Kendra Daniel, John Hays, and Allan Daniel
Stacy Hollander, senior curator, Sandra Jaffe, and Lee Kogan, director of the Folk Art Institute
E.T. and Lynn Williams and Brooke Davis Anderson, director and curator of The Contemporary Center
Edgar Cullman Sr., Rebecca Gamzon, and Susan Cullman
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT GLYNN
Sherri Bronf man (center) with honorees Joyce and George Wein
Jr. celebrating his winning bid
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, whose special appearance direct from New Orleans was made possible by Sandra Jaffe. In addition to lending works to "Tools of Her Ministry," the Weins have been longtime supporters ofthe performing and visual arts. They were presented with a commemorative tambourine painted by artist Malcah Zeldis that depicts the Weins with Louis Armstrong.Twentyfive artists graciously created and donated original work for the evening's silent auction, transforming ordinary tambourines into the perfect expression of sight and sound. After dinner there was a spirited live auction, led by C.Hugh Hildesley of Sotheby's. A dazzling Statue of Liberty, made with 42,583 Swarovski crystals by Jimmy Crystal, was the object offrenzied bidding. It was generously donated to the Benefit Auction by Trustee Emeritus Joseph F. Cullman 3rd (1912-2004).Joe Cullman was a good friend ofthe
museum and his gift made a spectacular centerpiece for the room.The second lot ofthe live auction was an untitled sculpture by renowned self-taught artist Thornton Dial Sr. Made expressly for the museum's Benefit Auction, the mixed-media piece was well received by eager bidders. There is a saying popular in New Orleans: laissez les bon temps roulez, or "let the good times roll." On this special evening celebrating the museum and its accomplishments, they most certainly did.
The museum thanks the following artists for their donation of artworks to the Benefit Auction: Charles Benefiel, Susan Brown, Rex Clawson, Brandon Collins, Jimmy Crystal, Thornton Dial Sr., Anthony Dominguez, Tom Duncan, Dolores Furnari, Keith Goodhart, Anne Grgich, Ken Grimes, Linda Carter Lefko, Charlie Lucas, Leon McCutcheon, Laura Craig McNellis, Donald Mitchell, Stephen Mulhauser, Marguerite Patti, Kevin Sampson, Judith Scott, Rubens Teles, Gregory van Maanen, Pascal Verbena, Myrtice West, and Malcah Zeldis
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