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ESTHER B. O’KEEFFE BUILDING

Art Galleries, Gubelmann Auditorium

102 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-7226

Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday: Four Arts members only, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed during the summer

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

(2nd floor, John E. Rovensky Building) 100 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-2776

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Saturday (Nov. through April): 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

FITZ EUGENE DIXON EDUCATION BUILDING

Campus on the Lake 240 Cocoanut Row (561) 805-8562

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed during the summer

GIOCONDA AND JOSEPH KING LIBRARY

101 Four Arts Plaza (561) 655-2766

Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday (Nov. through April): 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Note: All hours are seasonal and subject to change Visit fourarts.org to confirm hours before visiting

DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND PHILIP HULITAR SCULPTURE GARDEN

Enter next to King Library, Dixon Education Building, and at Royal Palm Way and Cocoanut Row Daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting Closed on major holidays and for inclement weather. May close for Four Arts special events

DIRECTIONS

From I-95: Take Okeechobee Boulevard (exit 70) and go east for two miles. Cross the Intracoastal Waterway and make a left turn onto Four Arts Plaza

PARKING

Parking is limited in the lots on The Four Arts campus. Please plan accordingly. Only park at The Four Arts if you are attending programs or visiting the libraries or gardens. Uber / Lyft / Ridesharing: Drop-off and pick-up are available in front of the King Library, 101 Four Arts Plaza

TICKETS

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MARCH MADNESS!

Join us in the Gubelmann Auditorium on Fridays in March for the following films. Free popcorn will be available!

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. • $10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2010 • PG-13 • 1 hour, 42 minutes • In English and Japanese with English subtitles

A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi, whose sculpture Intetra is on The Four Arts campus near the Intracoastal Waterway.

This film replaces Suncoast, which was originally scheduled to screen at this time.

Thelma

Friday, March 14, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members • 2024 • Not rated 1 hour, 37 minutes • Q&A with JP Morgan’s Lleana Van der Linde & Anne Sternlict follows

When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer, she sets out on a treacherous quest with a friend to reclaim what was taken from her. This heartwarming film features Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, and Clark Gregg.

Separate Lies

One Life

Friday, March 21, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2023 • PG • 1 hour, 49 minutes In English and German, Czech, and French with English subtitles

The true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, a heroic young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Fifty years later, Nicky lives haunted by the fate of those he wasn’t able to bring to safety until a TV show helps him come to terms with the guilt and grief.

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. • $10 • No charge for Four Arts members 2005 • R • 1 hour, 25 minutes • In English and French with English subtitles

James (Tom Wilkinson), a lawyer, and his younger wife, Anne (Emily Watson), split time between a London apartment and a country estate. The couple’s perfect marriage gets complicated when Anne begins sleeping with their neighbor, Bill (Rupert Everett). After Bill and Anne are linked to a hit-andrun death, James must choose whether to protect his wife or come forward to the police. Written and directed by Julian Fellowes.

A RIGHT HONORABLE ACQUISITION

Four Arts proud to display Salisbury’s famous Churchill portrait, Blood, Sweat & Tears

By Rebecca A. Dunham

Four Arts Head of Fine Arts & Curator

The painting Blood, Sweat & Tears depicts one of the most instantly recognizable subjects of the twentieth century: Sir Winston Churchill. The Society of the Four Arts recently acquired this large oil on canvas painting, which is adorned with a magnificent, gilded wood frame, from a bequest by Mr. David Harrison Gilmour. Both the painting and its frame have been cleaned and conserved.

Executed by English artist Frank O. Salisbury (1874 – 1962), it is one of few portraits of the sitter made during Churchill’s Second World War premiership, rather than in his later days as a fêted elder statesman. And from 1970 until 1996, when Mr. Gilmour acquired the painting, it hung at 10 Downing Street.

In addition to painting large canvases of historical and ceremonial events and designing stained glass and book illustrations, Salisbury was an accomplished portraitist. He first met Churchill in 1935 and asked the Prime Minister to sit for a portrait in 1942. Due to the pressure of wartime leadership, a formal sitting was impossible. Therefore, the artist created this portrait from graphite studies he made while observing Churchill at work, specifically Churchill speaking before the House of Commons. Salisbury created two portraits after this experience. One portrays the Prime Minister informally, wearing his famous siren-suit at his desk, and hangs at Churchill’s

With gratitude

Frank O. Salisbury (English, 1874 – 1962), Blood, Sweat & Tears (The Right Honorable Winston Churchill), 1942–42, oil on canvas, 48 x 38.5 inches; 62.5 x 52.2 inches. Gift from David and Jillian Gilmour, 2024.2

Four Arts member David Gilmour (November 5, 1931 – June 11, 2023) was a Canadian investor and entrepreneur. He co-founded, in addition to many other businesses, Fiji Water, in 1996. He and his wife Jill had homes on Wakaya Island, Manhattan and Palm Beach. In addition to the portrait of Churchill, he and his wife donated a drawing entitled Infantryman, also by Frank O. Salisbury, and a 10-volume set of books of Salisbury’s correspondence.

