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CONTENTS P hilanthroPy i ssue 92

THE SUBSTANCE OF STYLE

Shining the spotlight on women who are using

their talents, time, and influence to contribute to their communities. Produced by daniel caPPello, PhotograPhed by harry benson and Julie skarratt

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TO LIVE LIKE A ROCKEFELLER

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A look inside the Collection of Peggy and David

Rockefeller, set to go up for auction next month at Christie’s, with its estimated $500 million going directly to charities of the late couple’s choice. by daniel caPPello

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THE MOVERS & SHAKERS OF TOMORROW

These young philanthropists

and entrepreneurs are finding new ways to give back that are more high-tech and transparent than ever before. by brooke kelly and ann loynd

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THE POWER OF GIVING

Revisiting New York City’s top donors from Quest’s

Dec./Jan. 1998–1999 archives. PhotograPhs by andrew French

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF GIVING

A look back at the young philanthropists of

the new Millennium, as seen in the April 2007 issue of Quest. by Zibby right

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REAL ESTATE

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SNAPSHOT

A visit to Palm Beach and a look back on its history. by david Patrick columbia Recalling the time spent in Antigua photographing Bunny Mellon, back in the ’70s.

The Titanic went under and feminism took a blow in England. by taki theodoracoPulos Considering the mark of a private club—and who is “clubbable.” by michael thomas

The Crispy Chicken Sandwich is worth the wait alone at Honor Bar. by steven stolman This Leta Foster–designed estate celebrates stunning ocean views. by ann loynd

Spring ahead with the latest fashions. by daniel caPPello and eliZabeth meigher

The Fanjul family’s Florida Crystals is inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame. by

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

Bopping around New York, Palm Beach, and Miami. by brooke kelly

Recalling the legacy of the philanthropic lion David Rockefeller. by chris meigher

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Clockwise from left: Susan Fales-Hill, one of our first in 2009; A Better Chicago improves its city through education; Ariana Rockefeller, as photographed for Quest in 2016, opens up to us about her grandparents, Peggy and David (pictured below her, in 1973), as their collection goes up for auction at Christie’s.

the emerging leaders of the next. Perhaps this is illustrated best in the case of the Rockefeller family, as next month’s Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller sale at Christie’s is poised to set a record as the largest philanthropic auction ever—while simultaneously passing the torch to a new generation of Rockefellers and the stewards who are leading their many charitable causes into the future.

If this issue can influence you in any way, may it serve as a reminder that every effort at every level counts, so give of yourself wherever you can, however you can, as long as it comes from the heart. We’ll all be the better for it. u

CHARITY MIGHT very well begin at home, but perhaps a

better way of putting it is that charity begins in the heart.

Undoubtedly, a check for $10,000 or a cool million to the local art museum is a much-needed and magnanimous gesture—a necessity of survival in today’s world, even. But philanthropy is meaningless if it doesn’t have a personally motivated soul behind it, be it a belief that music sustains and advances humanity, an unbending affection for compassionate treatment of animals, or a determined confidence that we can cure cancer in our time.

Our Philanthropy Issue allows us to shine a spotlight on individuals who are making a true difference. From the tireless women of substance and style in our cover shoot to the next generation of altruists who are capitalizing on technological advances for the greater good, we were inspired by every photo shoot and every interview that went into this issue.

We’re proud to present this cross-section of the philanthropic landscape, from standard-bearers of a certain generation to 18 QUEST

Daniel Cappello ON THE COVER: Julie Frist, whose efforts on behalf of Teach For America and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville are highlighted in our feature story, “The Substance of Style,” photographed

by Harry Benson at her home in Palm Beach.

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY I’M ONE OF THOSE people who reads all the time.

You could call it compulsive.

Mainly I’m a glutton for information, as well as opportunities to learn. In my late adolescence I read John O’Hara. He let me inside his head with his work and that, for me, articulated the world and social sys-

tem I—and everyone around me—was born into.

A couple of months ago, after the holidays, I was looking for something to inflate my spirit about my life and the world around us. I pulled down a copy from the shelf of O’Hara’s short stories, A Hat On the Bed. His stories

are about American life in the first half of the 20th century, the time in which my parents were born and grew up, into the time of my childhood in a small New England town. I’d read them all before, yet they were brand new to me this time. A half century later, I got to see something more about

my own world, maybe my own life, that I hadn’t seen before.

However, in this position of mine, I am frequently sent new books—more than I can read and many that don’t draw my interest. That lack of interest often has more to do with what’s possible in the time allotted. Although

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sometimes I’ll pick up a book I didn’t intend to read only because of the “no time” element and find myself captivated. I did this last week with a book called Diving For Starfish: The Jeweler, the Actress, the Heiress, and One of the World’s Most Alluring Pieces of Jewelry, by Cherie Burns.

The book cover has a Audrey Hepburn-like model wearing a black Givenchystyle dress with a red and gold starfish brooch on her left shoulder. In all honesty, the brooch may be an interesting choice as a piece of jewelry, and obviously beautifully made but, again, it is not something that would au22 QUEST

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tomatically draw my personal interest. I think jewelry that women (and men sometimes) wear is beautiful but that is the extent of my interest. Jewelry, the profession, also does not arouse my curiosity. However, I opened Diving for Starfish—this book that I did not intend to read—curious to see if there might be something about “the heiress” or “the actress” that I could use in a future Diary.

Ms. Burns, a very good-looking woman who lives in Taos, New Mexico, wrote a biography published in 2012 of Millicent Rogers, a fashionable American heiress to one of the Standard

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Oil fortunes. Rogers, born in 1902, was a fashion star in the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, and a major collector of jewelry as well as a designer herself.

She was among the first on the Best-Dressed list and lived a life high, wide, and handsome, spending her father’s fortune with enthusiastic pleasure.

The notion of “rich” before the 21st century and the roulette-like game of making money was a far more romantic one. Great jewels were part of that. They could make a woman famous. Napoleon’s first Empress Joséphine, Burns tells us, “had an endless craving for jewels and finery.”

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queen “Alexandra and the Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia, were known for their ostentation, and appeared totally encrushed when they stepped out in public.” The Countess Greffulhe of France (the inspiration of Proust’s Madame Guermantes in his À la recherche du temps perdu) “became a symbol of international elegance by spending huge sums on her jewelry and wardrobe.”

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A Paris jeweler, the House of Boivin. (The Countess Greffulhe had been a client, as was Pierre Bonnard, Colette, Jean Cocteau, Cole Porter, Erik Satie, Diana Cooper, and the Duchess of Windsor, among many others of that ilk.)

Only three starfish of the original design were made.

French law was strict about the number of “originals” that could be produced. Three was it. In other words, “exclusive” had to remain exclusive since that was part of the price. The Boivin Starfish is unusually large for a brooch—covering the span of a woman’s palm —and took a certain kind of woman who could carry it off.

Claudette Colbert visited

the Boivin salon one day in 1935 and, after seeing the finished piece, bought the first one. It was later lost, stolen, or misplaced, and never recovered. The second one was later purchased by Millicent Rogers, who may have seen Colbert’s in the days she was living in Hollywood and in a relationship with Clark Gable. Coincidentally, Colbert became a star with the film It Happened One Night in 1932, during which she and Gable had an affair. The “third” starfish in this story was apparently lost to history.

Author Burns introduces all this after getting her first look at Millicent Rogers’ starfish at a book signing that

Ward Landrigan hosted for her at Verdura, his salon here in New York. She learned then that this starfish was on loan to Verdura but owned by someone else. When she asked who, Landrigan answered, “Oh, I don’t know,” brushing the questions aside.

The following day Burns went back to the Verdura salon to thank the staff for the previous evening’s reception, and she noticed the starfish was no longer on exhibit.

When she asked Ward where it had gone, Ward responded, “A jeweler in London, I think,” then “he waved goodbye and jauntily retreated down the hall to his office.”

Nevertheless, Ward’s vague

response (or mysterious, depending on one’s curiosity) piqued Burns’s curiosity even more (and became the inspiration for her next book).

Soon after she began her research and would learn that the world of great jewels and jewelry was in many ways a secret world, almost like a secret society, where it was very difficult to learn anything about a piece of jewelry as to it owners, its sales, its prices, and its location. What we, the reader, do learn, and what makes this “search” of a book so interesting, is the history and the nature of jewelry in our society and our civilization.

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precious stones and certain designs, it is a measure of personal or public financial assets (jewels of the British monarchy, for example). Catherine the Great regarded jewelry as a perk of royalty—hence the attitude of Queen Alexandra and the Grand Duchess Vladimir of Russia (who, by the way, was the great-greatgrandmother of today’s Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and whom he credits as his inspiration for his jewelry business).

Empress Catherine used her perk to adorn herself, to gift friends and admirers, and to finance wars.

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15th and 16th centuries it had become the privilege of royalty and also the military (all those medals!). In the 17th and 18th centuries, noble or royal men often wore brooches on their hats. It was the French who made jewelry design into an art during La Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”)—the last quarter of the 19th century up until World War I, which was generally a period characterized by optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity, an apex of colonial empires, and technological, scientific, and cultural innovations.

It was during that era that Paris became the center of fashion and style in Western

civilization. Jewelry designers, artists, and writers “all tilted toward the future.” For example: Impressionism, revolutionized contemporary music, and the new novelists like D. H. Lawrence and James Joyce.

In the 1930s, Burns reports, “there was a figural change” influenced by Art Deco, during which “jewelry became an art form.” Values were revised. For example: “Emeralds go up and down with the market. Diamonds go up and down, but beautiful pieces never go out of style. If you look at anything that has a name and is beautifully made, it never goes out of fashion,

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A was replaced by Juliette Moutard, a young woman whose previous experience had been in designing small clocks.

Moutard was the designer of the starfish, the idea of which had been suggested by her boss. Jeanne Boivin and her female designers were in the process of revolutionizing the industry, as well as the fashion and style of the times. It was part of the natural evolution that continues in our world today.

“Making gold jewelry is an ancient art and alchemy,” Burns writes, “that dates back 5,000 years to the sands of the Euphrates River, where gold was first discovered.” Her exploration for the discovery of

the “three” original starfish is a sociological equivalent of a “whodunit,” as well as a serious venture into our changing times, our values, our aesthetics, and the wonderful world of personalities.

She reports in mesmerizing detail how she watched dealers, especially the men, fall in love with jewelry. “They love their work. Unlike all the other decorative arts, you touch and wear jewelry. It becomes part of you. You can hold it and carry it. There is no big box.” She then took it a step further, hypothesizing that the attachment men have to jewelry often substitutes for extramarital intrigue. “Men in the jewelry world don’t

cheat,” she tells us. “They relate to women differently. As experts. The jewelry is what is always there the next day for them. You can put it in your pocket and touch it. That is what is so special.”

In her quest to unravel the mysteries of the starfish possessors, Burns interviewed all kinds of players in the industry, from the designers to the makers, to the sellers and to advisers, and even some of the clients. One interview with Audrey Friedman of the Primavera Gallery here in New York said that, for her, the the business of buying jewelry like the Boivin Starfish has always been based on one criterion: “Does the piece make your

heart beat faster?” Friedman’s husband, Haim Manishevitz, recounted a story of a male client who bought jewelry for his wife. “In one case we suspected that when the wife was away, he put it on and walked around the house.”

I was enthralled with this book—with the author’s search, with what I learned about the people, about the business, and about the nature of jewelry and precious stones in our society today. But in this review, I’ve given you only a taste of its contents, which can amaze—it is, as I said, a kind of “whodunit” that requires a complete reading to “find out.” Don’t worry, it’s a page-turner as well.

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Back to business for the Social Diary. In the last week of February, I went to Palm Beach with my New York Social Diary partner, Jeff Hirsch, to give a talk for Coudert Institute at the Sailfish Club. We flew down on a Thursday afternoon for a Friday luncheon engagement. The proposed subject of our “conversation” was “Palm Beach Society through the years.”

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and their friends, factotums, scandals, and sun-bleached dramas, usually of the marital kind.

I hadn’t been to Palm Beach in several years and I had nearly forgotten the personal effect of being in the immaculate, impeccable, white, neat, clean, and perfect town nestled in its verdant crypto-tropical jungle foliage and flowers. It’s a stunning spot sitting there on the Atlantic and it’s easy to see why people can settle in so comfortably.

We’d been invited by Dale Coudert, a very garrulous lady, a girl from Chicago who became a true New Yorker, where she was one of the

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founders of the Woman’s Bank, and also conducted a very successful career as a commercial real estate broker.

Her very first commission was a big one from the sale of the then General Motors Building (later the Trump).

Dale and her late husband, Steven Rose, moved to Palm Beach a number of years ago, where they bought a Spanish villa designed and built in 1921 by the legendary Addison Mizner for a man named Orator Woodward, Jr., whose father had invented Jello at the beginning of the 20th century.

Mr. Woodward, Sr. didn’t actually invent Jello. That was accomplished by a lady

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neighbor in his hometown of Leroy, in northern New York state. He bought the formula from her for $450—a tidy sum in the year of 1899. Tidy as it might have seemed to her, it made the Woodwards millionaires, although Mr. Woodward, Sr., died only a few years later and his wife took over the company and built it, along with their eldest son Ernest, until it was purchased by Marjorie Merriweather Post for the company she inherited from her father, which later became General Foods.

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Palm Beach was the creation of one of the great tycoons of 19th century, Henry Morrison Flagler. Men such as Orator Woodward, Jr., were exactly whom he had in mind when he discovered, named, and developed (and owned) what is now Palm Beach.

