The 20th
Anniversary Antique Garden Furniture Show Preview Party
and Collectors™ Plant Sale will
kick off the spring season at The
New York Botanical Garden on April
26, 2012.
This
exclusive preview event will take place in the
Conservatory Tent, adjacent to the Enid A. Haupt
Conservatory and is anticipated to attract 1,000 guests
from the philanthropic, interior and landscape design,
architecture and art worlds. .
The Preview Party is underwritten in part by Adam
R. Rose and Peter
R. McQuillan with
additional support from Mish
New York, and
is sponsored
by 1stdibs. The
event is an opportunity for guests to gain early access
to view and purchase the rare and coveted statues, urns,
garden benches and more that will be on show by over 30
of the nation’s leading experts in garden antiques and
ornament. Preview attendees will also enjoy a silent
auction of one-of-a-kind plants, jewelry, garden décor,
and other select items. Proceeds from the event directly
support the work of the curators and gardeners who are
responsible for making The New York Botanical Garden one
of the most important horticultural showplaces in the
world. This event is the opening celebration to a
weekend of wonderful Garden activities.
Who:
The New York Botanical Garden
What: 20th
Anniversary Antique Garden Furniture Show Preview Party
and Collectors' Plant Sale
When:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
6:00 p.m. To
8:00 p.m.
Where:
The New York Botanical Gardens
2900 Southern
Boulevard, Bronx, NY
Sponsor:
1stdibs
Event Chairs:
Mrs. Coleman P. Burke, Barbara Cirkva Shumacher and
Mish Tworkowaki
Show Chairman:
Barbara Israel & Bunny Williams
Designer Committee
Chairs:
Mario Nievera & Renny Reynolds
Design Committee:
Jonathan Adler, Linda Allard, Jon Carloftis, Patrick Chassé,
Kim Coleman, Elissa Cullman, Carolyn Englefield, Charlotte
M. Frieze, Patrick Gallagher, Jennifer Garrigues, Susan
Zises Green, Darren Henault, David Kleinberg, Ann LeConey,
Memrie M. Lewis, Brian J. McCarthy, Reed McIlvaine, Juan
Montoya and Urban Karlsson, Charlotte Moss,
Campion Platt, J. Rodney Pleasants and Steve Godwin, Ann
Pyne, Elizabeth Pyne, Tom Samet, Margaret Shaw,
Jack Staub, Stephen Sills and Ron Wendt.