About the artist

Francis Owen Salisbury (December 18, 1874 – August 31, 1962) was an English artist who painted portraits and historical events, particularly involving heads of state. He meticulously kept correspondence and details about each commission in a 10-volume set of books generously donated to the Gioconda and Joseph King Library by David and Jill Gilmour; the books reside in the Rare Book Room in specialized climate and humidity control. Salisbury painted 11 images of Churchill, more than any artist, although Churchill sat for the artist just six times.

home (Chartwell, now owned by the National Trust). In the other work, this portrait, Churchill is depicted as “the great Parliamentarian,” in the conventional morning dress of a statesman and posed as if addressing the assembly with proud humility. Its title, Blood, Sweat & Tears, is taken directly from a speech Churchill gave before Parliament at the time of the Dunkirk evacuations in May of 1940: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat…You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.”

Salisbury painted numerous state portraits, including George V in 1917, the Burial of the unknown Soldier in 1920, and he was the official artist of the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. His affinity for Blood, Sweat & Tears is affirmed by the fact that he chose to illustrate the frontispiece of his 1944 autobiography with this work. The Four Arts is honored to

Related programs

Allen Packwood

accept this prestigious portrait into its permanent art collection, which is now the second work by Salisbury donated by Mr. Gilmour to enter the collection, the first being the black chalk drawing Infantryman (ca. 1915–1920). This compliments Mr. Gilmour’s previous donation to the King Library of 10 volumes of Salisbury’s correspondence with his many sitters, which is housed in the library’s Rare Book Room.

To commemorate this donation, and in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Churchill’s birth year (November 30, 1874), The Four Arts has organized for Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, to give a lecture about highlights from the Archives’ collection and for Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill to speak about Blenheim Palace, home to the Churchill family for over 300 years. These exciting Campus on the Lake programs will provide enriching insights into the life of the statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ten True Tales from the Churchill Archives

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

In partnership with Cambridge in America

In this illustrated lecture, Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, will highlight critical documents from the Archive’s vast collection. He will reveal insights such as MI5 testing on Churchill’s wartime cigars and the contents of Margaret Thatcher’s handbag. Packwood, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an Order of the British Empire Award recipient, has been the Director since 2002.

Frank O. Salisbury (English, 1874 –1962), Infantryman, ca. 1915 – 1920, charcoal on blue paper. Gift of Jill and David Gilmour O.F. 2022.2

Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill

Blenheim 300 Years of Life in a Palace

Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Book signing to follow

Blenheim Palace, home to the Churchill family for over 300 years, is Britain’s most visited and renowned stately home. Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, explores this baroque treasure in her photography book, Blenheim: 300 Years in a Palace. With stunning photography, the book illuminates Blenheim’s interiors and collections. Lady Henrietta is the founder of Spencer-Churchill Designs, a successful international producer of furniture, fabrics, and wallpapers.

Rory McEwen (1932-1982), Tulip ‘Julia Farnese’ rose feather 1976, watercolour on vellum, 29¾ x 26¼ in., Private Collection. © Estate of Rory McEwen.

Rory McEwen (1932-1982), Rose ‘William Lobb’ 1976-78, watercolour on vellum, 31 x 26¾ in., Courtesy of Lord and Lady Hesketh. © Estate of Rory McEwen.

Enjoy botanical artist Rory McEwen’s

vibrant, distinctive and modern style

Special to The Four Arts

The Society of the Four Arts is proud to display the exhibition Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature from February 1 through March 30 in the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building. Presented in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London) and Oak Spring Garden Foundation, an estate of the late Rachel Lambert Mellon (Virginia), the exhibition and its related programming will highlight the vibrant and varied career of the renowned Scottish artist, Rory McEwen.

“The Society of the Four Arts has been working since 2018 to bring Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature to our galleries and is thrilled the time has now come to share this exhibition with its members and the public,” said

Rory McEwen A New Perspective on Nature

On display Saturday, February 1, 2025 through Sunday, March 30, 2025

Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m. ■ Monday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday: Four Arts members only 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday: 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

$10 ■ No charge for Four Arts members Esther B. O’Keeffe Building 102 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach

Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature is curated by Ruth L. A. Stiff, Curator of International Exhibitions, RBG, Kew and presented in association with the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (Virginia) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London); tour management by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.

EXHIBITION LECTURE

Sir Peter Crane President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Virginia Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

No charge

Reservations are required

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join Sir Peter Crane for a lively discussion about Rory McEwen’s distinctive contemporary style and how it drew upon long traditions of plant illustration to create new works that influenced the trajectory of botanical art on both sides of the Atlantic. He will situate McEwen among the great botanical artists of all time using works from the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in Virginia and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Sir Peter is President of Oak Spring Garden Foundation, an estate of Rachel Lambert Mellon that includes an exquisite garden as well as an exceptional library focused on plants, gardens, and landscape design. He is known internationally for his work on the diversity of plant life — its origin, fossil history, conservation, and use.

Rebecca A. Dunham, The Four Arts’ Head of Fine Arts & Curator. “McEwen’s beautiful botanical paintings will resonate with residents of the Town of Palm Beach and the greater community, which is famous for its gardens and green spaces. The exhibition also underscores The Four Arts’ commitment to educational programming about the relationship between art and plants as evidenced in the creation and preservation of the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden and the Demonstration Garden.”

Renowned artist and accomplished folk musician Rory McEwen was born in 1932. He left an indelible mark on both the music and art worlds and is acclaimed as the 20th century’s greatest botanical painter.

McEwen began his creative journey in the culturally rich environment of Scotland, and initially pursued a career in music. With his brother, Alexander, McEwen toured the United States in 1956, playing throughout the country, even appearing on the Ed Sullivan show years prior to the Beatles. In Britain, McEwen was a key figure in the British Folk movement and hosted his own national television show influencing a new generation of musicians. However, McEwen’s gift for painting surpassed even these remarkable accomplishments in the music industry.

Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature is focused on McEwen’s hyper-realistic watercolor paintings of plants. Bringing a modern sensibility to botanical art, McEwen developed a distinctive style, painting on vellum and using large empty backgrounds on which his plant portraits seem to float. Executed in exact, minutely accurate detail, he recorded the imperfect and the unique, as well as the flawless.

McEwen once described his work as “I paint flowers as a way of getting as close as possible to what I perceive as the truth, my truth of the time in which I live.”

His work is shown alongside the works of master botanical artists from the 18th through 21st centuries. This exhibition includes works on loan from McEwen’s family as well as works drawn from numerous private collections, most of which have never been seen by the American public. The Library at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation is lending works from its collections of the many well-known

Rory McEwen (1932-1982), Tulip ‘Helen Josephine’ 1975, watercolour on vellum, 29 x 25¾ in. © Estate of Rory McEwen.

botanical artists who inspired McEwen such as Robert, Redouté, Ehret and Aubriet. The exhibition also includes the works of numerous contemporary artists who in turn continue McEwen’s artistic legacy, on loan from the extensive collections of Dr. Shirley Sherwood.

“The exhibition will not only introduce new audiences to Rory McEwen and his work, but also to the great botanical artists that came before him and provided inspiration for his art,” said Sir Peter Crane, president of Oak Spring Garden Foundation. Crane will lecture February 19 on the exhibition in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.

McEwen’s connection to America became evident through his travels and collaborations. He engaged with the American art scene and shared his unique fusion of talents, leaving a lasting impression on both sides of the Atlantic. His ability to bridge the gap between visual arts and music showcases his innovative spirit and enduring impact on the art world.

The exhibition is curated by Ruth L. A. Stiff, Curator of International Exhibitions Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London) and accompanied by a full-color catalogue produced by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation with a Preface by Professor Sir Peter Crane, Foreword by Ruth L. A. Stiff, and an essay by Dr. Martyn Rix. The Four Arts is the third stop of the exhibition tour which continues on to Chicago and London.

Von Rydingsvard Finds Safety in Monumental Wooden Sculptures

Polish-American Artist’s Malutka II latest acquisition for Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

By Philip Rylands

Four Arts President and CEO

Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Malutka II (2018) is a new and very distinguished addition to the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden. This has been donated by Chairman’s Forum members Tom and Diane Smith, to whom The Four Arts is exceedingly grateful. Thank you also to Heidi McWilliams who supervised the casting of the work and its shipping from New York to Palm Beach.

Von Rydingsvard (b. 1942 in Deensen, Germany) is a younger contemporary of other women artists of monumental sculptures such as Louise Bourgeois and Beverly Pepper. More abstract than Bourgeois and less abstract than Pepper, her work gives the impression of expressionist figuration. Typically she works with 4”x 4” cedar wood logs, whose ends articulate her surfaces like metopes on Greek temple entablatures. The logs are stacked and glued, and then worked with circular handheld saws, following traces marked with pencil on the smooth veinless surfaces of the soft cedar. The surfaces are then darkened with brushed-on graphite. They acquire the look of tree bark or of geological strata — sedimentary rock revealed in tectonic upheaval — even when cast in bronze.

As told in an hour-long documentary film, Ursula von Rydingsvard. Into Her Own (director Daniel Traub, 2019), her father was Polish and her mother Ukrainian. They were peasant farmers who

Ursula von Rydingsvard (German-American, b. 1932), Malutka II, 2018, bronze, Edition 4/5. Gift of Thomas and Diane Smith, 2025.1. Photo courtesy of the artist.

were forced to work for the Nazis. For five years after World War II the family were ‘displaced persons’ (D.P.s) in camps in Germany. She vividly remembers how their impoverished and virtually homeless lives were spent in wood structures: “Everything was made of wood … and it was made in a very rough, rugged way,” she said; “it was the only thing between me and the outside world … there was a kind of safety the wood gave me.”

The family of nine emigrated to Plainville, Connecticut in 1950 where, at grade school, she already showed an aptitude for creativity. When many years later and by this time living in New York, she visited Poland, she became aware of an atavistic connection to wood: “Poland used to be a land of wood. … When you go to a village in Poland, there is a very neat, huge pile of [fire] wood” on the outside of each house. She noticed with sympathy how it was stacked “with care and grace.” She also realized that she had been making, as if by instinct, outsize utensil-like sculpture resembling Polish rustic wooden tools, without ever having seen them.

Malutka (pronounced Maljuka—the t is silent) is a proper female name in Polish, and a term of endearment, meaning ‘little one’ or ‘small child’. The massive torso of Malutka II has a bulky appendage on the right shoulder. The limb seems to wield a weapon — a motif that occurs

on others of her works such as a massive cedar sculpture at Storm King Art Center titled Luba — also a word indicating affection. In the risky territory of interpretation, might these be a memory of her father, who would beat her and her siblings as children and of whom she was terrified — a memory still vivid to her today? The vertical format, widening as it rises as if sprouting, has been connected to the way hay bales in the fields of Polish farms are tied — another possible sub-conscious memory. Von Rydingsvard admits “The fact that I’m [part] Polish … is extremely important to me.”

