2017 Fall Gala

November 14, 2017

2017 Fall Gala Honoring Tony Kushner

Bille Tsien with Janet C. Ross

Calvin Tsao with Karen Stein

Nancy Novogrod, Susan Nitze, and Gala Guest

Dan Barasch with Cary Davis

Suzanne Bocanegra with David Lang

Bruce Horten, Barbara Diamonstein-Spielvogel, and Sharon Davis

Micaela Varricchio with Ambassador Armando Varricchio

Dame Jillian Sackler, Carolina Herrera, Bob Cocacello, and Gala guest

Oskar Eustis with Mark Harris

Chuck Close, Adam Weinberg, Fairfax Dorn, and Marc Glimcher

Tiffany Bell, Richard Gluckman, E.V. Day, and John Ochsendorf

Jack Livings and Enrico Riley

Mary Margaret Jones with Doug Argue

Kyle DeCamp and David Reinfurt, Suzanne Bocanegra

AAR Director John Ochsendorf, Trustee David Kertzer, Gala Co-Chair Suzanne Deal Booth, Gala Honoree Tony Kushner, Gala Co-Chair and Trustee Mary Frank, Board Chair and Trustee Mary Margaret Jones, Gala Co-Chair John F.W. Rogers, AAR President Mark Robbins

Board Chair and Trustee Mary Margaret Jones welcomes the Gala attendees

Saz Borghese, Richard Olcott, and John Danzer

Gala Guests in The POOL

Guido Forentino, Deborah Lehr, Kara Mangone, Riccardo Mastranegeli, John F.W. Rogers, Marisa May Metalli, Leonardo Metalli, Carolina Herrera, Tony May, and Bob Colacello

Caroline Smith, Cary Davis, Dan Barasch, Tad Smith, Robert Marc, and Steve Ells

Kenneth Gaulin, Tony Kushner, and Michael Putnam

Guests of Blake Middleton and Martha Eddy

John Ochsendorf addresses the Gala attendees

Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem

AAR President Mark Robbins addresses Gala attendees

Martha Eddy with Blake Middleton

Tony Kushner

Mary Frank and Howard Frank

Rachely Rotem, Phu Hoang, Stella Nair, John Ochsendorf, Jack Livings, E.V. Day, Bryony Roberts, John Lansdowne, Andrew Horne, William Cheramie, Kristi Cheramie

Rachely Rotem, Phu Hoang, Stella Nair, John Ochsendorf, Jack Livings, E.V. Day, Bryony Roberts, Mark Robbins, John Lansdowne, Andrew Horne, William Cheramie, Kristi Cheramie, and Enrico Riley

Simon D. Mordant AM

Gala Guest, Suzanne Deal Booth, William Fain, Jr., and Jennifer Fain

Gala Guests with Vincent Buonanno

Lawrence Schwimmer, Lisa Mignone, Joy Connolly, and Jackie Murray

Matt Borowick, Mikelle Rindflish, Brielle Mordant, and Angus Mordant

Sharon Davis with Anne Patterson

Charles Price with Jessie Price and John Ochsendorf

Sukanya Rajaratnam and Gala Guests

Deborah Kass with Patricia Cronin

Tony Kushner with David Kertzer

Gala Guests dancing in The POOL

Kristi Cheramie with Mark Robbins

Gala Guests

Last November, 250 guests gathered to honor Tony Kushner and returning Rome Prize Fellows at the American Academy in Rome’s Fall Gala in New York. Luminaries from the worlds of art, fashion, business, politics, and academia enjoyed cocktails and music in The Grill, followed by a candlelit dinner in The Pool, in the famed Seagram Building.

In addition to a video created by Michael Rock (2000 Fellow) with music by David Lang (1991 Fellow), the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Centennial Medal by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and AAR Trustee David Kertzer (2000 Resident) to Tony Kushner. Known for his work on stage and in film (Angels in America, Philadelphia, and Lincoln, among many others), Kushner literally brought the house down with a monologue on his initial resistance to Rome.

The evening continued with dancing in The Grill.

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