiques and modern design. Peruse thousands of garden antiques from 30 leading exhibitors’ extensive collections of ornament, decorative art, and timeless furniture for the home and garden.

Visitors can browse and purchase unique items of the highest quality and provenance and enjoy a program lineup that includes talks, tours, and eclectic live musical sets. A Specialty Plant Sale features an extensive selection of unusual, colorful plants representing some of horticulture’s finest growers.

Preview Party supported by

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke

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Designer Chairman Ken Fulk Chairmen Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Katie Ridder Pennoyer Barbara Cirkva Schumacher Mish Tworkowski Honorary Chairmen Michael Boodro Barbara Israel Designers’ Council Meg Braff Kate Rheinstein Brodsky Victoria Hagan Thomas Jayne Brian McCarthy Alex Papachristidis Emma Jane Pilkington Carolyne Roehm Robert Rufino Collectors’ Plant Sale Chairmen Peter R. McQuillan Marjorie G. Rosen Stephen Scanniello Joseph Singer Pictured above: 1. Janet Ross, Mish Tworkowski, Susan Burke, Gregory Long, Charlotte Frieze, Marjorie Rosen, Joseph Singer 2. Martha Stewart 3. Mish Tworkowski, Emma Jane Pilkington 4. Elizabeth Vardell, Susan Matelich 5. Jill Joyce, Stephen Orr 6. John Schumacher and Barbara Cirkva Schumacher 7. Katie Ridder Pennoyer 8. Deborah Royce 9. Bunny Williams, Memrie Lewis 10. Jeanie Burn, Lindsay Grimes 11. Julie Sakellariadis, Caroline Wamsler

IMPRESSIONISM: AMERICAN GARDENS ON CANVAS

MAY 14–SEPT 11, 2016 Get tickets at nybg.org/impressionism

Experience the horticultural inspiration behind American Impressionism, the prominent artistic style that flourished at the turn of the 20th century.

LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust

Gillian and Robert Steel

Mobile Media supported by

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Below, left: Edmund William Greacen, In Miss Florence’s Garden (detail), 1913, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, A Private Collector Below, middle: William de Leftwich Dodge, The Artist’s Garden (detail), ca. 1916, oil on canvas, 35 x 27 inches, Courtesy of the Neville-Strass Collection

THE GARDENS THAT INSPIRED THE ART In the Conservatory, stroll through an American Impressionist garden in a stunning interpretation by Francisca Coelho, NYBG’s renowned curator and designer, of the alluring gardens that influenced iconic artists such as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, and John Singer Sargent. Poppies, hollyhocks, irises, peonies, and other cheerful bulbs, annuals, biennials, and perennials brimming in beds and borders create a tapestry of color.

ART OF THE AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS In the Art Gallery, view a beautiful complementary display of more than 20 paintings and sculptures by Chase, Hassam, Sargent, and their contemporaries that captures the colors, shadows, and ephemeral quality of light they observed in the natural world and infused in their distinctive imagery. Witness the parallels between gardening and Impressionism, with scenes of luscious landscapes as well as formal gardens depicted in their work.

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Throughout the Garden, celebrate the spirit of America and NYBG’s 125th Anniversary with an exciting array of programs showcasing many aspects of American culture from this era, which coincided with NYBG’s founding. Enjoy jazz and tap performances, a lively evening concert series, lectures and symposia, film screenings of popular entertainment acts, a poetry walk, and art activities for kids; special Opening Weekend events kick off the festivities.

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Clockwise from left: Stephanie Brag and Peter Enestrom; Wes Gordon, Julie Arnhold, and Paul Arnhold; Edward Barsamian and Micaela Erlanger; Alexandra Richards; Patricia Herrera Lansing, Carolina Herrera, and Carolina Herrera de Báez, at The Frick Collection on March 10.