Von Rydingsvard’s work is represented in the permanent collections of 40 museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, in New York, as well as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri, Storm King Art Center, New York, The Art Institute of Chicago, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach. Permanent commissioned sculptures are at the San Francisco International Airport, Stanford University, Princeton University, MIT, The Barclays Center and the Bloomberg Corporation, New York. She has been given solo exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK), the 56th Venice Biennale, and in several museums in Poland.

The artist Ursula von Rydingsvard in the gallery at Denver Botanic Gardens. Photo courtesy Denver Botanical Gardens

The Met: Live in HD schedule includes Les Contes d’Hoffmann, left, on April 19, and Grounded on February 22.

SINGING OPERA’S PRAISES

Newcomers, aficionados welcome in classes, lectures, special live performance and screenings from the Met

By Regina Lee

Four Arts Music Committee

Live, recorded, in concert, classes and lectures! The Society of the Four Arts presents a Spring opera schedule to entice those who may be thinking of attending an opera for the first time, as well as to delight our returning opera buffs.

Ariane Csonka Comstock presents series of classes called “A Passion for Opera, Session II” to set the stage for all things opera at the Four Arts. One week Ariane is preparing us for the upcoming Met’s Saturday broadcast at the Four Arts, the next week she may delve into the history of an opera, or she may decide to dedicate the class to a particular singer or upcoming opera anniversary. Ariane draws from her multifaceted experiences as an operatic soprano, music critic, libretti translator and author to select video clips to create a most engaging class. Regardless of the subject matter, classes are always interesting!

This spring The Met: Live in HD opera screenings take us from late 18th century through the 19th and 20th centuries into the 21st century. The operas tell stories of tragedy, love, betrayal, drama, fantasy, mischief

Opera at The Four Arts

Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert Concert Series

February 16: Lindemann Artists in Concert, 3 p.m.

The Met Live in HD (Saturdays at 1 p.m.)

February 8: Madama Butterfly (encore) by Giacomo Puccini

February 22: Grounded (encore) by Jeanine Tesori

March 15: Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven

April 19: Les Contes d’Hoffmann (encore) by Jacques Offenbach

April 26: Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Campus on the Lake LECTURES

February 26: “The Rhine, Wagner, and the Rhinemaidens” with Jim Holman, 11 a.m.

April 10: “The Opéra Garnier in Paris: The Architectural Equivalent of Lyrical Art” with Emmanuel Ducamp, Ph.D., 3 p.m. WORKSHOP

“A Passion for Opera” with Ariana Csonka Comstock

Mondays from Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Session II: Feb. 24; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14

Photo by Paola Kudacki / Met Opera

Photo by Marty Sohl / Met Opera

and drone warfare. The sets and costumes range from traditional, contemporary, ethereal to modern. All operas are sung by world-class artists and performed on the world’s largest opera stage. An integral part of each screening is the narrator who reviews the synopsis, places the opera in context and interviews principal artists as they come off stage at intermission.

The Lindemann Artists in Concert return to The Four Arts for a live performance that provides a special evening for music lovers. The singers are members of the Met’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. They compete with artists from all over the world to join this highly acclaimed program. Most interesting is that we are hearing the “young” voice of an artist. A notable observation, every opera in this spring’s Met: Live in HD schedule will have at least one title role being sung by a graduate of this program. You may just find you have a favorite or two and enjoy following their careers as their voices mature over time.

Jim Holman, Chairman of the Wagner Society of Washington D.C. since 1998, will give a lecture entitled “The Rhine, Wagner, and the Rhinemaidens” in anticipation of the upcoming 150th Anniversary celebration of the first performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Bayreuth. These playful water nymphs are the first and last characters in The Ring Cycle and may be overlooked for the more prominent roles that appear throughout the four operas. This lecture is dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the most lyrical and charming characters appearing in the 15+ hours of music in this epic opera. This is a lecture for history and opera buffs alike!

In April Emmanuel DuCamp, Ph.D. presents “The Opéra Garnier in Paris: The Architectural Equivalent of Lyrical Art.“ The Opéra Garnier is as much a symbol of Paris as the newly restored Notre Dame and the Louvre Museum. Rich in opera and ballet history, it is an architectural masterpiece blending the decorative Baroque, the classicism of Palladio and the symmetry of Renaissance styles into an extraordinarily complex and opulent facade. Dr. Ducamp’s highly researched and in-depth presentations are enjoyed equally by laypersons and academics.

The Four Arts hopes this salute to Opera piques the interest of those who are considering a leap of faith into the world of opera, as well as our seasoned opera buffs!

Photo by Rubén

Singers from the Met’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program perform on February 16.

Join Emmanuel DuCamp for a look inside The Opéra Garnier in Paris on April 10.

SANDA & JEREMIAH LAMBERT CONCERT SERIES

“Spanish Journey”

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Generously supported by the Chisholm Foundation

At the turn of the 20th century, musicians worked to develop a distinctly Spanish style of composition. On this Spanish Journey, works of Arbós, Falla, Turina, and Sarasate combine the forms and instruments of European Classical music with the harmonies of Spanish folk tunes. Award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux presents a thrilling number by Isaac Albéniz. Songs of Joaquín Rodrigo and Fernando Obradors show off the stunning musicality of the Spanish language itself.

