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The Art of Our Time

Social Diary• June 20, 2023.
Remembering a special day in the art world of New York and Andy Warhol, as seen from the archive of Mary Hilliard... READ MORE
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Up Close and Personal

Party Pictures• May 22, 2023.
A glamorous party from Mary Hilliard’s photo archives for a book about Fred Astaire when fashion was indeed the passion... READ MORE
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This Was Then: The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Dinner with D.V.”

Social History• May 3, 2023.
A piece of New York fashion history, a page out of only yesterday, Mary Hilliard’s report on the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum’s ... READ MORE
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Save Venice’s 50th Anniversary Il Gran Gala a Venezia

Travel• November 4, 2022.
Mary Hilliard takes us on a very special trip to Venice, with her camera and Save Venice supporters. It’s a magical trip to experience... READ MORE
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Going with the flow of the Nile

Travel• November 16, 2021.
Mary Hilliard takes a sailing trip along the Nile to the Great Pyramid of Giza and beyond... READ MORE
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This Was Then: Valentino’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition in New York

Social History• October 1, 2020.
Today we’re re-running a Social History from Mary Hilliard’s archive from September 1992, the opening of Valentino’s 30th Anniversary Retrospect... READ MORE
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Three days of spectacular revelry at the Carnevale Gala in Venice

Travel• February 25, 2020.
Mary Hilliard covers (and photographs) Save Venice’s Carnevale Gala, “All the World’s A Stage,” in Venice, Italy. Costume balls, exhibitions, ... READ MORE
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This Was Then: The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Dinner with D.V.”

Social History• January 23, 2020.
A piece of New York fashion history, a page out of only yesterday, Mary Hilliard’s report on the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum’s ... READ MORE
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Art Weekend in Richmond Celebrating Elizabeth Locke

Travel• May 17, 2019.
Elizabeth Locke invited close friends to Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate the opening of “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Co... READ MORE
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Save Venice Celebrates Tintoretto’s 500th birthday

Travel• October 18, 2018.
Tintoretto, the Venetian master, wouldn’t roll over in his grave, he’d burst out of it if he knew of Save Venice’s glorious celebrat... READ MORE
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April in Paris (and Burgundy)

Travel• March 30, 2018.
When E.Y. “Yip” Harburg wrote the words to “April in Paris” he had never even been there. Poor “Yip” didn’t know what he was missing. We... READ MORE
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The biennial gala celebration of Save Venice

Travel• July 14, 2017.
A few weeks ago an enthusiastic crowd flocked to Venice to participate in the biennial gala celebration of Save Venice, Inc., a non profit organizatio... READ MORE
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This was Then: Malcolm Forbes’ 70th, Part II

Social History• February 22, 2017.
Photographs by Mary Hilliard Malcolm Forbes was the most celebrated magazine publisher of his day although there were others far richer and with large... READ MORE

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