Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Dr. Valerie Steele, Director, The Museum at FIT, hosted the opening reception of Exhibitionism: 50 Years of The Museum at FIT. Taken entirely from the museum’s permanent holdings, Exhibitionism features 33 of the most iconic and influential shows over the past 50 years.
Guests — including Veronica Webb, Fern Mallis, John Bartlett, Kamie Lightburn, Yaz Hernandez, Eleanora Kennedy, and Darcy Rigas — enjoyed a private Couture Council tour, followed by the opening reception. Tim Gunn gave a celebratory Champagne toast.
Valerie Steele, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, Tim Gunn, Emilie Rubinfeld, and Yaz HernandezCarole Divet Harting, Sharon Jacob, and Nina WhitmanL to R.: Kamie Lightburn; John Bartlett; Eleanora KennedyDarcy Rigas, Carole Divet Harting, Sharon Jacob, Yaz Hernandez, and Valerie SteeleL to R.: Colleen Salonga; Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan; Carole Divet HartingDr. Joyce F. Brown and Emilie RubinfeldDr. Valerie SteeleL to R.: Angela Dotson; Cally Stavropoulos; Kathy ReillyHeidi Holterbosch, Darcy Rigas, and Lauren SolomonMarjorie R. Harris, Valerie Steele, Jane E. DeFlorio, and Yaz HernandezL to R.: Veronica Webb and Yaz Hernandez; Laura Nicklas and Inga KozelMarjorie R. Harris and Jody GardnerPatricia Selden, Nettie Thomas, Ina Selden, and Judy CoopermanL to R.: Lucia Hwong Gordon; Louise DoktorTim Gunn, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, and Dr. Valerie Steele
On Friday, January 18th, the Nantucket Historical Association hosted a private tour of the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection and dinner for their Winter Show supporters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The evening was hosted by NHA Board of Trustees President Kelly Williams and her husband, Andrew Forsyth. The NHA’s exhibition at The Winter Show was made possible with the help of these loyal and generous supporters who stepped forward with enthusiasm.
The Winter Show is the leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, featuring 70 of the world’s top experts in the fine and decorative arts and a featured loan exhibitor. NHA was the 2019 loan exhibitor. The exhibition, Collecting Nantucket, Connecting the World, presents the very best in paintings, craft, and folk arts in the NHA collection. During the two weeks of the show from January 18- 27, the NHA is hosting a suite of events and lectures.
Annabelle and Gregory FowlkesChip Carver, Anne DeLaney, Andrew Forsyth, Wendy Hudson, and Jason TilroeCoco Kopelman and Michael KovnerDouglas Bratton and Kelly WilliamsBobbi McPeak, Chip Carver, and Anne DeLaneyElla Prichard, Jenny Collins, and Susan BlountGregory Fowlkes, Elizabeth Anathan, and Thomas AnathanL to R.: Annabelle Fowlkes and Arie L. Kopelman; Jenny and Wylie CollinsJanet and Rick Sherlund with Bruce MalenfantJanet Sherlund, Carolyn MacKenzie, and Denise SaulJean Doyen de Montaillou and Denise SaulJohn McDermott, Victoria McManus, Sarah F. Alger, and Bruce MalenfantKaryn Frist and Anne Marie BrattonL to R.: Karen and Dr. Malcolm MacNab; Rick Sherlund with Phoebe and Bobby TudorKelly Williams, James Russell, Anne DeLaney, Bobbi McPeak, and Johanna RichardKelly Williams, Nancy Abbey, Mary Randolph Ballinger, Douglas Abbey, and Karyn FristMichelle and Tucker Holland with Maureen Bousa and Patricia AnathanKelly Williams and Arie L. Kopelman