Dover Quartet

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Widely hailed as one of the best chamber groups performing today, the Dover Quartet presents a captivating and emotionally stirring program of classic quartet repertoire. Mozart’s D Major Quartet, written for the King of Prussia, puts a spotlight on the king’s instrument: the cello. Schumann’s A minor quartet has no shortage of fireworks, and in Tchaikovsky’s first string quartet, which features the famed Andante Cantabile, the group displays their tenderest, sweetest sounds on some of the finest of Russian melodies.

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Piano

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Gubelmann Auditorium

In honor of the 150th birthday of Maurice Ravel, pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet presents selections from Ravel’s body of music for the keyboard. From youthful entries like the Pavane for a Dead Princess to the transcendent landscapes of Miroirs to the nostalgic Noble and Sentimental Waltzes, the program shows off the expressive, singable appeal of Ravel’s writing. Le Tombeau de Couperin, his final work for the instrument, paints moving portraits of friends he lost in World War I.

Viano Quartet

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The Viano Quartet, winner of the 2019 Banff Competition, is among the most sought-after young quartets in North America. They present a witty, winking work by Joseph Haydn, together with adventure-filled, celestial music by Alistair Coleman, written in 2019 and inspired by the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Rounding out the concert is the folk-infused G Major Quartet of Antonín Dvořák, which he wrote shortly after returning home from America.

Photo by Roy Cox

Photo by Kevin Condon

Photo by Aurelien

Paul Huang, Danbi Um, and Juho Pohjonen

Violins and piano

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Generously supported by the Chisholm Foundation

Entrancing Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen presents favorite Romantic sonatas with star violinists Paul Huang and Danbi Um. The fiddlers team up to perform sublime and scintillating violin duos by Eugène Ysaÿe and Amy Barlowe. And all three come together for a heartfelt suite by Moritz Moszkowski and Pablo de Sarasate’s showstopping Navarra, celebrations of the rare treat of this instrumental combination.

“Vivaldi Four Seasons at 300”

Les Arts Florissants with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin

Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The much-acclaimed French ensemble Les Arts Florissants brings gems of the Baroque era to listeners around the world. In a program with a focus on Italy, they present virtuosic string music by Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi, Francesco Geminiani, and others. They tie it all together with performances of all of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” concertos, beloved and evocative works in which the musicians re-imagine sounds like the barking of dogs, the calling of birds, and the sweet pitter-patter of snow.

Anne-Marie McDermott

Piano

Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, famed for vibrant interpretations of J.S. Bach, has played around the world to great critical acclaim as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician. She presents a program of Baroque and Baroque-inspired music, starting with Bach’s English Suite No. 3 in G minor and the dramatic Partita No. 2 in C minor. Then, Federico Busoni’s keyboard arrangement of Bach’s Chaconne brings out its tragic pathos, and Johannes Brahms takes a simple tune by George Frederic Handel and builds it into a majestic masterpiece.

Photos by Marco Borggreve

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Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung Pianos

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Piano duo Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung combine their keyboard powers in this program of Italian, French, and Argentine works for two pianos. From Federico Busoni’s delightful arrangement of a Mozart Piano Concerto to the cheeky two-piano concerto of Francis Poulenc and to the stormy La Valse of Maurice Ravel, they offer no shortage of two-piano amusements. Plus, they perform Claude Debussy’s familiar Clair de Lune and original arrangements of sensual tangos by Astor Piazzola.

High Fidelity Bluegrass

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Join us for an afternoon of rocking, rollicking bluegrass music with High Fidelity. Winner of the International Band Championship for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, this group of young music lovers draws on the iconic bluegrass records of the 1950s and 60s to create a sound rooted in the past but always pointing toward the future. They present a program of original and classic numbers, performed with high fidelity to bluegrass tradition.

Quartetto di Cremona

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. With his G minor String Quartet, Claude Debussy brought his impressionistic sense to a novel medium, inspiring generations of composers to create beautiful, new string quartet sonorities. Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov has taken up the mantle, combining folk sounds and an imaginative palette to write music that sings and sighs. But few have been as inventive as Ludwig van Beethoven, whose A minor String Quartet is full of shocking yet moving sonic ventures.

Photo courtesy of the artists

Photo by Nikolaj Lund

Photo by Amy Richmond / Rebel Records

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Saturdays at 2 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Enjoy top-notch drama performed in London. All screenings are previously recorded.

Vanya

adapted by Simon Stephens after Anton Chekhov

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

1 hour, 55 minutes with no intermission

Directed by Sam Yates

Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Ivan (Uncle Vanya) has spent his life managing the estate and business affairs of his family with little regard for his effort. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.

Present Laughter

by Noël Coward

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members

$15 for students with valid ID

3 hours with one intermission

Directed by Matthew Warchus

Nye

a new play by Tim Price

Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$30 • $25 for Four Arts members • $15 students with valid ID 2 hours, 40 minutes with one intermission

Directed by Rufus Norris

Michael Sheen (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) plays Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state. From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the National Health Service, Nye was the politician with greatest influence over the UK without ever being Prime Minister. Confronted with death, Nye’s memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life, from childhood to mining, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colorful life is in danger of spiraling out of control in this giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Photo by Johan Persson

Photo by Marc Brenner

Photo by Manuel Harlan

FLORIDA VOICES

Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. • King Library unless noted

This book discussion series engages in dialog with celebrated authors. Each program features a presentation by the author, a Q&A, and a book signing.

Reservations are available for in-person attendance, for viewing the discussion live online, or for viewing online up to 30 days following the presentation.