“PALLADIUM NIGHTS” AT THE FRICK COLLECTION THE FRICK COLLECTION hosted "Palladium Nights," where

Carolina Herrera and her swans preened around the pool. The chairmen of the event (Lily Aldridge, Rickie De Sole, Patricia Lansing, Amory McAndrew, Joann Pailey, and Olivia Palermo) invited their friends—including Valerie Boster, Martin Dawson, Nina Delano, Nell Diamond, Amanda Kahn, Kick Kennedy, Kyra Kennedy, Eaddy Kiernan, Bettina Prentice, Saara Pritchard as well as Nicky Hilton, Emmy Rossum, and

Alexandra Richards—to the soirée, which was themed: Last Days of Disco. And per the rules of disco, the party went on and on and on (or, well, to midnight) as Bill Cunningham snapped the scene. The icing on the evening was the menu, which featured Belvedere cocktails (including the Palladium Collins and the Disco Gimlet) and Olivier Cheng–catered desserts (including "disco" truffles and "glitter" donuts). So, in the morning, "Stayin' Alive" was definitely, definitely a feat.

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▲ NYJL AT THE PIERRE HOTEL

▼ LAUNCH OF MUGLER ANGEL MUSE AT LE TURTLE

ON MARCH 5, the New York Junior League—”an organization

ON MARCH 16, the beauties of the beauty industry gathered

of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers”— hosted its “Starlight Soirée” at The Pierre Hotel. Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (a favorite of Quest) emceed the event, which honored members of the “club” with the “Outstanding Sustainer” and “Oustanding Volunteer” awards.

at Le Turtle (177 Chrystie Street)—the hot, hot, hot restuarant from Carlos Quirarte of The Smile and Taavo Somer of Freemans—to preview Mugler Angel Muse. Mugler Angle Muse is the newest from Thierry Mugler, who designed a universe of scents because: “I wanted to have a touch so sensual with this fragrance that you almost want eating [sic] the person you love.” A delicious venue for a delicious fragrance...

From left: Carly Cardellino and Lauren Valenti; Tyler Stafford and Amber Olsen; Julie Schott; Christina Mannino, at the preview for Mugler Angel Muse on March 16.

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Clockwise from left: Annmarie Nitti; Jon Bon Jovi; Helena Christensen; Genevieve Bahrenburg; Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts; Chris Benz, at the Cinema Society screening of Demolition.

THE CINEMA SOCIETY HOSTED A SCREENING FOR DEMOLITION THE CINEMA SOCIETY hosted a screening of Demolition—

the film from director Jean-Marc Vallée, of Dallas Buyers Club and Wild—on March 21. Stars Chris Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Naomi Watts were fêted by their fans (including Genevieve Bahrenburg, who shined on the cover of Quest's March 2016 issue) at The Standard. There, guests like Nina

Agdal, June Ambrose, Chris Benz, Helena Christensen, Peter Davis, Hanuk Hanuk, and Jon Bon Jovi admired the city from the 18th floor, which continues to be as celestial as ever.

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AN EASE OF GIVING NELSON ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER—“Nels” to his legions of

pals and pols—was a modern day philanthropist in a bygone era of Establishment partisanship. His four brothers and one sister would become legendary pace setters in 20th Century philanthropy; yet this privileged son, with a kind and common touch, brought philanthropy to politics, dispersing public funds from Albany(!) as readily as his own.

Fresh out of Dartmouth in 1930, young Nelson quickly became immersed in the structuring and building of Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and the United Nations, employing his unique combination of optimism, urgency, diplomacy...and occasional arm-twisting.

On his journey to elective office, Nelson emerged as a symbol of the establishment, ever seasoned by his “everyman” style. Indeed, the Governor’s trademark greeting became a backslapping “Hiya fella!” to each and all, regardless of rank.

Rockefeller’s biographer, Jonathan Knee, recalls a difficult moment during his 1968 presidential bid when a lowly but frantic aid begged Nelson to call in the support of the so-called Eastern Establishment. “You’re looking at it, buddy,” Nelson told him, “I’m all that’s left.” How true, some 50 years later!

He was a mentor, boss, and family friend, whose unselfconscious ease of giving remains a hallmark to this day.

—Chris Meigher This page, clockwise from top left: Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller chatting with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in New York City, 1965; Laurance, David, Nelson, Abby, John III, and Winthrop Rockefeller; Nelson Rockefeller—the Establishment’s “everyman.”

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WILMINGTON TRUST RENOWNED INSIGHT

“You treasure your collection.

But what’s it really worth?”

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