The history of Palm Beach begins with Henry Morrison Flagler, a native—like Orator Woodward, Sr., of a small town in northern New York state. Born in 1830, Flagler was in his 50s and 60s when he happened into the railroad, hotel, and Florida real estate business. He’d become a multi-millionaire by the 1880s

after developing and building what became Standard Oil with his friend John D. Rockefeller. The two men had met when they were both in the grain business in Cleveland.

Living in the same neighborhood, both family men, they developed a friendship walking to work together (and talking business).

Young and sharp, Rockefeller had been one of the first to go into the business of refining oil (or buying up refiners) after it was discovered in Western Pennsylvania. Flagler joined him not long after and was credited by Rockefeller for organizing them (and having the idea of) into what became Standard Oil. At one point

they controlled something like 85- or 90-percent of the oil business back then (the 1860s, ’70s, and ’80s).

By the 1880s, Flagler was a very rich man, as was his partner Rockefeller (who was even richer of course), and had moved to New York, as did many of the country’s tycoons in those days of the late Industrial Revolution. Always inclined to be thinking ahead business-wise, he got into the railroad business by buying up the small lines that ran down the east coast of the country. His company became the Atlantic Coast Railway.

Florida was still mainly an undeveloped, often jungle or jungle-like land.

Flagler took his first wife, Virginia, there after a doctor recommended it for her terrible bronchitis. They moved first to the only real city in the state at that time—St. Augustine—which impressed Mr. Flagler so much that he built a hotel there, and later a second one. Florida became his new venture.

Extending his rail tracks further south from St. Augustine (for even better weather), he happened upon the jungle that is now Palm Beach. At the time, alligators and snakes were the prominent natives of the island festooning with coconut palms along the beach.

The tycoon had the vision to see that if he could make a

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kind of American Monte Carlo—with a luxury hotel and gambling casino, he could lure all of his wealthy Northern (and Midwestern) confreres and their mistresses (and their wives too, of course) as paying customers.

How right he was. The history is far more extensive than I will explain here, but Henry Flagler built a grand, deluxe hotel called The Royal Poinciana, and by the early 1890s, New York tycoons and the mistresses of Society were arriving by private railroad car to stay at the hotel and dine and gamble at Colonel Bradley’s Palm Beach casino. And so it was that Palm Beach was established for the ultimate luxury, comfort, and climate for the very rich of the world.

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net to other entrepreneurs, northern bankers, and other would-be tycoons—building, building, building. Visitors of Mr. Flagler’s hotels (he built The Breakers, too) eventally began building their own getaways nearby.

Many of the earliest structures—many of which are still standing—were designed and built by Addison Mizner, who had been lured to Palm Beach by Paris Singer. Mizner had been an interior designer, antiquaire, and collector from up north. As a child he was often taken on business ventures with his father to Central America, where the Spanish architecture caught his fancy (and stayed).

Paris Singer was one of 18 illegitimate children (he had 7 legit children as well)

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of Isaac Singer, who invented the Singer Sewing Machine.

The son had first visited Palm Beach with his then lover Isadora Duncan, the modern dancer. But that’s a separate story for another time, as Isadora was about a century ahead of herself in the history of feminism. She did whatever she wanted and with whomever she wished, along with an unquenchable thirst for Champagne and caviar.

Mizner’s first building for Paris Singer in Palm Beach was the Everglades Club, which began construction in 1918, when he was 46. The intent was to build a hospital for soldiers who were casualties returning from the first World War. Mizner designed seven residential villas and a medical center on the north

side of Worth Avenue. At the end of World War I, however, soldiers wanted to go home and the idea was not realized.

Paris Singer decided to turn it into a private club, which it remains to this day.

In five years—from 1919 to 1924—Mizner was prolific, designing 38 houses in Palm Beach, including the 124room El Mirasol, built the same year as the Everglades, for Philadelphia banker Edward T. Stotesbury and his wife Eva. Mr. and Mrs. Stotesbury had a later-in-life marriage (she was a widow, age 46, and he was a widower for 31 years, at age 60). Mr. Stoesbury was a partner of John Pierpont Morgan and ran the Drexel office in Philadelphia. When the couple met by chance in

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A 1911, it was a coup de foudre. They married a year later, toasted at their wedding by President William Howard Taft, and they embarked on an palatial architectural and social adventure, which included mansions also in Philadelphia and Bar Harbor. Never really accepted by the stuffier Philadelphia society, which eschewed the sensational in terms of publicity and architecture, Eva Stotesbury in her day was the “Queen of Palm Beach,” and a few years later would mentor Marjorie Merriweather Post on her arrival in Palm Beach.

Aside from the Stotesburys’ estate (which included a ballroom that could accommo-

date a thousand guests and a private zoo with 25 monkeys), Mizner’s clientele also included many members of New York and Philadelphia society such as Gurnee Munn, John Phipps, Barclay Warburton, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., Rodman Wanamaker, and Edward Shearson.

Mizner believed that architecture should also include interior and garden design. As we can see, a century later, his influence remains comme il faut. Among the houses was El Solano on South Ocean Boulevard, which he sold to Harold Vanderbilt, and was later owned by John Lennon.

A man whose creative energies superseded his financial

acumen, his career as the premiere architect and designer in the development of Southern Florida was short lived to a little more than a decade: he died at age 60 in 1933.

Our visit with the Coudert Institute luncheon was a pleasant success on a beautiful sunny Palm Beach day, and I returned north the following morning while Jeff Hirsch remained to catch a round of golf with his father.

Meanwhile, back in Manhattan, the social calendar had begun to awaken after the New Year calm. One night here in New York, Jeanne and Herb Siegel hosted a booksigning party for their friend Joseph Califano at Michael’s.

They took over the whole restaurant from 6 to 8 p.m, and in typical Siegel style. There was an enormous Michael’s buffet from their menu. There was also a big crowd, and Joe gave a speech about his book, Our Damaged Democracy: We The People Must Act. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., spent 30 years in our nation’s capital serving in Pentagon and White House staffs, where he was an assistant to the President Lyndon Johnson, and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under Jimmy Carter. He was also a major attorney on Wall Street and in Washington with clients as varied as the Black Panthers and Coca-Cola. He

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Joe has a jolly smile on meeting, and although I wouldn’t describe him as jolly, he is one of those who likes people and loves conversation. So it’s always an interesting dinner table when he’s around.

He wrote a memoir some years ago about growing up in an Italian family in Brooklyn, which was surprisingly compelling.

An American-Italian family nearly immigrants in Brooklyn (and New York) in the first half of what was becoming the American Century. After that, after college, he went out and met the world.

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By the end of February, early March, we were in full swing again. On the first night of the new month at the Rainbow Room, the National Audubon Society hosted its Annual Audubon Gala. They honored Sir David Attenborough, the naturalist, author, and premiere documentary filmmaker about nature with the Audubon Medal. Peggy Shepard, co-founder and

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Then, on a Monday night, the Young People’s Chorus of New York City celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a gala concert, “The Song I Sing,” at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The YPC, as it’s called among its members and benefactors, was 40 QUEST

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founded all those years ago by a Francisco J. Nuñez, artistic director and conductor, in addition to founder.

Mr. Nuñez, besides being all those things, is a humanitarian. Adam D. Chin was the chair for the evening. The vice chairs were Mr. Chin and his wife, Linda Chin, Agnes Gund, Beatrice Liu and Philip Lovett, Deborah and Jason McManus, Camila Pastor and Stephen Mishaan, Yesim and Dusty Philip, Beryl Snyder and Steven Trost, and Beth and Brad Whitman.

I was first introduced to Maestro Nuñez’s work a few years ago when a friend invited me to one of their concerts.

Its members range from ages six and seven to the teenage years. They come from all

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walks of life. Auditions are held to find the right members and combinations. The concerts are performed by the entire company as well divisions of ages. They are directed and choreographed by Jacquelyn Bird, and accompanied by an All Star Orchestra conducted

by Maestro Nuñez.

The result is a thrilling, brilliant, uplifting, moving, and joyous concert with a repertoire ranging from the classics to Broadway to Michael Jackson, and everything in between. The voices in chorus, whether in their own age range or altogether, are strong and beautiful. Watching the youngest (the smallest), who are in the front row, will make you smile and laugh with joy at their serious yet newly

youthful approach to the material and the choreography.

Then you see the older groups move into sophistication and know-how, and the fun of singing and performing a song professionally. From all of them you get enthusiasm and heart. In return, they get cheers and whistles and thunderous applause.

The upshot of confection is that the whole process is a training ground for children and young people. It is a moment when the world is all right with us. What impresses me the most is seeing an organization provide them all with the opportunity to experience doing something well, working cooperatively with peers and generational contemporaries, and acquiring an ear-

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A ly taste of the satisfaction of accomplishment. That’s the biggest thrill, because they are SOOOOO good. Their hearts are in it—and together their voices, your souls, they touch.

The gala concert also was joined by special (grown-up) guests: Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, Lester Lynch, Jenn Collela, and Jordan Donica.

With the YPC accompanying them. Thrills for everyone, onstage and off.

Bravo, Young People’s Chorus of New York City!

On the following Monday night, I was a guest of Arie and Coco Kopelman at the School of American Ballet’s 2018 Winter Ball at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

This glamorous dinner dance, which has been presented each winter for the past 14 years, drew more than 500 devoted to the school, including the school’s board members and alumni, as well as leaders from the New York corporate and social communities.

The highlight of the evening was a one-time-only performance of a new work, featuring intermediate and advanced students of the School of American Ballet. This pièce d’occasion was choreographed for the second year running

by SAB alumnus and current New York City Ballet dancer Alec Knight. I am hardly a dance critic but the students’ performance was astounding

in terms of skill and energy.

Among the guests for the black-tie evening were Charlotte d’Amboise, Laurie and Greg Beard, Gil Boggs, Ashley Bouder, Stacey Bendet Eisner, Russell Janzen, all the Kopelmans—Jill and Harry Kargman, Will, Coco, and Arie—Rebecca and Adam Hendrickson, Caroline Lagerfelt, Lauren Lovette, Barton Cowperthwaite, Mary Snow, Susan Frame Millstein, Arthur Mitchell, Marie Nugent-Head and Jim Marias, Jennifer Creel, Jane Bryant Quinn, Indre Rockefeller, Paul Arnhold, Andrew Scordato, Benjamin Nada, Leyland Simmons, Jonathan Stafford, and Barbara and

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY RACHEL LOWE Lambert Lloyd Mellon, the second Mrs. Paul Mellon, was known to her friends as “Bunny,” which seemed such an unlikely nickname for someone so restrained and elegant and camera-shy.

But there she was at her home in Antigua, as elegant and restrained as ever, ready to pose for a photograph. I felt quite lucky as Mrs. Mellon rarely—if ever—gave interviews, much less agreed to pose for a photographer.

She greeted me cordially and was amenable to my suggestions as to where to pose. I wasn’t there very long, just long enough to take several different photographs, and then I was gone.

From what I have read, her great loves were horticulture, art, and philanthropy, but I think I would add fashion to the list. For I photographed Mrs. Mellon on one other occasion later the same year—as Givenchy presented his collection at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

She was much more animated and relaxed around the legendary Givenchy, who matched her in elegance if not restraint.

The portrait shown here, taken in 1976, is my favorite of the day, and quite coincidentally was chosen as the cover of a new book about her life. ◆ This spread: Bunny Mellon, the second Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Antigua in 1976.

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RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City after colliding with an iceberg , killing over 1,500 passengers; Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater in James Cameron’s 1997 film (inset).

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the cruelest month, and it got crueler 106 years ago when the Titanic hit the iceberg, and Hollywood the jackpot after the sinking. Being a shipowner’s son—tankers and dry cargoes, not passenger ships—I sympathized with the owners, White Star Line, pushing to set a record crossing, but still.

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Weinstein nowadays—one’s bound to end up in the you-know-what.

The great ship went down on April 15, 1912, with the loss of 1,517 lives, and a new exhibition in London’s National Maritime Museum gathers many of the real-life stories that took place on that fateful night. It has very little to do with what we’ve seen on the screen until now. The reality of the disaster is shown to have had even less to do with the myths about the tragic sinking.

Unsurprisingly, the British press played up the British stiff upper lip to the hilt. Children and women first became the order of the night, while first-class swells stoically continued their bridge rubbers and downed their final whiskeys. According to their reports, the only ones missing were

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captain, Edward Smith.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

In reality, Captain Smith was never seen after the crunch, although he did go down with the ship. Bewildered officers went about their business trying to load the 18 (yes, only 18) lifeboats—wondering where the good captain was.

Hollywood also had the small band of five men playing “Nearer, My God, to Thee” as the water swallowed them up. None of the survivors remembered anything like that, and I certainly don’t blame the poor musicians for leaving their posts. But it makes for a good story, and when was the last time the press or Hollywood could resist a weepie? Of the 109 children on board, 52 died—all of them from third class.

According to the exhibition, the women in the lifeboats behaved with less gallantry than the men. The women did go first, as well as the children, and it is pointed out that back in 1912 the big fight in Britain was that women were demanding equality, but on board the Titanic they demanded priority.

(Incidentally, women and children first is a nautical myth, most likely invented by the tabloid press.)