Clay Henderson

Audubon’s Birds of Florida

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required

John James Audubon’s expedition to Florida 1831-1832 was the most significant journey of the famous artist/naturalist. Audubon’s Birds of Florida contains a chronology and thorough description of the expedition and includes high resolution reproductions of all the birds Audubon drew in Florida. Henderson has visited and searched for birds in each of the places explored by Audubon, with an understanding of how those places have changed. He has served as president of Florida Audubon Society and Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.

Scott Eyman

Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required Interviewed by Mary Weiss

Explore Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace in the aftermath of World War II. Chaplin was criticized for being politically liberal and internationalist in outlook and had never become a U.S. citizen, and his sexual interest in young women became a convenient way for those who opposed his politics to condemn him. Refused permission to return to the U.S. after a trip abroad, he settled in Switzerland. Eyman, formerly the literary critic at The Palm Beach Post, is the author or co-author of 16 books. He and his wife, Lynn, live in West Palm Beach.

Keri Watson

Florida’s New Deal Parks and Post Office Murals

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required

What do the West Palm Beach Post Office’s “Barefoot Mailman” murals and the Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna have in common? Both were funded by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. In Florida, 16 new post offices were built between 1937 and 1943, and each was decorated with murals or relief sculptures paid for by the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture. Watson is an award-winning curator, author, and associate professor of art history at the University of Central Florida.

Florida Voices is generously supported by the Fred J. Brotherton Endowment for Literature, established at The Four Arts by the Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation. Fred Brotherton, who died in 2003, was for many years a Benefactor of The Four Arts and a strong supporter of its programs. Florida Voices, featuring the state that was Mr. Brotherton’s winter home, serves as a continuing memorial to this much-respected member of The Four Arts.

Listen to Your Camp Counselors, Flora Collins and Simon Doonan

By Simon Doonan

Special to The Four Arts

Simon says…

On February 26, I will be interviewing Flora Collins, the wickedly fascinating young novelist, for the Florida Voices series at the Dixon Education Building. Apres chat, Flora will be signing copies of Nanny Dearest and A Small Affair and I will also be signing copies of my latest book.

Yes, I was once a famous window dresser, but now I too am an author, with a spanking new blockbuster: The CAMP 100: Glorious Flamboyance from Louis XIV to Lil Nas X. Powder your wigs and grab your lorgnettes!

In anticipation of our Camp convergence, I recently sat down with Flora to discuss the nature of Camp.

Flora: Would you describe Palm Beach as “camp”?

Simon: Emphatically YES! Camp celebrates glamour, excess and artifice. Et voila! Palm Beach. As Susan Sontag once said, “The hallmark of Camp is a spirit of extravagance. Camp is a woman walking around in a dress made of three million feathers.” I saw one at Publix this morning!

Flora Collins

Are lady

Simon: Agatha Christie, Jackie Collins, Barbara Cartland?? Hello! I cannot believe you had to ask. They all get an adoring camp shout-out in my book.

Flora: What about me?

Simon: Your book title Nanny Dearest is clearly a camp nod to to the campest movie of all time: Mommie Dearest. What could be more camp?

Flora: What is the difference between CAMP and campy?

Simon: This is an important distinction. Here’s a great example: John Wayne westerns are Camp, whereas Blazing Saddles is wildly and deliberately ‘campy.’ The former

Nanny Dearest and A Small Affair

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

No charge • Reservations required

Dixon Education Building

Interviewed by Simon Doonan

is unintentional authentic Camp and the latter is hilariously and brilliantly ‘in on the joke’ and ‘campy.’

Flora: Is Camp relevant today? Simon: Totes! And we need Camp now more than ever. Camp can help us combat the divisive chaos of social media. Those algorithms badger us into adopting polarized love/hate positions about everything from politics to designer handbags. Camp to the rescue! With it’s posture of amused detachment, Camp allows us to sit back and gaze at the world from a distance. Think Oscar Wilde! Think Diana Vreeland! The Camp sensibility is about enjoyment rather than judgment.

Flora: Hallelujah! I’m so ready.

Join us for a captivating event where bestselling authors Flora Collins and Simon Doonan interview each other, offering a unique, behind-the-scenes look at their lives, friendship, and creative journeys. Flora will discuss her gripping psychological thrillers, Nanny Dearest and A Small Affair, while Simon spotlights his newest book, Camp 100. Both will dive into their work in the art and fashion worlds.

Flora:

novelists Camp?

Phillip Barnes, Director of Staging & Technical Services

Susan Harris Head of The Children’s Library

Barnes, Harris, and O’Connell celebrate 20 years at The Four Arts

By David Darby The Four Arts

Three Four Arts employees share something in common — they became full-time staffers here in 2004. Phil O’Connell moved to full-time that January after volunteering and working part time previously. Susan Harris began with the Children’s Library in June and Phillip Barnes joined as a stage manager in August.

To celebrate their more than 20 years of service to The Four Arts — only Director of Membership Services Debra Watson has a longer tenure among the current staff — we asked them five questions reflecting on the Four Arts then, now and in the future.

The Four Arts: How were you hired and for what role at The Four Arts? Has your role changed since?

Barnes: In August 2004, after relocating from Boston to Florida, I was hired as a stage manager following an advertisement in the newspaper by The Society of the Four Arts. One of the primary reasons I was chosen for this role was my extensive background in audio-visual, sound system, and stage management, which aligned well with the needs of the position. In 2011, my role expanded when I was promoted to Director, taking on responsibilities in IT, theatre production, and audiovisual technology.

