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 Americans for the Arts; and education
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| The dinner scene at AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS 2009 National Arts Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street. |
This past Monday night, Americans for the Arts, the leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in America, hosted their annual National Arts Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street. Robert Redford, Salman Rushdie, Ed Rusha, philanthropist Sidney Harman, Anne Finucane and Bank of America were honored for their contributions to the arts.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presented Redford with his award. Lisa Phillips of the New Museum of contemporary Art presented Ed Rusha with his Artistic Excellence Award. Paul Auster presented Salman Rushdie with the Kitty Carlisle Hart Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts. Elliot Gerson of the Aspen Institute presented the Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts to Sidney Harman, and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns presented the Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award to Anne Finucane, accepting on behalf of Bank of America.
In the crowd: Dennis Hopper, Kerry Washington, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, Jeff and Justine Koons, Eli Broad, Todd Eberle, Emily Rafferty, Larry Gagosian, Vera Wang, Simon de Pury, Siri Hustvedt, Rep. Jane Harman (D-California), wife of the honoree, Thelma Golden, Chuck Close, Tiny Lutz Morris, Marcia Mishaan, Maureen Orth, Mike Barnicle, Adam Weinberg, James Frey, Margo Lion and Kate Levin. |
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Anne Finucane and Ken Burns |
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Diane Brace and Lori Robishaw |
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Ed Ruscha and Lisa Phillips |
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Alexandra and Nancy Pelosi |
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Siri Hustedt and Paul Auster |
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Robert Redford and Nancy Pelosi |
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Amy Redford, Sibylle Szaggars‐Redford, Robert Redford, and Kerry Washington |
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Elliot Gerson and Dr. Sidney Harman |
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Caroline Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi |
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Kerry Washington and Salman Rushdie |
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Jane Harman and Dr. Sidney Harman |
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Steve and Liora Spiess |
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Isabella and Ted Daleson |
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Kulpat Yantrasat |
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Dana and Ed Ruscha with Maria Bell |
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Sheila Johnson |
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Larry Gagosian, James Frey, and Salman Rushdie |
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Tony Shafrazi, Bill Bell, Dennis Hopper, and Eli Broad |
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Ken Burns and Anne Finucane |
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Kerry Washington and Thelma Golden |
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Paul Auster and Salman Rushdie |
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Chuck Close and Suzanne Scott |
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Mark Levine and John Keppler |
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| A Place At the Table, the 2nd Annual Benefit for the Ali Forney Center was held at the Chelsea Art Museum. |
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Rufus Wainwright |
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Ariel Marks and Isaiah Bartlett |
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Paul Mooney |
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Linda Morand and David Frank Ray |
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Alexi Melvin and Kelley Melvin |
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Camille Parson and Alan Linn |
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Carl Siciliano and Mayor Michael Bloomberg |
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Akiva Rubin, Katie Barnett, and Zack Klim |
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Brad Rolston, Mark Bradley, and Jonathan Mallow |
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Chris Carter and Joe Jervis |
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Andrew D'Ambrosi and Seth Johnson |
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Dan Fearris and Ken Hunt |
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Carrie Cash, Teresa Nasty, and Candi Shell |
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Michael Patitti, Matthew Maddox, Tim Rathschmidt, Jason North, and Cory Ingram |
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Dan Choi and Christine Quinn |
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Doug Wingo and Tim Legg |
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Glennda Testone and Jama Shelton |
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Chuck Graver, Marco Lemus, and Brian Meehan |
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Jim Miller, Mark McVeigh, and Russell Loring |
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Kendall Farrell and Finn Brigham |
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Nicky Balestrieri and Adam Shapiro |
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RJ Supa and Sophia Frantino |
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Keith Champagne, Paul Gruber, and Kyle Merker |
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Tim Rathschmidt, Joey Fernandez, and Randolph Frazier |
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Michael Filerman and Neil Koenigsberg |
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Penny Arcade |
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Ruben Jimenez and Christine Rodriguez |
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Out in L.A. ... Lulu de Kwiatkowski, Oliver M. Furth, Julie Jaffe and Cooper Ray hosted a reception for interior designer Richard Mishaan at the Williams-Sonoma Home store in Los Angeles for the West Coast launch of Mishaan’s book Modern Luxury.
Among the guests: Cornelia Frame, Maxandra Short, Amanda Masters, Brooke Davenport, Julia Sorkin, Trisha Cardoso, Kimberly Bini, Eve Gerber, Ana Berman, Christina Juarez, George Kotsiopoulos, Ross Klein, Shell and Craig Cardon along with top LA designers, Lizzie Dinkel, David Phoenix and Nathan Turner. |
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Ana Berman |
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Christina Juarez and Richard Mishaan |
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Cooper Ray and Allison Blumenfield |
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Elizabeth Dinkle and Eve Gerber |
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Kimberly Bini |
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Brooke Davenport,Trisha Cardoso, and Julia Sorkin |
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Julia Jaffe and George Kotsiopoulos |
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Oliver Furth, Lulu de Kwiatkowski, Richard Mishaan, Julie Jaffe & Cooper Ray |
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Richard Mishaan and Ross Klein |
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Mary Luby, Cornelia Frame, and Lulu de Kwiatkowski |
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Maxandria Short and Shell Cardon |
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| GQ and Alfani Red hosted a party for Ne-Yo's Compound Foundation which helps out kids in the welfare system. Angie Martinez was hostess. Ne-Yo performed at the Stephan Weiss Studio. |
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Peter Hunsinger, Ne-Yo, Tiki Barber, and Brian Coats |
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Shanina Shaik, Ne-Yo, and Damaris Lewis |
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Vivica A. Fox |
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Brendan Monaghan and Rohit Pursram |
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Jessica White |
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Jadyn Maria |
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Shanina Shaik and Damaris Lewis |
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Lisa Tucker |
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Michelle Edgar |
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Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels and Ne-Yo |
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Amanda Reska and Sarah Calimidi |
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Edward Washington and Jacquel Clemons (Compound Foundation Honorees) |
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DJ Miss Saigon |
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Jacquel Clemons and friends |
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Lisa Fields and Darryl Brantley |
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Marc Bouwer and Lydia Hearst |
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Adrienne Bailon and Angie Martinez |
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The Institute of International Education held its 90th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and honored ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson, Maestro Lorin Maazel and the Founders of the Iran Opportunities Fund.
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| Robert L. Parker Jr., Risa Parker, Tom Russo, Rex Tillerson, and friends |
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| Kaveh, Lila, Mina, Behdad, Hossein, and Nazgol Alizadeh |
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| Tom Russo, Amy Brandt, Rex Tillerson, Denise Benmosche, and Mark Angelson |
| IIE is involved in many different aspects of international educational exchange, from administering the flagship Fulbright program for the U.S. Department of State, to rescuing scholars in danger, to working with corporations and foundations to support global leadership by investing in human capital. |
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| Moshen Moazami, Hamid Biglari, Laya Khadjavi, and Kambiz Shahbazi |
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| Allan Goodman and Lynn Angelson |
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| Maestro Lorin Maazel and Denise Benmosche |
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| Bill Cunningham |
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| Prince Talal and Linda Vester |
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| Linda Vester and Tom Johnson |
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| Dietlinde Turban-Maazel and friends |
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| Henrik and Louise Vanderlip |
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| Laya Khadjavi, Roya Khadjavi Heidari, and, Naazgol Saati Shahbazi |
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| Congressman and Mrs. Benjamin Gilman |
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| Amy Brandt and Henry Jarecki |
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| Henry and Elaine Kaufman with Allan and Collette Goodman |
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| Photographs by ©Lyn Hughes
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