Feminism took a blow as the Titanic slowly broke up and went under the black ocean. The press and radio (mercifully there was no Internet back then to further murky the waters) made a big

thing of traditional values, men standing shoulder to shoulder stoically watching the women pile into the lifeboats. The reality was slightly different. There was panic and mayhem on deck, with thirdclass passengers storming the lifeboats, forcing officers to shoot in the air. The newspapers at the time ignored the mayhem because the big danger back then was the suffrage movement, so they came up with “Votes or Boats?” slogans to deter the feminist voices demanding equality.

Immediately following the disaster, the spin machine went on overtime.

The British newspapers described those men who managed to get on a lifeboat and save themselves as Italians. In a Hungarian postcard of the time, British officers were depicted as drunk and debauched. The first film I saw about the Titanic was a German-made movie that my German nanny took me to see when I was seven. It was released in 1943, and in it the only people who remained calm and behaved with restraint were the German passengers and officers. I remember it well, and my beloved but stern Fräulein confirmed the film’s veracity. Actually the Titanic’s passengers included Chinese, Russians, Australians, as well as English, Irish, and Americans. I don’t know why the poor Italians got so much stick—there

were hardly any on board.

Hollywood has done very well out of the tragedy. The 1958 A Night To Remember starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck is my favorite, and the Winslet Titanic is also good but total bullshit. Even eyewitnesses watching the great ship go down differed in their accounts. Some said it groaned and split in half, others saw the lights go out as it slid silently under. Myth-making and fake news were the orders of the day. There was money to be made and all sorts of wild rumors became news and absolute eyewitness truths. Today I think the New York Times would have blamed Donald Trump for the sinking, as would the Washington Post. Not to mention CNN. But please don’t ask me how. I write for respectable publications.

The reality of the disaster was quickly erased by myths invented by those who could profit from the fake news they were spreading. Replace November 2016 with April 1912 and you get the picture. White Star reported that Captain Smith was last seen handing a baby to its mother in her lifeboat. The exhibition runs until January 2019. All I can say is had I been on board, I don’t know what I would have done. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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This page: A cartoon by William Hamilton from his book Husbands, Wives and Live-togethers (G. P. Putnam’s Sons) depicting gentlemen of a certain era. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: The entrance to New York City’s University Club; the façade of New York City’s Century Association;

MEMBERS ONLY BLOOMBERG PURSUITS HAS proclaimed the dawn of a new golden age of “members club(s) that combine the age-old desire for exclusivity with a more relaxed atmosphere tailored to contemporary lifestyles…” This assertion was prompted by the success of 5 Hertford Street, a club started some five years ago by Robin Birley, son of Mark Birley, the founder and moving spirit of Annabel’s, Mark’s Club, Harry’s Bar, and other choice social venues.

This has got me thinking about clubs, and pondering the question, “What makes a proper club?” And, for that matter, “What makes someone clubbable?”

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By way of expertise, I think I can fairly claim that it’s a pretty wide and varied “clubscape” that I’ve been wandering around in lo’ this half-century and then some. Start with the four fine old institutions to which I still belong, of which I’ve been a member for 60, 58, 53, and 37 years respectively. There have been highly touted clubs from which I’ve resigned, including one London establishment whose adherents proudly boast that a recent Prime Minister is the only member ever to have resigned in the place’s 200-year history. Wrong: I quit the place in the 1990s. Then there was a club from which, in consequence of a divorce proceeding, I was compelled to resign only a few

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months after I’d been elected! And there’ve been those where I’ve been blackballed (I can think of at least two). Add to this the memberships I’ve dropped thanks to my deterioration both fiscal and physical, not to mention those where the practical, logistical, or recreational point of belonging dwindled away— and, finally, a couple that simply folded. All in all, a pretty fair representation on which to base a few benchmarks.

Let’s start with what I think of as “The Law of Inverse Exclusivity.”

In my experience, institutions where the word “exclusive” (and its predicates) features in descriptions of the place by members or outsiders will often prove to be anything but.

Here is the Anglo-Australian man of letters Clive James on the subject (in his immortal 1980 review of Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz): “Mrs Krantz, having dined at Mark’s Club, insists that it is exclusive. There would not have been much point to her dining there if she did not think that. A bigger snob than she might point out that the best reason for not dining at Mark’s Club is the chance of finding Mrs Krantz there.”

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table is infinitely more important than what’s on it. In keeping with this philosophy, I ended a 20-year-plus affiliation with one of Manhattan’s most self-regarding clubs when it admitted to membership a public figure the very sight of whom at the club table promised to curdle my chicken hash. And very good chicken hash it was, so this was no small act of principle on my part.

Since we all take comfort in the familiar, a club whose character is determined by its members, and not some mass-mailing promoter backed by investors and real-estate types—no matter how gifted, convincing, and tasteful he or she may be—will tend to have a more private character than one whose main requirement for membership is a black American Express card. A true club is never identified by its members (or their guests) in press accounts, or—God help us!—on social media. The strictures of omertà along with other values will be passed from generation to generation, and although it is impossible for any institution to completely hide from history and the manners and morals of a given age, in such a place the members will find a downy comfort and consolation in the sort of people their fellow members are—people who incarnate what’s called “clubbable”—as well as other key hallmarks of social probity ranging from the quality of staff to the cooking. Stuff that bespeaks tradition, continuity,

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A true club is never identified by its members (or their guests) in press accounts, or—God help us!—on social media.

This page: A cartoon by William Hamilton from his book Husbands, Wives and Live-togethers (G. P. Putnam’s Sons) in what might be a private club setting.

Opposite page, left to right: New York City’s famous “21” Club; the façade of the Union Club at 69th Street and Park Avenue

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discretion, and discrimination, which some of us find to be essential components of the examined life.

Which is not to disparage Birley-style establishments. No one does the what better. If ever there was a joint that better defined elegance than Annabel’s when Mark Birley was still with us, I don’t know what it might have been. Just to go downstairs into the club made one feel socially and aesthetically uplifted.

But over time, the proper who is tough to maintain. The last time I was in Annabel’s—it must have been 15 years ago at least—I looked around, then asked the incomparable Louis Emmanuelli, who guarded the room in which one dined and danced and flirted, “Louis, Who in God’s name are these people?” “Mr. Thomas,” he replied, “I haven’t the slightest idea!”

I have not a scintilla of doubt that Robin Birley has inherited his old man’s sense of style, and that 5 Hertford Street is classy in every externality. And yet, and yet…well, frankly, there’s something that bothers me about a place whose members are willing to tell a Bloomberg journalist that “5 Hertford Street is the best place to network in London.” Of course, I suppose much depends on the object of that networking: the favors of a beautiful duchess, OK; the good opinion of a Middle Eastern royal with acres of hedge-fund money to allocate, not so much.

At the end of the day, I guess it all comes down to what everything else in modern life seems to devolve upon: the influence of money and property, the wealth effect. Great clubs—proper clubs—derive their character from their membership, not their membership’s bottom lines. They’re private, discreet, tightlipped. At least in theory, no member is more equal than any other. Inside the club walls, a billion is just another number.

But other places that call themselves clubs are basically establishments one might categorize as “entertainment” or “retail.”

They have press agents. Cultivate gossip columnists. Have tables set aside for big hitters. Money talks loudest. Some admittedly carry the private-club pose off better than others. There never was a place in Manhattan that comported itself more like a true club than the old “21.” But we were under no illusions that we were anything other than customers of a profit-making enterprise owned by the Kriendlers and Bernses. Still, “21” did its thing with real flair, which is more than one can say of a number of “clubs” one reads about today. The problem is, you see, that the elusive quality called “flair” isn’t in the chintz or the menu or the sporting paintings on the wall, or the members’ Dun & Bradstreet ratings—it’s in the character and comportment of the members. u APRIL 2018 69

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PALM BEACH BELLIES UP TO THE BAR

BY STEVEN STOLMAN

Opposite page, from top left: The famous Crispy Chicken Sandwich; a cocktail in the making; the Old Cuban; the burrata on toast. This page: A friendly welcome at Honor Bar: The Royal Poinciana Plaza, 340 Royal

RESTAURANTS ARE like cars. Their novelty eventually wears off as quickly as that evocative “new car smell,” and they either become part of one’s everyday existence or, heaven forbid, lemony failures. The junkyard gets fuller with each passing season, what with today’s farm-to-table, noseto-tail, bushels-of-kale insistence becoming as ubiquitous as yesterday’s sweet potato fries. But every so often, an instant classic is born—one that is destined to withstand the test of capricious diners. Such is Honor Bar, which is surprising given that Palm Beach’s most enduring restaurants lean toward the traditional and almost uniformly serve Dover sole. Honor Bar does not. Regardless, in high season, it’s 70 QUEST

jam-packed with a lively mix of stereotypical Palm Beachers in cashmere sweaters and velvet slippers, tourists, retirees, Lotharios, and very pretty young people who actually live and work in America’s storied tropical paradise, along with the occasional Real Housewife.

Tucked into a long, narrow bay of the newly energized Royal Poinciana Plaza, a 1950s architectural treasure of a shopping center that was once chic, then sleepy, and is now more chic than ever, Honor Bar is the sexy, younger sister of the Hillstone family of restaurants. Baby boomers know this successful group as Houston’s, home of hot spinach and artichoke dip and the loaded baked potato, or the various

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Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, Fla.; 561.209.2799 or honorbar.com.

CANTEENS locale-aligned Grills (Palm Beach, East Hampton, etc.) that popularized char-grilled artichokes, sticky ribs, and the Silver-Service Kosher Hot Dog, which is inaccurately named because it isn’t served from a silver platter at all, but on a plate, albeit by the most spit-polished, clean-cut, attractive servers imaginable. Indeed, good hair and a youthful, slim figure are clearly prerequisites for working at most Hillstone operations. And Honor Bar is no different in that aspect.

What is different is the distinctly casual, spontaneous vibe that is at Honor Bar’s core. There are no reservations, only small plates, and no desserts. Diners sit at deeply cushioned stools at a bar as long as a bowling alley, or nestled in cozy,

The room is dark, moody, and decidedly sexy without being louche. Grazing is encouraged, and, to that end, dishes are delivered at breakneck speed. Fortunately, while leisurely dining is not Honor Bar’s strongest suit (there is a gently enforced 90-minute time limit), flavor most definitely is. On the menu: chestnuts like Shrimp Louie and deviled eggs and a respectable French dip sandwich, along with towering burgers and Hillstone’s popular chiffonade Pine Room Salad that appears across several of its brands. But the winning item at Honor Bar Palm Beach is the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, a heaping handful of deliciousness that already has its own hashtag on Instagram (#dingscrispychickensandwich). Inquiring minds

semi-circular banquettes perched on a platform opposite the bar. But make no mistake—it’s all about the bar. There is the expected craft cocktail menu, thankfully without the too, too schtick of old-timey guys with curious facial hair, tattoos, man-buns, and sleeve garters. Here, the Hillstone preppy staff dress code remains intact. There is also a good, primarily American wine list, although while there is a single French Sancerre offered by the glass, the one French red is only available “for the table,” which supposedly is a euphemism for “by the bottle,” although surely served at the bar too, should one desire. Two Champagnes are also offered, again only “for the table.”

will want to know that “Ding” refers to Hillstone founder George Biel’s “Grandma Ding.” Her coleslaw recipe, which features a proprietary pickle relish, tops the crowd pleaser in a mountainous heap, along with Swiss cheese and tomato. It is perfectly crispy as promised. Carb-aphobics will appreciate the lovely spinach and cheese omelette, done in the classic French manner—thin and soft. And yes, there is a kale salad.

Alas, no restaurant is perfect. u Steven Stolman is the author of several books on design and entertaining. His latest, The Serial Entertainer’s Passion for Parties, is available at gibbs-smith.com.

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BY ANN LOYND “MY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY involves three things,” explains Palm Beach–based interior designer Leta Foster. “Where the house is, how the house fits on the property, and what the people love.” The latter, she notes, is most important. Practicing design for more than 35 years, Foster proudly boasts that she has no signature style. “I truly believe in each house I’ve done, and I don’t want any two to look alike,” she says. “I don’t want it to be, ‘Oh, wow, this is a Leta Foster.’”

That dedication to delivering on her clients’ needs has been receiving massive recognition of late: Last month, Foster received the Addison Mizner Award for Interior Design from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art; this winter, she was chosen as inaugural speaker for the Polly Jessup Design Series presented by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach; and earlier this year, she received an Honorary Doctorate from the New York School of Interior Design. “Dr. Leta,” as her employees endearingly refer to her, aims to create homes that stand the test of time.

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In this Palm Beach County estate, Foster achieved that timelessness by focusing on one invariable: the ocean view. “We wanted to keep it looking cool and airy,” she explains, “so we used a lot of dotted swiss, linen, and sisal rugs.” From there, the designer infused the space with the homeowner’s (who, Foster notes, is always giving back to the Palm Beach community) personality. “She loves flowers and is a wonderful gardner,” Foster says, which inspired the trellis theme and floral motifs throughout—like in the guest bedroom, where handmade morning glories climb the canopy bedposts.

Finally, Foster worked with the client to incorporate existing pieces into the new design—like a picture hanging above the fireplace of the homeowner’s grandmother—and to source “new,” oneof-a-kind items. Together, Foster and her client scoured antique shops on the Dixie Highway, uncovering items like tole-painted lamps. “When I go shopping, that’s one way of making it more of the homeowner’s space,” she notes. “I love working with a client, especially one like this one, who is always looking out for people.” u

This page, clockwise from above: Architect Joseph Dixon III created panels in the dining room to display wallpaper by Gracie; china collected by the client is on display throughout the house; Foster bought a vintage chest and commissioned an artist to paint it after Chinese wallpaper; in the living room, chairs are outfitted in Bennison silk fabrics; in the spare bedroom, handmade morning glories climb the posts on a custom canopy bed. Opposite page: In one of the home’s two loggias (above), blue Bennison fabric reflects ocean views; in the dining room, an étagére by Thomas Messel is decorated with tole paint (inset).