Harris: I was hired on June 7, 2004, as Director of The Children’s Library by Mr. Ervin S. Duggan, Mrs. Molly Charland, and with “gentle persuasion” from then Chairman of The Board, Mr. Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. Mr. Dixon encouraged me to “grow” The Children’s Library and that is why I took the job! My role has not changed but my title was changed to Chief of Staff in 2012-13 and then to Head of The Children’s Library in 2013 to present.

O’Connell: I began as a volunteer for a full Season of Saturdays in the King Library, then worked Part Time for a Season before Molly Charland hired me to work at the Front Desk full time in 2004. The biggest changes have come in learning and implementing the continual technological advances of the past two decades.

Phil O’Connell Circulation & Acquisitions Senior Library Associate

The Four Arts: What did you know about and/or what were your initial impressions of The Four Arts?

Barnes: Although I was initially unfamiliar with The Four Arts, my passion for the arts and theatre production made it an ideal fit for me.

Harris: When I married and moved to Florida in 1981, I was not familiar with The Four Arts. My husband and I lived in a Guest Cottage for several years and the owner just so happened to be a member of The Four Arts. I learned a lot about the organization and the programs. My first impression was the organization had an open door for growth and potential.

O’Connell: My initial impression of the Four Arts — which remains as strong as ever — was the genuine passion of patrons for the Society and their commitment to and enjoyment of all its offerings, aims and goals.

The Four Arts: How has The Four Arts evolved during your tenure?

Barnes: During my time at The Four Arts, I have overseen significant technological advancements. These include upgrading the theatre’s outdated sound and lighting systems in 2005, transitioning the cinema system from film to digital, modernizing audiovisual systems across all buildings, and relocating the server room to the Dixon building during its renovation. My expertise in A/V and sound system management played a key role in these upgrades and in decisions regarding equipment selection and implementation. Additionally, I played a crucial role in connecting all buildings via fiber optic cables, creating a campus-wide Wi-Fi system, and implementing live streaming for members in 2013. I was also involved in the decision-making for the server room and A/V equipment during the King Library renovation.

Harris: Under my tenure, The Children’s Library has grown from 1,000 patrons/visitors a year to 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 30,000, and even 45,000 per year. Since my hiring in June 2004 through November 2024 The Children’s Library has had over 680,000 patrons/visitors.

O’Connell: It has been wonderful to see so many projects come to fruition: the grand enhancement of the Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden, the stunning renovations of the Dixon Building and the Gioconda and Joseph King Library. And, of course, the constant expansion and excellence of the Four Arts programs is genuinely marvelous to behold year after year.

The Four Arts: What are you most proud of during your time here?

Barnes: I am most proud of the technological improvements I’ve brought to The Four Arts over the past 20 years, and I look forward to contributing to the upcoming renovation of the O’Keeffe building.

Harris: I am most proud of the growth and the opportunity to provide outreach to the thousands of children, families, and school students who have joined us throughout my tenure.

O’Connell: I still have moments — many — while working when I am suddenly struck by the fact that I work in so beautiful a campus where I am in perpetual contact with great lovers of the arts. I am certainly proud and endearingly gratified to be a part of such a community.

The Four Arts: What are you looking forward to at The Four Arts in the future?

Barnes: I look forward to the upcoming renovation of the O’Keeffe building.

Harris: In the future I am looking forward to even more opportunities in The Children’s Library and having our programs televised in Palm Beach County, State-wide, Nation-wide, and even World-wide.

O’Connell: More and more of my last three answers!

Phil O’Connell hands a book to a King Library patron.

Susan Harris reads during “American Farmer Day” Preschool Story Time.

Phillip Barnes’ tech department includes Elvio Salazar, center, and Benny Irene, right.

FRIDAY FILMS

Select Fridays • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

This Four Arts-curated series proudly presents entertaining selections of second-run hidden gems, documentaries, and feature films best enjoyed in a theater setting and which complement the season’s programming. Some screenings include a Q&A following. Tickets are available in advance and at the door 30 minutes before each screening

Fatal Watch

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2024 • PG-13 • 1 hour, 26 minutes • Q&A follows with producer Katie Carpenter

From Fiji to Ghana, Panama to the High Seas, “Fatal Watch” weaves a suspenseful tale of the marine observers who died under suspicious circumstances while monitoring commercial fishing fleets and the investigators who fight to expose the truth about their disappearances.

The Life Ahead

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2020 • PG-13 • 1 hour, 34 minutes

In English and Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, and Romanian with English subtitles

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her. Directed by Edoardo Ponti and starring his mother, Sophia Loren.

Anatomy of a Fall

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2023 • R • 2 hours, 31 minutes

In English and French and German with English subtitles

In this Oscar-winning mystery, a woman is suspected of murder after her husband’s death, and their visually challenged son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Ferrari

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2023 • R • 2 hours, 10 minutes

Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis, the exracer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000mile race across Italy. Apart from the racing itself, this is an engrossing true story directed by Michael Mann with Adam Driver as Ferrari and also stars Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.

March Madness!

Turn to Page 3 for March’s Friday Film Series selections. Free popcorn will be available!

