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American Friends of the Louvre
Photos by John Sanderson/AnnieWatt.com
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Kip
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The American Friends of
the Louvre (AFL) Annual Gala
at New York City’s iconic Rainbow Room
at Rockefeller Center.
Since its inception, AFL has raised over
55 million dollars in support of the
Louvre’s mission, enhancing the museum’s
accessibility, working to preserve and
restore its collections, and advancing
its world-class programming in Paris and
around the globe. |
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Sotheby's auctioneer Phyllis Kao |
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Teddy Kahn, Molly Lockwood |
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Judith
Hernstadt, Will Roseman |
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Alison
Dichter, Thomas Moore, Frances Lindemann |
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Thomas
Moore,
Mohamed Bouabdallah |
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Brian Odour, Jamila Willis |
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Isabella
Rupa De Conti-Mikkilineni, Meredith
Dichter, Sarah Pallack |
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Julia
Elmaleh-Sachs,
Max Markham |
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Thomas Schlesser, Peggy Leboeuf,
Dorothée Charles,
Mohamed Bouabdallah |
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Candace Bushnell, Gamze Ates, Lee Mindel |
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Ejim Achi, Andrea Achi, Ernest Lyles |
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Asia Chavous, Eric Chavous |
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Michel
Witmer, Naoma Tate |
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Alexandra
Moore, Ellis Fenwick, Kay Unger |
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Darren Star and Guests |
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Douglas Kahn, Joan Kahn, Darren Star |
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The American Friends of the Louvre (AFL)
hosted their annual gala on Sunday evening in New York
City’s iconic Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Since its
inception, AFL has raised over 55 million dollars in support
of the Louvre’s mission, enhancing the museum’s
accessibility, working to preserve and restore its
collections, and advancing its world-class programming in
Paris and around the globe.
It was Thomas E. Moore III’s inaugural gala
as Executive Director of American Friends of the Louvre.
Thomas was introduced to the podium by Christopher (“Kip”)
Forbes, the Chairman of the Board, and followed by this
year’s Gala Chairman, Darren Star, creator of “Sex and the
City” and “Emily in Paris.”
A video featuring the cast of “Emily in
Paris” kicked off the live auction, which included a luxury
stay in Paris and private museum experience sponsored by Air
France, the Ritz Paris and Musee du Louvre; as well as a
journey to the Hotel Cipriani in Venice by way of the Orient
Express, sponsored by the Belmond Group. A silent auction
was sponsored by Ruinart, Met Opera, and Elizabeth Segerstrom,
among others.
Gala attendees dined on Dover sole before
dancing the night away to a live band. Notable guests at the
gala included
Mohamed Bouabdallah,
Cultural Counselor of France in the United States and
Director of
Villa Albertine; Joan Kahn; Kay Unger; Naoma Tate; Dr.
Andrea Achi; Chiwoniso Kaitano; Frances Lindemann; and
Candace Bushnell, author of “Sex and the City.”
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