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FORGET APRIL SHOWERS—the whims of this season’s weather have us enjoying the whims of fashion, from the sophisticated splash of a Ralph Lauren evening dress to the sapphire flowers on a strand of Harry Winston’s latest collection.

Speaking of spring blooms, we’re also partial to the fruity botanicals of a rich sloe gin (that benefits the preservation of African elephants, no less). Whatever your fancy for the season, we’re confident we have you covered.

Don’t forget to stop by Harry Winston for the newly introduced Forget-Me-Not necklace featuring blue sapphires and diamonds set in platinum. Price upon request. Harry Winston: 800.988.4110.

When evening falls, Ralph Lauren calls, in the form of this new gingham chiffon evening dress for spring. $11,000. Ralph Lauren Collection: At select stores and ralphlauren.com.

Verdura’s sapphire bead, platinum, and diamond Double Crescent bracelet. $87,000. Verdura: 745 Fifth Ave., Suite 1205, 212.758.3388.

Get a step ahead of spring fashion in Marni’s decorated leather heels. $790 at Marni boutiques nationwide. In New York: 161 Mercer St., 212.343.3912.

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His perfect companion for spring comes in the form of this leather duffle from Dior Homme. Price upon request.

Available at Dior Homme stores or by calling 800.929.DIOR.

Slim Aarons’ perfect day scene on Orlebar Brown’s Bulldog Kaufmann Cocktail MidLength Swim Shorts makes for an ideal pool party converstaion starter. $345 at orlebarbrown.com.

Hermès has all your spring sartorial needs covered: H Micromotif linen/cotton

A classic for the keeping: the Black Woven Raffia slipper from Stubbs & Wootton, meticulously hand-crafted in Spain inwoven raffia and leather trim. $495 at stubbsandwootton.com.

T-shirt ($1,175), lambskin leather jacket ($12,400),

Indulge in Rolex’s new 40-mm. yellow gold Cosmograph

and taupe cotton trouser

Daytona, fitted with an Oysterflex bracelet and featuring a

($790). Call 800.441.4488

stunning black and Champagne dial. Price upon request.

or visit hermes.com.

Visit rolex.com for more information and retailers.

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Get wrapped up in the magic of Vhernier’s

Carolina Herrera’s twist front dress, made

Volta Celeste pendant in titani-

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to twist and shout this season. $2,290.

$36,350. Vhernier: 783 Madison

Carolina Herrera: 954 Madison Ave.,

Ave., 646.343.9551.

212.249.6552.

Herend captures the essence of an animal like no other, especially in its Herend Reserve Jaguar, handmade and hand-painted with 24-kt. gold accents. Limited edition of 150. $2,275 at scullyandscully.com.

The classic Midinette style from Belgian Shoes is both versatile and timeless, especially in one of its fetching animalprint patterns. $450 at belgianshoes.com.

Add one or the whole set to your bucket list: J.McLaughlin’s spring lineup of wicker bags, from the Kelly Bamboo Clutch to the Erin Wicker Bucket Bag. $138–198 at jmclaughlin.com.

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Artisanal expertise and playful elegance merge in the modern evolution of

Roberto Coin channels Old

Pomellato’s iconic cat-eye from the Nudo

World elegance and modern

Collection. $705 at pomellato.com .

flair with a pair of gold and diamond earrings from the Roman Barocco collection. For retailers and more information, visit us.robertocoin.com.

Treat yourself (or someone special) to gourmet chocolates from Florida-based Hoffman’s Chocolates, all handmade using time-honored traditions of candy-making. Visit hoffmans.com for locations closest to you.

Made in Germany with rare African botanicals, Elephant Sloe Gin, with a bouquet of fresh, hand-picked sloes, benefits the conservation of African elephants. $42.99: elephant-gin.com for more.

Elizabeth Kennedy has the stunning yet simple touch, especially in this satin bodice with metallic flocked silk faille draped skirt. $13,500 at elizabethkennedy.com.

Staud’s Vitti bag in dusty rose is made from calf leather and is fully lined in suede with a zip closure, featuring an interior pocket and detachable crossbody strap with buckle. $475 at staud.clothing.

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NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO, Alfonso Fanjul, joined a few years later by his brother J. Pepe Fanjul, planted their first sugarcane crop in Florida with their father and uncle. Earlier this year, that lifetime of dedication was recognized with the founders’ induction into the 2018 Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame.

The Fanjul brothers accepted the honor, presented by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, on February 13 at a ceremony in Tampa.

The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame honors men and women who have made lasting contributions to agriculture as well as mentoring the next generation.

The Fanjul brothers have been an integral part of Florida agriculture for nearly 60 years, but the family’s roots in sugarcane date back 150 years. In 1959, the family left Cuba for the United States and founded what is today known as Florida Crystals.

The Hall of Fame recognized the success of their business endeavors, which have been instrumental in improving agriculture in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), where they farm, as well as across the state. Additionally, the Fanjuls have built a sustainable business that values its employees, is committed to giving back to its community, and utilizes the most environmentally friendly farming practices to produce sugarcane, sweet corn, and rice to feed Americans.

Farmers, like Florida Crystals, have been widely recognized for their decades of collaboration in delivering clean water to the Everglades. In 2015, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the environmental agency that oversees the world’s largest restoration project, commemorated farmers in the EAA, south of Lake Okeechobee, for their 20-year partnership in Everglades restoration.

“The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame honors the best of the best of Florida agriculture, and you will not find two more deserving individuals than Alfy and Pepe Fanjul,” said Adam Putnam, the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, in speaking to Quest. “For more than 50 years, they’ve set the standard for innovation in agriculture and business, and 78 QUEST

along the way helped transform Florida agriculture into the global player that it is today.”

The Fanjul family founded Florida Crystals in 1960 as a sugarcane farming and milling company in Palm Beach County.

Over the last six decades, the Florida division of the company has grown to include 160,000 acres of land, two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a rice mill, a packaging and distribution center, and the largest biomass renewable power plant in North America. Its renewable energy facility delivers clean power to its sugar operations. Florida Crystals also pioneered farming and milling of organic sugar in the United States, which is challenging in a subtropical climate. The company continues to be the only producer of organic cane sugar products made wholly in the United States—grown, harvested, and milled in Florida.

From its headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida Crystals directs its multinational operations including its subsidiary, ASR Group, which is owned in partnership with Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, and is the world’s largest cane sugar refining company. The sugar enterprise includes cane sugar refineries in Louisiana, California, New York, Maryland, Canada, Mexico, England, Italy, and Portugal.

Its products are marketed through its portfolio of trademarked brands including Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s®, Sidul®, and Florida Crystals®.

Additionally, through its FCI Residential Corporation subsidiary, the company develops, constructs, and manages luxury apartment homes. FCI Residential focuses its activities on multi-family residential development in urban and in-fill areas. The company currently has more than 4,000 units in development throughout Florida.

Outside of Florida is another investment of the Fanjul group: the Central Romana Corporation in the Dominican Republic. The CRC owns over 240,000 acres of sugar operations, plus the renowned Casa de Campo luxury resort and real estate company. Sweet indeed! u

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Opposite page: Florida Crystals’ J. Pepe Fanjul and Alfonso Fanjul at the 2018 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame ceremony. This page, top row (left to right): Alfonso “Alfy” Fanjul accepting the award as Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and Hall of Fame President Ray Hodge look on; J. Pepe Fanjul, Emilia Fanjul, Pepe Fanjul, Jr., and Lian Fanjul-Azqueta outside the ceremony at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Bottom row: Members of the Fanjul family at the induction ceremony.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES EXPANDS NEW YORK PRESENCE B Y B R O O K E K E L LY BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES New York Properties recently announced a merger with real estate veteran Reba Miller’s renowned RP Miller Realty Group.

The addition of Miller’s group brings a new highly successful brokerage team to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, as well as more than $81 million in exclusive listings, including a spectacular penthouse unit inside the historic Leonori on Madison and 63rd Street—the essence of timeless beauty. The penthouse duplex is an elegant, 4,500-square-foot residence with 11-foot ceilings, luxury amenities, and sweeping views of Central Park. The firm also exclusively represents the recently renovated Revere building at 400 East 54th Street, which sits steps 80 QUEST

away from the bustling Sutton Place neighborhood.

Reba Miller boasts over 30 years of real estate experience and a history of over $1 billion of sales. Additionally, she currently sits on the board of directors and ethics committee for Real Estate Board of New York, and has received a number of the organization’s awards such as the Sales Deal of the Year in 2017. Miller will continue to successfully lead the RP Miller Team, which is comprised of Susan Rubell, Lee M. Frankel, Vanessa Spenuzza, Michelle Miller, Julia Cole, and executive assistant Shelley Sussman—all like-minded professionals who share Miller’s core values and love for real estate. The team is based out of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties office at 590 Madison Avenue.

Speaking about the merger, Miller said:

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties officially announced its merge with Reba Miller’s (pictured) RP Miller Realty Group in February. The marriage of these two esteemed real estate brands underscores Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties’ strategy to grow its presence in the city’s residential market. One of Reba Miller’s prized listings is PHB at the Leonori at 26 East 63rd Street (renderings pictured). For more information, visit rpmillergroup.com or contact Reba Miller directly by calling 646.677.1067

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“This partnership offers tremendous growth and expansion opportunities for the RP Miller Team, while still allowing us to serve our clients with great integrity and professionalism.

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to know the New York Properties team and learn more about the core values behind the company. They have continued to impress me with their ability to make such a large organization feel like a tight-knit family. There was no other firm that I would have considered merging with.”

On the heels of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ expansion into New York, this partnership highlights the company’s ever-growing presence in the city’s competitive luxury residential market. CEO Candace Adams added, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Reba Miller and her team to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties.

Their excellent reputation, alignment with our core values, and extensive knowledge of the Manhattan market has made RP Miller Realty Group one of the premier agencies in New York City. This partnership further demonstrates our com-

mitment to adding only the most respected agents to the New York Properties team.”

With the RP Miller Team, Key-Ventures Team, and Hirsch Commercial Team now a part of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties’ already powerful sales force, Ellie Johnson, President of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties, proudly notes that the company “is looking forward to a bright and successful future, and will continue to build our foundation on solid ground.” u APRIL 2018 81

1045 PARK AVENUE offers an all-new (2017) sprawling and sun-filled residence that has undergone a complete, extensive renovation of the highest caliber by renowned classical architect John B. Murray. Mr. Murray’s focus during the renovation was to bring in light and create long views, which were two of the most powerful architectural concepts brought to this Park Avenue apartment. To accomplish this, he created an enfilade, an alignment of doors along the windows, so that there is a dynamic sharing of light and connectivity of spaces from the dining room to the living room and beyond to the library. Exploring the possibility of additional height in each of the doorways was another critical architectural move for Mr. Murray. All primary doorways were lifted to seven feet and 10 inches for a gracious and elegant sense of drama.

Mr. Murray renovated every aspect of this now-exquisite home. The newly reconfigured gallery with coved ceilings leads to the expansive living room with a wood-burning fireplace and oversized windows overlooking Park Avenue. This home epitomizes gracious entertaining. The living room opens to the formal dining room, and also to the corner library/media room through a nearly four-foot-wide sliding door. The library is enhanced with a custom-designed bookcase on three walls with integrated cabinets housing a hydraulic TV conveniently 82 QUEST

hidden in the windowsill. The library affords added privacy with sliding doors opening to the bedroom wing.

The bedroom hall includes a powder room with custom wallpaper by Phillip Jeffries. The master suite overlooks Park Avenue and has been enlarged to include abundant additional storage and a walk-in closet. The master bathroom is spa-like with a rain shower, a hand shower, and Thassos and Crema Marfill marble floor tiles. All fixtures in the master bathroom are by Waterworks. The second bedroom, also overlooking Park Avenue, is designed with two new custom closets and has an en-suite bathroom accented with Carrara marble tile, a Kallista tub, and Waterworks fixtures.

The new chef’s kitchen and butler’s pantry showcase locally quarried Vermont Danby marble countertops and backsplash along with new herringbone hardwood flooring. The appliances, including washer and dryer, are Miele with a Sub-Zero under-counter refrigerator and freezer. Nearby is a third bedroom with custom-built stacked beds, a desk, and an en-suite full bath. Custom furnishings are also available for purchase. u For more information on this Sotheby’s International Realty listing, call Nikki Field at 212.606.7669, Kevin B. Brown at 917.886.8850, or Amanda Jordan at 917.658.7078.

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This page, clockwise from above: The graceful master bedroom suite that overlooks Park Avenue; the apartment’s sophisticated living room features a wood-burning fireplace, and the oversized windows capture the light and drama of Park Avenue; the bedroom hall with custom wallpaper by Phillip Jeffries.

Opposite page: The 1045 Park Avenue, #14B listing, which reflects a commitment to a timeless aesthetic, was designed by architect John B. Murray and underwent a complete renovation in 2017. Pictured here is the residence’s elegant dining room that opens to the living room and butler’s pantry.

