Honoring Icons of Art and Design

A group toast at Pratt Institute's Legends 2008: A Pratt Institute Scholarship Benefit Honoring Icons of Art and Design.

Last Thursday night at the Lighthouse at Pier 61 on West 23rd and the Hudson River, Pratt Institute held its annual gala, Legends 2008: A Pratt Institute Scholarship Benefit Honoring Icons of Art and Design.

The Honorees were: Takashi Murakami, artist; Julian Schnabel, artist and filmmaker; and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, writer and advocate for art, architecture, design, and historic preservation.

Hosts for the evening were Pratt’s President, Thomas Schutte, and Chairman of the Board, Mike Pratt. Co-chairs for the evening were Kurt Andersen, Amy Cappellazzo, Marjorie Kuhn.

Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and Carl Spielvogel

Allison Pottasch, Bruce Hannah, and Tanya VanCott

Charlie Rose and Thomas Schutte

Arlene Blaker and Cliff Blaker

David Nisinson, Patrice Djerejian, and Robert Djerjian

Elizabeth O'Brien and Michael O'Brien

Julian Schnabel and Takashi Murakami

Amy Cappellazzo, Kurt Andersen, and Marjorie Kuhn

Allison Pottasch and Lisa Pottasch

Bonnie Siegler and Jeff Scher

Harry Bogosian and Travis Bogosian

Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Edward Albee, and Carl Spielvogel

Dick Cavett and Olmo Schnabel

Ian Collings and Britt Kapec

Jane Walentas and David Walentas

Laura Moore and Kathleen Scully

Anita Cooney

Joanne Serraino

Karen Adler Miletsky

Jennifer and John Goodkind

Melanie Miracolo, Elizabeth Vallenilla, Olivia Choi, and Megan Jones

Joan and Marc Sherman

Julian Schnabel and Charlie Rose

Theresa Deckner, Matthew Bruch, and Stephanie Parks

Jill Varan, Michael Eisner, Lesley Chi, and Takaya Goto

Ralph Applebaum and Madelynn Gingold

Kit White and Andrea Barnet

Tim Blum, Amy Cappellazzo, and Tom Eccles

Lisa Pottasch and Anne Ainsworth

Mike Pratt

Jane, Ken Silver, Rob Wynne, and Timothy Greenfield Sanders

Marc Eliot and Xiaolei Wu

Timothy Greenfield Sanders and Edward Albee

Mark Robbins and Brett Seamans

Marc Rosen, Juliana Terrian Gilbert, David S. Mack, and Mark Stumer

Stella Schnabel and Vito Schnabel

Last Wednesday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, in the presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Princess Grace Foundation–USA hosted the Princess Grace Awards Gala and presented 31 Awards to emerging artists in theater, dance and film, as well as two Princess Grace Statue Awards to artists who have previously won Awards and have shown achievement and growth in their respective fields.

Every year, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) awards these grants to support its mission of providing crucial support to emerging artists in America. Additionally, Glenn Close was honored with the Prince Rainier III Award in recognition of her outstanding career and contribution to the arts.

Bebe Neuwirth and Princess Grace Award Winners

Entertainment for the evening included a performance by Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings and dancing to DJ Tom Finn. Co-chairs for the Gala (and Platinum Sponsors) were Noelle and Dick Wolf, Emmy Award winning writer/producer of the Law & Order drama series and Dolly Lenz, Vice Chairman of Prudential Douglas Elliman. Presenting Sponsor for this year’s Princess Grace Awards Gala was Hermès. Crown Sponsors this year were Ana Tzarev Gallery and Mrs. Edmond J. Safra.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA is a not-for-profit, publicly-supported foundation headquartered in New York City founded more than 25 years ago by Prince Rainier III of Monaco in honor of his wife, Princess Grace [Kelly], Prince Albert’s mother.
Corporate Chair for the Princess Grace Awards Gala is Gérard Cohen, of HSBC Private Bank (Monaco) S.A.

Bebe Neuwirth and Mariska Hargitay

Alexander Peters and Glenn Close

Ted Danson and Ayelet Argaman

Jeff Goldblum, Ted Danson, Mariska Hargitay, David Shaw, and Glenn Close

Dr. Joanne Tobias

Ana Tzarev and H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

Celeste Holm

Eve Piaget

Petra Nemcova

Rose Byrne

Marjorie Andrade

Shoshana Dadoun

Reza Pahlavi and Princess Yasmine Pahlavi

Charlene Wittstock and Donatella

Christopher and Georgianne Walken

Reza Pahlavi, Ellen Noghes, Princess Yasmine Pahlavi, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, and Ambassador Gilles Noghes

Maguy Maccario-Doyle

Elisabeth Ocko and Eha

Alec Hammond

Lauren Thayer and Manuela Savona

Mariska Hargitay, Jeff Goldblum, Glenn Close, and Rose Byrne

Sanam Gabayzadeh

John F. Lehman

Lisa Lori, Lauren Thayer, and Alexis Blais

Kasia McCormick and Stephanie Kamfar

Dolly Lenz, Dick Wolf, and Julia Merck

Jim Dale

Judith Light

Marie-Claire Gladstone and Robert Gladstone

Mikki Micarelli

Marie-Claire Gladstone, Tommy Hilfiger, and Dee Ocleppo

Tabatha Coffey and Rene Fris

Last Thursday night in the Frank Gehry-designed IAC Building on 555 West 18th Street, the Young Friends of the ASPCA held their annual “Shaggy Dog” Gala. The benefit of which Katie Lee Joel was honorary chair, featured DJ Berrie. Cocktails, dancing and a silent auction, the party ran from 9 to 1.

Ed Sayres (ASPCA President and CEO) and Kristen Johnston

Andrew Black and John Auerbach

Ricky Sitomer and Lake Bell

Thom Filicia and Maggie Rizer

Katie Lee Joel with Penny the Dog

Allison and Arielle Greenberg

Also last week, over at Bergdorf’s, they had a booksigning for Jeffrey Bilhuber and his new book “Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home” (photographs by Trel Brock).

From Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home.

Jeffrey Bilhuber is one of those fellows who is a multi-tasker. Putting this book together came through spending his weekend hours shooting and planning it since his daily business schedule is hectic. He is also a new father with son Christoph who was two last July 26. I remember the date because I share the same birthday. Jeffrey also did a great interview with NYSD HOUSE [4] last year, in case you want to get a look at some of his work for himself.