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THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION is reshaping industries across the globe and real estate is no exception. Our expert brokers—Andrew Saunders, Dana Koch, Stan Ponte, Lorenzo Avati, and Inez Wade— represent top real estate firms with the most cutting-edge technologies, and have provided us with an in-depth view into its role in selling properties. While real estate may be a very personal business, the use of data and analytics has vastly improved brokers’ abilities to accurately price properties as well as to match buyers and sellers, both crucial for efficient and optimum sales. Here, we provide exclusive insider insights on these trends and their impact on the thriving markets of Palm Beach, New York City, and the Hamptons.

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Q: Is there anything you’d like to share about Saunders & Associates or the Hamptons market?

A: Through mid March of 2018, sales at the firm have been robust. Interest in rarefied homes above $10M is dynamic and we have crafted deals on a number of such properties. The critical mass of transactions occurs at prices under $2M, and our prowess and success in that space continues to be significant.

what they’re worth, and we advise our clients to list their properties at prices that rationally reflect their market value.

Overpricing extends the time that a property remains unsold and can negatively impact an agent’s view of the asset.

Q: Tell us about one of your standout properties.

A: We represent 1400 Meadow Lane in Southampton. A state-of-the-art contemporary oceanfront residence is under construction and will be completed in the near term. Listed at $53.9M, the nine-bedroom home is 11,000 square feet and features sophisticated systems and amenities. Situated on three acres with beautiful vistas, an oceanside pool, and tennis courts, the home is a rare and special property.

Q: Has your firm been using new technology to enhance sales?

A: The mandate at Saunders & Associates is to integrate the latest information technology into our operations to enhance our agents’ ability to list and to sell properties. Clarity regarding a property’s buildabilty, environmental status, existence of wetlands and encroachments, and other data is integral to managing an orderly transaction.

Q: What are the effects of overpricing and how do you get sellers to recognize an ideal (and realistic) price?

A: It is impossible to nuance the ultimate trading price of a property by listing it at an unrealistically high price. The market is too smart and efficient. Hamptons assets sell for

1400 Meadow Lane in Southampton, New York; $53,900,000.

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over the first few months the property is listed. If the property is priced properly from day one, the seller should be able to attain a higher price. The longer the property stays on the market, there comes a point of diminishing returns.

It is not a good thing for a listing to be seen as “stale.” The best way to get a seller to be realistic is to recommend “correct” pricing and provide proper data to help them make an informed decision.

Q: Tell us about one of your favorite listings.

A: 134 El Vedado Road is John Volk landmarked home in the Estate Section on the highly sought after “El” streets.

The recently renovated, seven-bedroom home sits one house from the ocean on over 1.3 acres—a rarity in Palm Beach.

Q: How has Corcoran been using new technology for sales?

A: Between the Corcoran brand and the Koch Team, we have effectively implemented the use of digital media to highlight our listings. We use these digital ads in social media outlets like Instagram and Twitter. Social media allows us to project beautiful images of our properties and target certain market segments through campaigns to reach luxury buyers.

Q: What are the damaging effects of overpricing and how do you get sellers to be realistic?

A: Overpricing a listing can be detrimental to the final outcome for a seller. In Palm Beach, the most activity occurs

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134 El Vedado Road in Palm Beach, Florida; $16,900,000.

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Q: Is there anything you’d like to share about Corcoran and the Palm Beach market?

A: The Palm Beach real estate market is extremely healthy right now. Inventory levels have significantly diminished and there is a ton of momentum in the marketplace. We (Koch Team) are having a banner year already, having sold over $100M in the last 100 days. With the backing of the top residential firm in Palm Beach, Corcoran, we have been able to thrive and expand our business. We have been successful over a long period of time and our results are very consistent.

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Q: Is there anything you’d like to share about Sotheby’s International Realty and state of Manhattan’s residential market?

A: The Sotheby’s International Realty brand had extraordinary global growth in 2017 with global sales of $108 billion. The New York real estate market is one of opportunity especially if, as a buyer or a seller, you are partnered with a highly experienced broker. In some sub markets we see an oversupply of properties creating a strong buyers’ market, while in others, the lack of inventory and high buyer demand continue to drive prices higher. A careful approach is called for as we continue through the remainder of 2018.

sales, how do you get sellers to be realistic?

A: In my experience, an honest presentation of the comparable information that affects how buyers and their brokers will formulate their valuation opinions is the most effective approach. I will often say to my seller, “Lets look at your property as if you were the buyer and I was your broker, and let’s discuss what we would believe the fair market value should be.” By reversing the roles, I have seen sellers’ perspectives on pricing become much more realistic.

Q: Please tell our readers about one of your special listings.

A: As The Woolworth Tower Residences begins to welcome its first homeowners, I could not be more proud to represent the conversion of this iconic New York City landmark.

Q: Is Sotheby’s International Realty utilizing technology to optimize sales?

A: Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to have the most highly trafficked real estate website in the world with over 1.4M unique visitors per month, with an average of 5:30 minutes spent on our listings. Because our listings are among the most beautiful in the world, our focus on highly produced video content is another leading competitive advantage.

Q: With overpricing being one of the biggest issues with

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this backdrop it is crucial to price listings based on clear data and benchmarks, rather than emotional considerations.

While there is a degree of subjectivity that comes into play in terms of unique attributes and/or broader market trends, a disciplined analysis of sales history, listings under contract, and active listings within the specific building, property type, and geographic submarket are the most important factors in establishing an effective pricing strategy.

Q: Tell us about one of your listings that would intrigue the Quest reader.

A: The three-bedroom penthouse at 116 East 66th Street is a very special property that offers abundant light, stunning protected views, and a wraparound terrace connecting the entire residence to the outdoors.

Q: How is Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties utilizing technology to optimize sales?

A: Our company has a robust suite of technology platforms, including a specialized listing research system, digital advertising campaigns, and strategic marketing affiliations. With this integrated network of resources, we are able to connect with buyers, sellers, and our colleagues in the real estate community to maximize exposure for our listings.

Q: How do you get sellers to be realistic about pricing?

A: It is important to remind sellers about the radical transparency that technology has brought to the market. Against

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116 East 66th Street, #PHA, in New York City; $4,995,000.

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Q: Is there anything you’d like to share about Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties?

A: The admiration and respect that I have always had for Warren Buffett, combined with the reputation of the Berkshire Hathaway brand, made it a natural choice for me and my team.

During my first meeting with our CEO, Candace Adams, she shared the company’s corporate values and her vision to grow and differentiate the company.

I knew immediately that it was the right association to support our business and service our diverse clientele.

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Q: What makes Stribling & Associates unique?

A: Stribling has had the highest average selling price in Manhattan for at least the last three years and we were third in overall volume in 2017. The fact that we outperform all other Manhattan real estate companies is exceptional, given our relatively modest size. I would say that we sell and buy very smart, as Stribling is open to all and any creative ideas. We always do what is best for our clients.

bly undersell it. If you price correctly, you cast the widest net to ensure that the greatest number of potential purchasers will view a property and respond. If you are overpriced, fewer potential purchasers will visit the property and they will tend to place “low-ball” bids. The market of late has been more challenging, with properties taking somewhat longer to sell; correct pricing is, therefore, essential.

Q: Tell us about one of your properties of distinction.

A: Maisonette West at 135 East 79th Street is a true trophy property. The six-bedroom, fully serviced townhouse sits in the coveted 135 East 79th Street Condominium. This stateof-the-art duplex home and garden are truly without parallel in the current marketplace. u

Q: How does technology play into real estate sales?

A: This is still a very personal business—where an agent’s knowledge and skills are paramount. However, I rely heavily on the state-of-the-art comprehensive analytics and information our firm provides. This allows me to consider how to best market a property on behalf of a seller and provides me with up-to-the-minute information about listings—assuring I will be able to best serve my buyers. With respect to sellers, the detailed analytics empower us to tailor our advertising efforts so that the target buyer is reached.

Q: Do you see overpricing often and what are the effects?

A: The one thing that I have clearly learned in selling real estate is that if you overprice a property, you will most proba-

Maisonette West at East 79th Street in New York City; $17,995,000.

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On May 4, the second edition of TEFAF New York Spring will take place at the Park Avenue Armory, and will run through May 8. The event will feature 90 internationally acclaimed art galleries and dealers, including new participants like Gagosian and Gladstone Gallery. For more information, visit tefaf.com.

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The Glimmerglass Festival 2018 Spring Gala will take place at the Metropolitan Club at 6 p.m. to celebrate the centenaries of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins, the festival’s production of West Side Story, and the 30th anniversary of the Glimmerglass Young Artists Program. For more information, visit glimmerglass.org.

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital will host its 9th Annual Palm Beach Dinner at Club Colette at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds will go towards treating and advancing cures for childhood cancer and other life threatening diseases. For more information, visit stjude.org.

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CELEBRATING SPRING

The Parkinson’s Foundation will hold its Annual Celebrate Spring event at Lavo at 7 p.m. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a live auction, dinner, and dancing. The Parkinson’s Foundation makes life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. For more

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The Town of Palm Beach United Way will host its Alexis de Tocqueville Society recognition dinner at Club Colette in Palm Beach. For more information, call 561.655.1919.

JEWELRY LOVERS

The Museum of Arts and Design will present “LOOT: MAD About Jewelry,” its annual exhibition and sale featuring designs from 35 emerging and acclaimed international jewelry artists, through April 21. In its 18th edition, LOOT has become known as the ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary jewelry. For more information, call 212.299.7712.

The Mary Obolensky Leukemia Foundation will hold its annual dinner dance at Club Colette. The event’s chairs are Princess Anne Obolensky, Marquesa Viuda de San Damian, and Mary and Antony Underwood. For more information, call 561.659.0537.

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The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will hold its Memories Matter cocktail and dinner event at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, starting at 6:30 p.m. The elegant event will feature music by The Nancy Atlas Project and 100-percent of funds raised will benefit science used for Alzheimer’s research. For more information, visit alzdiscovery.org.

information, email Kate Dixon at kdixon@parkinson.org.

CIVIC AFFAIR

On April 27, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its Annual Barefoot on the Beach dinner dance at The Breakers Beach Club at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit bgcpbc.org.

The Palm Beach Civic Association will host its annual meeting and End of Season party at the Flagler Museum at 10 a.m. For more information, call 561.655.0820.

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PREVENTING ABUSE

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will hold its 7th Annual Spring Luncheon at The Pierre at 12:00 p.m. The event will feature Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney, who was abused by Larry Nassar. For more information, visit nyspcc.org.

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LIBRARY LUNCHING

The New York Public Library will host its Library Lunch under the historic glass dome of the Celeste Bartos Forum at 12 p.m. The event will feature speeches from today’s most prominent writers. For more information, visit nypl.org.

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On select Friday evenings, Winterthur After Hours and Beer Garden will present families with an opportunity to explore Winterthur’s grounds at night with music, beer, and food. For more information, visit winterthur.org.

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The Palm Beach Flappers will hold its 10th Annual Butterfly

On April 11, the Parkinson’s Foundation will hold its Annual Celebrate Spring event at Lavo at 7 p.m. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a live auction, dinner, and dancing. For more information, email kdixon@parkinson.org.

Ball at the Sailfish Club to support The Lord’s Place and St. Ann Place. For more information, call 561.449.1212.

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City Harvest will commemorate its 35th year rescuing and delivering food for New Yorkers in need with

a gala at Cipriani 42nd Street at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit cityharvest.org.

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SPRING LUNCHING

The Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adults will host its Annual Spring Luncheon at The Beach Club. For more information, visit rcca.org.

FIGHTING FOOD ALLERGIES

The Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) organization will hold its Spring Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street at 11 a.m. For more information, visit foodallergy.org.

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County will host its Annual Barefoot on the Beach dinner dance at the Breakers at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit bgcpbc.org.

COCKTAIL MIXING

The Whitehall Society will host its Mixing It Up cocktail party at the Flagler Museum at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 561.655.2833.

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On April 16, the Museum of Arts and Design will present “LOOT: MAD About Jewelry,” its annual exhibition and sale featuring designs from 35 international jewelry artists. For more information, call 212.299.7712.

The Fountain House will hold its Annual Symposium and Luncheon at The Pierre at 11:15 a.m.

For more information, visit fountainhouse.org.

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The Botanical Garden will host a preview party for its Garden Art & Antiques Fair at 6 p.m. The Fair takes place amid the glorious spring spectacle at the garden and continues with a weekend-long celebration featuring the choicest plants, antiques, and art. For more information, email cbalkonis@nybg.org.

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The second edition of TEFAF New York Spring will take place at the Park Avenue Armory through May 8. The event will feature 90 internationally acclaimed art galleries and dealers, including new participants like Gagosian, Gladstone Gallery, and more. A selection of TEFAF New York Spring exhibitors will showcase jewelry, African and Oceanic art, and antiquities. For more information, visit tefaf.com.

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FIGHTING PARKINSON’S

The Parkinson’s Foundation will hold its annual gala at Cipriani 25 Broadway at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature spirited cocktails, gourmet dinner prepared by Cipriani, live entertainment, and dancing to benefit the organization’s efforts to fight Parkinson’s. For more information, email kdixon@parkinson.org.

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The Substance of Style PRODUCED BY DANIEL CAPPELLO PHOTOGRAPHED BY HARRY BENSON AND JULIE SKARRATT

Once again, Quest is proud to feature leading women who champion and support so many charitable causes. And once again, we chose to photograph them in simple white shirts to illustrate that it’s what’s on the inside that truly matters.

Jamee Gregory The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jamee Gregory, the current president of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has been involved with the organization for 15 years, but still finds every day working with them an exciting one. “The doctors are brilliant,” she says, “pushing the borders of our knowledge about cancer, transforming treatments, and saving the lives of patients.” For Gregory, it is a privilege and an honor to serve and to be of help. She applauds the women on the board, who are both dynamic and committed: “They give their time and focus their energies on patient care, as well as fund-raising. Being a part of such a vibrant and dedicated team is inspiring and satisfying. The Society really makes a difference in the lives of patients and their families.” For spring, Gregory tells us of a way everyone can become involved—by attending the Opening Night of TEFAF New York Spring, to be held May 3 at the Park Avenue Armory. “It’s a fabulous way to see extraordinary contemporary art and design, and to support our cause,” she says.

The event will raise funds for cutting-edge cancer research.

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Talbott Maxey The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Talbott Maxey has been on the executive committee of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach for over a decade and recently chaired its annual ball, but she also supports, among others, the Glades Academy in Belle Glade, the Center for Creative Education, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, the Community Foundation, Palm Beach Atlantic University’s preparatory music program, and Lighthouse Guild. It was Maxey who, along with Pepe and Lourdes Fanjul, started the annual dinner in Palm Beach for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which she continues to support. Maxey is a member of the board of Palm Beach Island Hospice, the Society of the Four Arts, and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, where she also sits on the executive committee.

“The Preservation Foundation’s dinner dance is a Palm Beach tradition and highlight of the season,” she tells us. “The proceeds from the event provide much of our operating budget each year and help us further our mission to protect and celebrate the architectural and cultural heritage of Palm Beach.”

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Barbara Tober The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) Barbara Tober has served the board of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) since 1989. She was chairman for 15 years, is now chairman emerita, and currently chairs the board’s international committee as well as the museum’s education committee. Tober has long supported the visual arts. “There is such a focus on the contemporary minimalist art world now,” she explains, “but my proclivities tend towards craftsmanship and design. These skills are growing in popularity around the world as architecture, environmental and lighting design, and other skills mix with fine craftmanship in furniture, lighting, and those necessities that create a more human contemporary environment.”

Tober is also passionate about nature and wildlife, and has supported both Earth Justice and the Ocean Conservancy. Still, her abiding belief in the importance of craftsmanship’s influence on the human experience is central to her efforts for MAD. “Craftsmanship and design can surround us daily and lift our lives to a new plateau of beauty and harmony,” Tober observes.

Susan Lloyd Palm Beach Island Cats Susan Lloyd has long been an active figure in the Palm Beach community, working to lift up residents young and old, and even those on four feet. Nearest Susan serves as chairperson for Palm Beach Island Cats (PBIC), which prevents future generations of homeless cats by implementing a humane approach: trap, neuter, and return. Additionally, PBIC maintains the current population through daily feeding, watering, and providing medical care as needed. Lloyd is also a chairman’s council member for the Hope for Depression Research Foundation and a major donor to the Perlman Music Program, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and the Center for Creative Education as well as a member of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. In addition, she supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation.

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and dearest to her heart are children and animals.

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Julie Frist Teach For America Julie Frist helped form the local Teach For America board in Nashville in 2010 and served on it for eight years, six as co-chair. She remains an honorary board member and continues to vigorously support the organization. Since coming to Nashville in 2009, TFA has built a leadership force of 900, including some 400 teachers and 24 principals. Frist affirms, “I support TFA because I believe the most important lever in improving education is having an effective teacher in every classroom and a strong principal in every school.” And TFA delivers with results, which keeps Frist on board; the group is consistently rated among the top teacher-preparation programs in the state of Tennessee. “Supporting public education is central to our goal of supporting Nashville,” she says. “You can’t be a great city if you don’t have great schools.” Of course, she also demonstrates her commitment to her city through her family’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts. The vision of the Frist Center is “to inspire people through art to look at their world in new ways.” To that end, the center brings high-quality exhibitions from around the world to Nashville, allowing the community to have access to and participate in the arts.

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“Social advance depends quite as much upon an increase in moral sensibility as it does upon a sense of duty.”

—Jane Addams The women featured in “The Substance of Style” from our April 2017 issue, photographed by Harry Benson. This page, above: Frances Scaife, Lighthouse Guild. This page, below: Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen. Opposite page, above: Hilary Geary Ross, The Blenheim Foundation U.S.A.,

Foundation of Palm Beach. Opposite page, below: Jacqueline Weld Drake, Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, Literacy Partners, and PEN America.

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Women’s Board of the Boys’ Club of New York, Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, Preservation

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The women featured in “The Substance of Style� from our April 2016 issue, photographed by Harry Benson. This page, top row: Audrey Gruss, Hope for Depression Research Foundation; Dani Moore, Town of Palm Beach United Way, Boys & Girls Clubs

Kettering Cancer Center; Jacqueline Desmarais, The Metropolitan Opera. Bottom row: Edith McBean, African Parks Foundation, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, Panthera, Rainforest Trust; Michele Kessler, Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society.

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of Palm Beach County. Bottom row: Pauline Baker Pitt, Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. Opposite page, top row: Mary McDonnell Davidson, Memorial Sloan

The women featured in “The Substance of Style” from our March 2012 issue, Kissinger, Animal Medical Center; Anne Harrison, Women’s Committee of the Central

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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Park Conservancy. Bottom row: Louise Grunwald, Lighthouse International; Emilia Fanjul, Everglades Preparatory Academy and Glades Academy Elementary Charter

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photographed by Jack Deutsch and Capehart Photography. This page, top row: Nancy

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 Theatre; Lauren Bush, FEED. Bottom row: Diana Taylor, New York Women’s Foundation; Evelyn Lauder, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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page, top row: Susan Fales-Hill, American Ballet

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TO LIVE LIKE A ROCKEFELLFER

“But for my money,” says Wylie, “you coul d give the Lettres galants to your maiden aunt (assuming she reads French because that’ s the only way they come) without fear of causing offense. The promise of doing it on paper is largely unfulfilled in my view. Oh yes, there is a s

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C H R I S T I E ’ S I M A G E S L I M I TE D ( I N T E R I O R S & LOT S T I LL S ) ; RO C K E F E LLE R A R C H I V E C E N T E R ( FA M I LY PI C T U R E S )

BY DANIEL CAPPELLO

This page: Peggy and David Rockefeller at the Americas Society spring party in 1992; Édouard Manet’s Lilas et Roses (1882), estimated to realize $7–10 million at Christie’s May auction of the couple’s collection (middle); Peggy and David at a 1987 gala for the American Horticultural Society (below).

This page: Gilbert Charles Stuart’s George Washington (est. $800,000–1.2 million) in the dining room of Peggy and David’s Hudson Pines residence (center); the couple at Kykuit for a reception for the Queen of Siam in 1980. Opposite page: The stairway of the couple’s residence at 146 East 65th Street in Manhattan; David with Joseph Campell, treasurer of Columbia University, reviewing a model of proposed urban improvement in the neighborhood of Columbia University, 1950 (inset).

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Peggy and David believed in most, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard University, Rockefeller University, the American Farmland Trust, the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, and the David Rockefeller Fund.

Slated to be the sale of the century, the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller encompasses over 1,500 lots and is expected to realize in excess of $500 million—the most significant singleowner collection to ever come to auction. The couple lived a life of refinement, but not ostentation. They divided their time among three primary (and very private) residences, which, thanks to Christie’s, we are all invited to glimpse very publicly for the first time, in photographs: the four-story townhouse on East 65th Street in Manhattan; Hudson Pines, the country estate in Pocantico Hills, New York; and Ringing Point, the coastal summer home in Seal Harbor, Maine. Married from 1940 until Peggy’s death, in 1996, their taste— in everything from 19th- and 20th-century American and European paintings to English and American furniture, from pre-Columbian ceramics to fine European porcelain—was highly attuned for only the best. Take, for instance, the Imperial Amitayus, one of the most substantial of its kind.

It is estimated at upward of $600,000.

Headline-grabbing highlights include masterpieces of Impressionist and Modern art, including Fillette à la corbeille fleurie, a Rose Period Picasso selected by Peggy and David from Gertrude Stein’s private collection. Executed in 1905, the painting is estimated in the region of $70 million. There’s also Claude Monet’s circa-1917 Nymphéas en fleur, estimated at about $35 million, and a dazzling 1923 reclining nude by Matisse, Odalisque couchée aux magnolias, which is poised to reset the artist’s record-high price at auction, in the vicinity of $50 million. Still, it’s not the price tags on these pieces that makes them; rather, it’s the specialness of their quality. Consider the Edward Hopper, Cape Ann Granite, a fantastically vivid 1928 oil-on-canvas of a landscape near Gloucester, Massachusetts. Though more famous for his almost cinematic stills of American daily life, with views from behind windows and across streets, in this landscape, color and form become the subjects: the grassy greens in the foreground, the slanting shadows dancing off the rocks, and, finally, the glorious blue sky, animated by a string of stratus clouds. It’s like the unforeseen pastoral version of one of his concentrated city scenes.

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MONEY MAY NOT be able to buy immortality, but it can secure an agent of the everlasting—in this case, in the form of a magnificent gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus, the revered god of long life in Chinese Buddhism. The Imperial figure—made by order of the Kangxi Emperor, the devout Buddhist who reigned from 1662 through 1722—is a staggering, solid mass of bronze and gold, and seems to have brought the good fortune of long life to its most recent owner, David Rockefeller, who died last year at the age of 101. And in just one month it will be for sale, as part of the Christie’s auction of the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, scheduled to take place at the Christie’s Rockefeller Center Galleries in New York from May 7 through 11.

Mr. Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist who ran Chase Manhattan Bank and flexed a singular strength as American ambassador-at-large, was the last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller, this country’s first billionaire. David’s life, as rich in purpose as it was in monetary reserves, came to stand for more than just power or position. With his diligent sense of purpose and determined work ethic, Rockefeller wielded a steady influence in the worlds of banking and politics, academe and the arts—but his greatest legacy might be the art of philanthropy.

Fittingly, next month’s Rockefeller Collection sale at Christie’s will be the most significant philanthropic auction ever presented, with all proceeds destined to benefit nearly a dozen charities that

This spread: Peggy and David Rockefeller’s warm and inviting living room at their 146 East 65th Street townhouse in Manhattan, where many of the works of art up for auction in the Christie’s May sale once stood or hung, including, at far right, Georges Seurat’s La rade de Grandcamp (Le port de Grandcamp) (1882). “It it Peggy’s strong conviction, and I agree with her,” David once wrote,

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This page: Peggy and David Rockefeller’s residence Ringing Point, in Seal Harbor, Maine; the couple on the farm in Maine (inset above); David in his fly-fishing apparel in the country (inset below). Opposite page: Henri Matisse’s Odalisque couchée aux magnolias (1923), expected to set a new world auction record for the artist at an estimated $50 million, as it hung in the living room of the couple’s Hudson Pines residence; David at an Art Committee Luncheon at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1981 (inset).

This page, above: Joan Miró’s three-panel Murals in the living room at Ringing Point in Maine. Below: David and Peggy in 1981 at the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden. Opposite page: Pablo Picasso’s Fillette à la corbeille fleurie (1905) hung in the library of the couple’s Manhattan

The Hopper painting speaks to the collective eye of its collectors. According to Jonathan Rendell, deputy chairman at Christie’s, there’s a real sense of who Peggy and David were from the collection: “With Peggy, it’s as if she’s in love with color, and for David, it’s about structure and form.” Though each might have had personal proclivities, when it came to purchasing, it was as an act of togetherness, according to their granddaughter Ariana Rockefeller.

“They would both have to love a piece of art in order to hang it in one of their homes,” she says. “It was not one or the other—it was their home—and they would have to agree on the pieces.” Rendell points to Peggy’s love of color in a particularly brilliant work in the sale by Paul Gauguin, La Vague, an 1888 oil-on-canvas of a wave hitting rocks on a uniquely colored shore.

Though dominated by the ocean scene, almost Japanese in quality, it’s the smidge of shoreline that holds interest. “Granny loved the bit of red—that almost burnt sienna—in the upper right corner,” Ariana remembers. In fact, Peggy loved it so much she had the walls of the library at the 65th Street townhouse painted to match the Gauguin red.

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every acquisition—from the stable of horse carriages to the “Marly Rouge” Sèvres dinner service originally commissioned

by Napoleon I—Peggy and David never considered themselves the owners of these treasures. “They saw themselves as the custodians of these pieces,” Ariana explains. Growing up, it wasn’t uncommon for her to hear that this would be going to MoMA, or that would be going to the Met. “This was always part of the plan,” she says.

“There was a deep sense of appreciating the beauty in their homes, but always with the knowledge that one day these works of art would go out into the world to be appreciated by—and to benefit—others.”

With the auction’s proceeds going directly to charity, Peggy and David Rockefeller’s vision for their art—and the possibility for its serving a higher purpose—is about to be realized. As for Ariana, who sits on the board of the David Rockefeller Fund, which is set to benefit in part from the sale, she is encouraged by the opportunity that she, her sister, and cousins will have to continue the family’s legacy of supporting a wide variety of causes. Come May, when the final gavel falls, the torch will have officially been passed to a new generation—of both philanthropic givers and acquirers. u

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townhouse; Picasso’s Pomme (1914), estimated at $1–1.5 million, was originally a gift from the artist to Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas (inset).

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As technology continues to evolve and reshape our everyday lives, it stands to reason that the world of philanthropy would change along with it. This group of young trailblazers is embracing changing technologies and new business models—in both for- and not-for-profit businesses—that advance altruism in more efficient and transparent ways than ever before.

MORGAN CURTIS Morgan Lane / Breast Cancer Awareness

IT WAS inevitable that Morgan Curtis, daughter of designer Jill Stuart, would someday launch a fashion line of her own. Curtis founded lingerie and sleepwear brand Morgan Lane in 2014, after working for her mother for years, while also helping launch Solid & Striped. She was, and has always been, enthused by Stuart’s passion for her work, and longed to be the driving force behind a brand tailored to her very own interests. Lingerie is a symbol of female empowerment for many today and, fittingly, she’s used the brand to spread awareness for breast cancer, the most common cancer among women. Most recently, she collaborated with Pink Agenda and developed a limited-edition embroidered sleep wear mask, and 60 percent of proceeds went to the charity. More exciting initiatives are underway for 2018.

Q: What is your biggest inspiration?

A: My mother, designer Jill Stuart. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always been fascinated by my mother’s energy and passion.

She truly loves what she does and puts everything she has into it.

When designing for Morgan Lane, I have a bond with the items I create and my collections reflect my character and personality.

She always taught me to stay true to myself and not to design things I wouldn’t personally wear.

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Q: What motivated you to build the Morgan Lane brand?

A: I love all the little details that go into intimates. I think women have a personal relationship with their lingerie that differs from their connection to ready-to-wear. It’s their little secret or treasure, that only they or their loved ones can see.

ADAM BRAUN MissionU

ADAM BRAUN—the New York Times bestselling author behind The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change—was on the fast-track for a breakout career on Wall Street when he was traveling abroad during his tenure at Brown University. He met a young boy on the streets of India who said what he wanted most in the world was “a pencil.” That moment inspired Braun to found Pencils of Promise, which has since built nearly 400 schools around the world. His latest venture is MissionU, which reimagines the broken higher education system in the United States by providing career-focused skills in a yearlong program.

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Q: How do you define philanthropy?

A: Philanthropy represents each individual’s effort to improve the well-being of others, regardless of contribution size or form.

Personally, I view nonprofit organizations as “for-purpose” companies because they’re doing just that—members have a unified purpose and vision to make a certain impact in the world.

Q: Is it changing?

A: Philanthropy is an ever-evolving sector and fortunately is a space that is now encouraging participation from people across all ages and socioeconomic positions. Most notably today, technology and, specifically, social media, has become an extremely

powerful tool for philanthropists; it’s a valuable way to develop grassroots and crowdfunding campaigns that enable people to share their messages far and wide via several channels and platforms.

Q: What’s wrong with affordable education in this country?

A: Student debt in America is rising at an alarming rate (currently at an all-time high of $1.4T), and the Brookings Institution estimates that as many as 40 percent of students could be in student loan default by 2023. Currently, universities do not have a proper financial model in place and do not teach the necessary skills to succeed in the present and future nature of work, therefore leaving graduates jobless and financially unstable. With MissionU, we’re offering a program that teaches students the hard, soft, and technical skills that are crucial in order to succeed in today’s most in-demand jobs, while offering a unique cost structure.

Q: What made you want to start your career in nonprofits?

A: Originally, I started my career at Bain & Company but was always interested in becoming an entrepreneur to impact education. I believe education is the great enabler of opportunity, and it’s incredibly inspiring to see that learning transforms into livelihood for those who better themselves through education.

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Q: How does Warby Parker’s one-for-one model differ from comparable structures, like TOMS? A: We work with nonprofits like VisionSpring that are training men and women to become entrepreneurs themselves. They administer eye tests, explain the value, and sell them to the community. So, it creates jobs and a market-based solution that

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forces people to be willing to pay for it, even those who are living on a few dollars a day. Pure charity models that are just giving things away can have unintended consequences. This market-based model avoids these pitfalls.

Q: Are there other ways Warby Parker gives back?

A: There’s a need here in the United States as well. In New York City public schools, there are 2,000 kids who need glasses but don’t wear them. They’re often misdiagnosed as ADD or placed into special education programs. In reality, they can’t see the board. We paired up with the mayor’s office to provide free vision tests in 220 community schools around New York and have just set up a similar program in Baltimore.

Q: How is philanthropy changing?

A: We’re unapologetically a for-profit company, but we think there’s an opportunity to build businesses that do good in the world. Our mission is to do that through our own customers, but also through partnerships with great nonprofits. As the world becomes more connected, there’s more awareness around issues that are impacting the world, and there are new platforms that enable solutions to be crafted. Hopefully, through some of our efforts, we’re creating awareness and excitement for other entrepreneurs and philanthropists.

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“WE REALLY STARTED the company to solve our own problems,” remembers Warby Parker co-founder David Gilboa (below, left). He recounts the time he lost his only pair of $700 eyeglasses during a backpacking trip in college. As a full-time student, he had no choice but to go an entire semester without a pair of glasses, and, as he says, “complained to anyone who would listen.” His plight fell on the ears of friend and classmate Neil Blumenthal (below, right), who had spent several years running a nonprofit called VisionSpring.

“He knew there was no reason that glasses are as expensive as they are in the developed world since he was producing glasses for people living on less than $4 a day,” Gilboa adds. “Through his work there, he knew the magnitude of the issue, and we felt there was a really big opportunity to create a consumer-friendly brand, but to also create an organization that did good in the world.” In 2010, the duo founded Warby Parker to provide accessible eyewear with a buy-a-pair, give-a-pair model.

DANIELLE LAUDER Breast Cancer Research Foundation

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DANIELLE LAUDER, only 23 years old, may be a rising star in acting with recent roles in films like The Charnel House, but the hustle and bustle of the entertainment industry certainly doesn’t steal her attention away from charitable endeavors. On the contrary, she has used her career as a vehicle to amplify her voice and raise awareness for issues like breast cancer.

Q: What does philanthropy mean to you and what inspired you to become involved?

A: My biggest inspiration is definitely my family. I learned and was taught by my parents and grandparents that any success is only further enriched by giving back. Most importantly, giving not just a check to any random organization, but finding something you care about and doing something to make a difference.

To me, philanthropy is a passion. In my years of schooling and experiences around the world, I found my voice in the vague theme of “philanthropy” by starting with giving back to the school I went to from K through 12. With my family’s support, I was able to build a black box theater, which was a creative space for students to use as an artistic escape and playground.

Q: Which organizations are you most passionate about?

A: Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). My grandmother, Evie, started this organization and fiercely dedicated herself to it. To this day, women still come up to me and let me know how my grandmother would respond to letters personally that she would receive from women diagnosed with breast cancer across the country. I am also very passionate about mental health and recently worked with the Linda E. Marshall Foundation to raise funds and awareness for OCD research and treatment.

Q: How do you balance this work with your career in acting?

A: It is completely part of my acting career. Studying theater and film allows me to understand the emotional aspects of philanthropy, and being an actress and filmmaker has been a great space to find my voice and use it. These past few years, since graduating from Northwestern, I have found that I want to create, inspire, and make a difference with the acting projects I am involved in. I hope my philanthropic passions can be part of my future projects.

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Q: How do you view philanthropy today?

A: Philanthropy, when it’s done well, is a catalyst. It helps to identify and incubate new ideas that have the potential to change our world. That to me is to where philanthropy is at its best use, but it’s also changing. There’s more of a focus on data, 120 QUEST

outcomes, transparency, and accountability. More and more, donors want to fund things that work, as opposed to just funding things that sound nice. We need more transparency and evaluation of programs to make sure they’re actually working.

Q: What needs to change?

A: Far too much for philanthropy is still reactionary and based on who your friends are or a compelling commercial, as opposed to what’s actually working. There’s a study done recently that uncovered the percentage of donors who are thinking about impact or doing research, and it was only three percent.

Q: What is the ethos behind A Better Chicago?

A: A Better Chicago was founded on two beliefs. First: education changes everything. Education is the single-most impactful investment you can make. We’re dealing with huge income inequality, a lot of issues around violence, and a very polarized political landscape. All of those things can be best addressed by providing education and, therefore, economic opportunity.

Second: Charity as usual is punching way below its weight. We believe we need to radically rethink charity.

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IN 2010, LIAM KREHBIEL founded A Better Chicago after 10 years of working in the corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Why? Aside from his passion to promote education in his home city, Krehbiel was frustrated with “charity as usual” and set out to create a model that was more effective. So he put his MBA in finance from Northwestern and experience in investment banking to use in a way that would give back to the community with A Better Chicago, a venture philanthropy fund.

“We call ourselves that because we want to emphasize that we’re a clean break from charity as usual,” Krehbiel explains.

“We’re more of a high-performing private equity fund than a typical nonprofit.” The result is a program that operates with 100-percent impact, which means when a donor offers funds, all of it goes to A Better Chicago’s affiliates, and not the business’s operating expenses (which are underwritten by the board).

THE ELIAS SISTERS The Vintage Twin

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NEW YORK SISTER ACT Morgan and Samantha Elias didn’t set out to be philanthropists. In 2009, the Elias twins (then 19 years old) were best known for sporting their reworked vintage pieces, and they were constantly stopped by friends and strangers alike who wanted to know where to find such unique items.

Eying a hole in the market for one-of-a-kind options, the duo founded their brand, The Vintage Twin, and set out to solve the issue of harmful mass-production in the process. Ever since, their unique creations (sold online and at pop-up shops throughout New York City) have garnered recognition from the fashion community and have been profiled in W, Elle, and Galore.

“We wanted to quench the thirst for individuality and bring sustainable fashion to the masses,” Samantha recalls. “We also used recycled or salvaged fabric to create new designs,” Morgan adds. “It’s basically a win-win: nobody else will own the same thing as you, and you’re also creating less demand for the mass production of new goods, which is so bad for the environment.”

Aside from lightening the load (30 million tons, to be exact) of mass-produced goods Americans throw into landfills each year, The Vintage Twin donates 10 percent of proceeds to charity.

Q: How do you determine the organizations to donate to?

Morgan: We donate to causes that are close to us. In the past, we’ve donated to Autism Speaks, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Active Minds, and Global Lyme Alliance.

Samantha: We also just partnered with Planned Parenthood for an event a few weeks ago.

Q: How do you look at the world of philanthropy?

Samantha: Philanthropy is no longer a phenomenon only applicable to the rich and famous. Brands like ours and like TOMS have helped to bring philanthropy to the hands of individuals, young and old.

Q: How does your concept differ from other vintage concepts?

Morgan: We re-brand every item that you sell so you can never mistake it from something that you thrifted. You can rely on our curated selection being on-trend and relatable. In the world of vintage clothing, this is a luxury, because we hand-pick the best pieces, so you don’t have to go digging through piles of stuff.

Samantha: Our Jeanius Bar is exclusive to The Vintage Twin. In an experience that feels a bit like a magic trick, a Jeanius takes one look at you and selects the perfect pair of jeans for you from thousands of pairs that we have on-hand.

Q: What’s next for you two?

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QUEST ARCHIVE: APRIL 2007 Above, left to right: Henry Ford paved the way for the next generation of giving when he established the Ford Foundation in 1936; publishing baron William Randolph Hearst. Opposite page: Great-granddaughter of William Randolph and Riverkeeper board member Amanda Hearst.

Below: Former Bronx teacher Charles Best turned his personal experience into a non-profit with Donors Choose, an organization allowing teachers to seek individual funding by posting specific classroom proposals online.

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GARDEN ART & ANTIQUES FAIR

Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale May 3 Three Days to Explore Art & Antiques May 4–6 Get tickets at nybg.org/gardenfair

2018 EXHIBITORS Aarne Anton/American Primitive Gallery Balsamo Scott Bassoff & Sandy Jacobs David Bell Antiques A Bird in Hand Brennan & Mouilleseaux Antiques David Brooker Fine Art Denise DeLaurentis Fine Antique Prints Deluxe Dinan & Chighine Ltd Finnegan Gallery Firehouse Antiques Fleur Garden Stone Art & Antiques Jeffrey Henkel Barbara Israel Garden Antiques Knollwood Antiques LLC Leatherwood Antiques Milne’s At Home Antiques More & More Antiques Pagoda Red Francis J. Purcell Rayon Roskar Schorr & Dobinsky Christopher Spitzmiller, Inc. Valaer Van Royen Village Braider Antiques Bob Withington & Company List in formation

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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/gardenfairpreview.

THREE DAYS TO EXPLORE ART & ANTIQUES May 4–6; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Enjoy NYBG’s glorious spring spectacle during a weekend-long celebration featuring rare plants, antiques, and art to enhance the beauty of your home and garden. Explore offerings from leading dealers, including decorative art and fine garden antiques—some with a modern twist, both elegant and fanciful—for the home and garden.

SPECIALTY PLANT SALE & DEMONSTRATIONS May 4–6; 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Fair offerings include a newly expanded specialty plant sale at NYBG Shop that features trees, shrubs, vines, hard-to-find perennials, herbs, and annuals from some of horticulture’s finest growers. Experts take the stage for engaging and informative demonstrations on floral design.

PLEIN-AIR INVITATIONAL May 5; 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Renowned painter James Gurney will be joined by more than 20 established plein-air artists spread out across the Garden grounds in a public display of talent and technique.

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PREVIEW PARTY AND COLLECTORS’ PLANT SALE Thursday, May 3; 6–8 p.m.

The festivities begin with a curated collection of rare and exotic plants hand-picked

by NYBG’s horticultural staff, who are on hand to advise on the best selections for your home and garden. Be among the first to peruse the Fair offerings and enjoy demonstrations and booksignings by some of NYC’s finest interior and floral designers, as well as a Silent Auction, plus music, signature cocktails, and light fare.

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Chairmen Andrea Henderson Fahnestock Thomas Jayne Katie Ridder Pennoyer Emma Jane Pilkington Honorary Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Barbara Cirkva Schumacher Mish Tworkowski Designers’ Council Meg Braff Brian McCarthy Patrick Mele Charlotte Moss Alex Papachristidis Christopher Spitzmiller Collectors’ Plant Sale Chairmen Peter R. McQuillan Marjorie G. Rosen Stephen Scanniello Joseph Singer

Pictured above: 1. Bronson van Wyck, Martha Stewart 2. Andrea Henderson Fahnestock, Mish Tworkowski, Katie Ridder Pennoyer 3. Gregory Long, Susan Burke 4. Alex Papachristidis 5. Robert Rufino 6. Marjorie Rosen, Stephen Scanniello, Peter McQuillan 7. Thomas Jayne, Meg Braff 8. Barbara Cirkva Schumacher 9. Barbara Israel, Gillian Steel 10. Emma Jane Pilkington 11. Christopher Spitzmiller 12. Stephen Orr, Joseph Singer 13. Barbara Corcoran

HONORING GREGORY LONG’S 29 YEARS OF SERVICE

Dear Friends: Wonderful news! In honor of all that we have accomplished during Gregory Long’s 29 years of dedicated and unwavering service as Chief Executive Officer and The William C. Steere Sr. President, it is our pleasure to announce that we have raised $29,000,000 through The President’s Fund.

The primary goal of this ongoing campaign is to strengthen the Garden’s endowment. Endowment is one of the most important financial underpinnings an institution can have. At NYBG it represents a long-term investment by today’s donors in the future generations who will enjoy its many benefits: sustaining the quality of the urban oasis that is at the heart of our mission; perpetuating programs such as multidisciplinary exhibitions and the new Edible Academy, which educate adults and children alike; and furthering scientific endeavors that help save the plants of the world and train future botanists.

Gregory’s remarkable tenure, which concludes when he steps aside on June 30, is the longest since that of founding director Nathaniel Lord Britton and the most consequential. Under Gregory’s visionary leadership, the Garden has undergone a renaissance that revitalized and elevated every aspect of this venerable institution (see next page): completion of 43 major capital projects, including 15 new gardens and landscape renovations; development of innovative programs enjoyed by 1,300,000 annual visitors, including more than 300,000 children, families, and teachers, many from underserved local communities; and creation of state-of-the-art facilities and programs for 200 scientific staff members who lead plant research and conservation efforts in 49 countries.

The Garden is able to carry out all of its wide-ranging endeavors through the generous commitment and friendship of many individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies. With your continued partnership as NYBG transitions into its next leadership chapter, we can look forward to advancing our legacy as an iconic living museum, a major educational institution, and a renowned plant research and conservation organization well into the future.

Thank you for your support,

Maureen K. Chilton Co-Chairmen The President’s Fund

Carmen M. Thain

Larry E. Condon

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MILESTONES 1992 • Creation of New Exhibition Program 1994 • Establishment of Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Program for Molecular Systematics 1995 • Launch of C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium 1997 • Restoration of Enid A. Haupt Conservatory • Opening of New Catering and Food Service Venues 1998 • Creation of Everett Children’s Adventure Garden 2002 • Opening of William and Lynda Steere Herbarium and International Plant Science Center • Renovation of LuEsther T. Mertz Library • Launch of Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture Exhibitions • Establishment of Farmers Market 2004 • Restoration of Benenson Ornamental Conifers • Opening of Leon Levy Visitor Center 2005 • Restoration of Lillian Goldman Fountain of Life • Opening of Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections 2006 • Opening of Pfizer Plant Research Laboratory 2007 • Restoration of Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden 2010 • Restoration of Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill

2011 • Creation of New Azalea Garden • Completion of Adam R. Rose and Peter R. McQuillan Horticulture Operations Center • Restoration of Thain Family Forest 2012 • Opening of NYBG Parking Garage, Bedford Park Gate, Metro-North Station Circle 2013 • Creation of New Native Plant Garden 2014 • Creation of Humanities Institute in the Mertz Library • Opening of Marjorie G. Rosen Seasonal Walk 2015 • FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life • 1,000,000 Annual Visitors 2016 • Celebration of NYBG’s 125th Anniversary • Completion of Major Landscape Restoration Projects: Burn Family Lilac Collection, Matelich Anniversary Peony Collection, Judy and Michael Steinhardt Maple Collection 2017 • Opening of Green Zone, Green Materials Recycling Center, New East Gate • 1,300,000 Annual Visitors • 61,000 Member Households 2018 • Opening of Edible Academy

PLEASE DONATE NOW Your gift will help safeguard NYBG’s position at the forefront of horticulture, education, and plant research and conservation. Visit nybg.org

GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: VISIONS OF HAWAI‘I

MAY 19–OCTOBER 28, 2018 Get tickets at nybg.org

Discover the artist’s little-known depictions of the Hawaiian Islands—and the plants and landscapes that inspired them.

Pioneering American modernist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887– 1986) conveyed a distinct sense of place with innovative depictions of her surroundings, from stark New Mexican landscapes to New York cityscapes. Yet flowers and plants were subjects that engaged O’Keeffe throughout her career.

Curated by Theresa Papanikolas, Ph.D., of the Honolulu Museum of Art, this landmark exhibition will offer a rare focus on 20 of O’Keeffe’s depictions of Hawai‘i from a nine-week sojourn in 1939 while on commission to produce images for a Hawaiian Pineapple Company promotional campaign.

A lush exhibition in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of Hawaiian flora and a stunning display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery that includes more than 15 of O’Keeffe’s Hawai‘i paintings—not seen together in New York since their debut in 1940—will spotlight a transformative experience in the legendary artist’s life, revealing O’Keeffe’s deeply felt impressions and the enduring influence of the Islands’ dramatic landscapes and exotic plants.

Throughout NYBG a rich and diverse program of performances, events, and activities for all ages will celebrate the time-honored traditions and unique cultural heritage of the Hawaiian Islands.

Any findings,conclusions, conclusions, recommendations expressed this exhibition do not necessarily those of the Anyviews, views, findings, or or recommendations expressed in thisinexhibition do not necessarily representrepresent those of the National Endowment Endowment for National forthe theHumanities.

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Opposite: Georgia O’Keeffe, Hibiscus with Plumeria (detail), 1939, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.6 © 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Above: Georgia O’Keeffe, Waterfall, No. I, ‘Īao Valley, Maui, 1939, Oil on canvas, 19 ⅛ x 16 in., Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Tennessee, Gift of Art Today 76.7 © 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Below: Harold Stein, [Georgia O’Keeffe on Leho‘ula Beach, near ‘Aleamai, Hāna, Maui], 1939, Gelatin silver print, 2 x 2 ⅞ in., Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O’Keeffe Archive, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST

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Wes Gordon, Chloe Richards, and Paul Arnhold.

Clockwise from top left: Olivia Black and Alexandra Waitt; Katya Kulyzhka; Natalie Bloomingdale; Andrew Nodell with Sam and Molly Moorkamp; a photo of the Garden Court, which was illuminated with contrasting lighting on each side to reflect the night’s theme, based on Paolo Veronese’s Choice Between Virtue and Vice.

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OVER 600 GUESTS showed up to the Frick Collection on March

15 for the organization’s 19th Young Fellows Ball, which was held in collaboration with ESCADA. The evening was “Virtue and Vice’” themed, inspired by Paolo Veronese’s iconic Choice Between Virtue and Vice (ca.1565), which hangs prominently in the museum’s West Gallery. From 8:30 p.m. on, guests gathered in the Garden Court for cocktails and hors’doeuvres. The space was lit to reflect the night’s theme, with half of it under rich, red lighting, to resemble a forest, and the other under blue and

white lighting to give a heavenly feel. All of the event’s chairmen, including Gillian Hearst Simonds, Sarah Flint, Amory McAndrew, and Alexandra Porter, wore dresses by ESCADA. Other attendees included Genevieve and John Allen, Julia Arnhold and Lane Gerson, and Naomi Biden. Throughout, attendees were able to venture around the museum and view the acclaimed works of art, with the work of Veronese attracting the most attention. Later in the evening, most guests convened in the Music Room for dancing to the DJ. APRIL 2018 141

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From left to right: Mary Snow and Joachim Bader at the VIP Preview Day, which had art on view at Piers 92 & 94; Shari Loeffler at the preview; the Børns performing at the Museum of Modern Art’s Armory

▲THE ARMORY SHOW

▼ “ALL THAT GLITTERS” IN PALM BEACH

WITH 198 GALLERIES from 31 countries, the 2018 Armory

THE YOUNG FRIENDS OF the Palm Beach Symphony sparkled at the All That Glitters party in the Gold Room at The Breakers on February 19—just one of multiple events the Palm Beach Symphony hosted that evening. All That Glitters, co-chaired by Lizzi Bickford and J. Roby Penn IV, attracted guests like St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong, who accompanied Burton Rocks. The glamorous black-tie event was sponsored by Sam Edelman and the Royal Poinciana Plaza, and featured cocktails, dancing, and dinner. The multi-gala evening raised a total of $675,000 for the Palm Beach Symphony.

Show was open to the public March 8 through 11, with a VIP Preview Day on March 7 staged on Piers 92 and 94. The show presented artworks that ranged from historical masterpieces to contemporary projects by emerging artists. On the evening of the Preview Day, the Museum of Modern Art hosted a party with live music and DJs to launch the opening of the art fair and Armory Arts Week. Many notables in the art world sat on the host committee, including Sarah Arison, Elizabeth Kurpis, and Paul Arnhold and Wes Gordon, and Jen Mergel.

From left to right: Brandon and Brittany Mundarain at Young Friends of the Palm Beach Symphony’s (YFPBS) event at The Breakers; Julie Dahlstrom with Todd Dahlstrom, who sits on the executive committee of YFPBS; Theresa Gaugler, another member of the executive committee, with Angie Cortesio.

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Show kick-off party on the evening on March 7.

Clockwise from top left: Delfina Blaquier and Nacho Figueras arrive at Museum Park for the Carnaval celebration; Eiza González, Edgar Ramirez, and Joan Smalls in the Rosé Garden; Tessa Thompson and Issa Rae; Caroline Daur, Caroline Vreeland, and Shea Marie in the VIP lounge area; the event featured traditional Carnaval entertainment such as salsa dancing and a performance from live drummers.

VEUVE CLICQUOT’S MIAMI CARNAVAL

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FOR THE FOURTH year in a row, Veuve Clicquot hosted its

Carnaval celebration in Miami—a South Florida spin on the Champagne brand’s longtime New York Polo Classic. The festivities were held at Museum Park, overlooking Biscayne Bay, and the venue included traditional Carnaval entertainment such as Columbian salsa dancing and drummers. The best part, of course, was the endless supply of Veuve Clicquot Champagne, which included the newer Veuve Clicquot Rich and Rich Rosé flavors. The event’s official beneficiary was the

renowned Pérez Art Museum in Miami and all tickets included access to the museum. Those who splurged for a more exclusive ticket were granted admission to the new and secluded Rosé Garden, featuring lounge seating, Champagne bars, individual gourmet lunch boxes, a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rosé, a photo booth, and more. Notable attendees included Issa Rae, Edgar Ramirez, Nacho Figueras and Delfina Blaquier, Tyson Beckford, Karen Martinez, Caroline Daur, Shea Marie, and Caroline Vreeland. u APRIL 2018 143

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DAVID ROCKEFELLER: AN AMERICAN PATRICIAN

Clockwise from top left: David Rockefeller at MoMA’s David Rockefeller Award Luncheon in 2011; David was the youngest and last surviving grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Manhattan Bank office in 1972; Mr. Rockefeller with President Ford and Henry Kissinger in 1975.

HE WAS THE YOUNGEST of John D. Rockefeller’s fabled grandchildren—always the baby of their brood—yet he was probably the smartest, most commercially adept, and philanthropically influential of his five siblings. In early adulthood, he studiously observed the cultural and charitable paths of his talented older brothers and sister. And what a gifted bunch they were in so many spheres: practical politics, the emergence of art’s modern movement, and the rebirth of conservation awareness. This third-generation progeny of a petroleum monopolist made massive and lasting contributions to the 20th-century aesthetic of our beloved city and country. But it was David Rockefeller who quietly watched, listened, and ultimately forged his own path of philanthropic genius that we may not see again for another 101 years.

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Most fittingly, he was a born-and-bred New Yorker who had the vision, resources, and Rolodex to make civic contributions that are unequaled in their scale and impact by other so-called scions of Manhattan. As former mayor Mike Bloomberg said of David Rockefeller: “No individual has contributed more to New York City over a longer period of time.”

He was the last patrician of a bygone era whose modest demeanor and enlightened perspective made a difference that never required his name being etched in gold leaf or carved into a portico. He was comfortable knowing what he’d accomplished, and always knowing just who he was.

And Quest, knowing who he was, continues to salute David Rockefeller, and remember him fondly. —scmiii

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Kazuo Shiraga, Untitled, 1964 © The Estate of Kazuo Shiraga; Image courtesy of Fergus McCaffrey, New York

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