Mr. Jones

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2019 • Not rated 1 hour, 59 minutes

In English and Ukrainian, Russian, and Welsh with English subtitles

Based on real events, this thriller chronicles a British investigative journalist as he travels deep into the Soviet Union to break the news in western media of Ukraine’s famine in the early 1930s. This film adaptation stars James Norton with Vanessa Kirby and Peter Sarsgaard.

Never Look Away

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 2 and 5:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

The Lost King

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

$10 • No charge for Four Arts members

2022 • PG-13

1 hour, 48 minutes

Q&A follows with FAU professor Taylor Hagood

In 2012, the remains of King Richard III were discovered thanks to amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose research had been met with skepticism by experts. The inspiring true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to consider a sympathetic portrait of one of England’s most controversial kings.

2018 • R • 3 hours, 9 minutes • In Russian and German with English subtitles

Young artist Kurt Barnert (Tom Schilling) has fled to West Germany but continues to be tormented by the experiences of his childhood and youth in the Nazi years and during the GDR-regime. When he meets student Ellie (Paula Beer), he is convinced that he has met the love of his life and starts to create paintings that mirror not only his own fate, but also the traumas of an entire generation.

DANCE

Live Performance: “Quinto Elemento”

By Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

$40 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Enjoy Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s newlycommissioned work by Patricia Guerrero, internationally acclaimed flamenco dancerchoreographer and winner of the 2021 Spain National Dance Award. “Quinto Elemento” (Fifth Element) explores the fifth element of the earth: ether, that which we do not see yet is ever-present, the essence that makes up the space around us. Hailed as a master of tradition who dares to deconstruct the art form, Guerrero draws on her deep knowledge of traditional flamenco but pushes past the restriction of its rules. She seeks to extract the essence of flamenco itself, building from its expressive movement language while venturing beyond its current aesthetic bounds.

by Steven Pisano

Photo

SIGNATURE EVENTS

King Fling

November 1, 2024 ■ Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

A sold-out crowd of 500 attended the King Fling, raising necessary funds for the Town of Palm Beach’s King Library through ticket sales, mystery wine selection and book sales. Attendees perused gently used, brand new and expertly curated art and coffee table books in the Pannill Pavilion, generously donated by Four Arts and King Library members. Bob Merrill and his Dixieland Stompers performed American jazz songs and showtunes alongside The Coastmen Chorus, a barbershop quartet. Photos are by Capehart Photography.

Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

Book sale in the Pannill Pavilion

Peter and Connie Geisler with Robert Forbes

Tara Hunt and Alan Fried

Patty Garvy with Lee and Jill Pollock

Mitra and Michael Margolis

Tom Harvey and Cathie Black

Brooke and Robert Murphy Beverly and Daniel Floersheimer

Past Forward exhibition preview

November 22, 2024 ■ Esther B. O’Keeffe Building and Four Arts Mall

The Four Arts kicked off exhibition season with 200 in attendance for the opening preview of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum, which tells the story of the United States through art that emphasizes Native cultures and the history of the American West. Island Kitchen provided the catering and The Garden Club of Palm Beach created a floral arrangment inspired by the exhibition. The evening was underwritten by Linda R. Olsson, Inc., Realtor. Photos are by Capehart Photography.

Exhibition entrance

David Ober and Mickey Beyer

Ann and Robert Fromer

Bill and Christine Aylward Gil Kemp with Ellen and Larry Sosnow

Katharine Wright and Rebecca A. Dunham

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Tom Iovino, and Giuliana Koch Gayle and Tim DeVries

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

Saturdays at 2 p.m. • Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

This series explores great exhibitions and the lives of renowned artists. All programs are previously recorded.

Klimt and The Kiss

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission

Directed by Ali Ray

Produced by Phil Grabsky

Music by Asa Bennett

Klimt was a titan of the Viennese Secession movement, creating decadent new worlds which merged tender sensuality, ancient mythology and radical modernity. Discover the scandalous life and the rich tapestry of influences behind one of the world’s favorite paintings.

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

1 hour, 33 minutes with no intermission

Directed by David Bickerstaff

View the gardens of some of the world’s best-loved artists to explore the unique eccentricities and loving care which went into creating private spaces that we would know through the masterpieces they inspired. For lovers of art or lovers of gardens, this is an ideal film.

John Singer Sargent

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2 p.m.

$20 • $15 for Four Arts members or students

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless selfpromotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era. Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favorite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.

John Singer Sargent, Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1883-84.

Gustav Klimt, The Kiss (loving couple), 1908-09.

Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906. The Art Institute of Chicago

CREATING A NATION

Gordon S. Wood, Ph.D.

The Origins of the Constitution

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$200 for 4-part series

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

The 1776 revolution was transformative, as each of the thirteen states broke from the British monarchy and established republican constitutions, empowering their houses of representatives. However, the resulting democratic excesses led elites to seek reform. In 1787, they replaced the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution, creating a powerful central government. Dr. Gordon S. Wood is a prominent and prolific American historian. His notable works include The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, which won the Bancroft and John H. Dunning Prizes, and The Radicalism of the American Revolution, which won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize. In 2011, he received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama and the Churchill Bell. He is currently the Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown.

Akhil Reed Amar, J.D.

Born Equal: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1840-1920

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$200 for 4-part series

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Based on his forthcoming book, Born Equal: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1840-1920, Professor Amar’s lecture will explore America’s constitutional debates from 1840 to 1920. The narrative begins with millions of Blacks in chains and culminates with millions of women winning the right to vote. It continues from Professor Amar’s 2021 book, The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 17601840, previously presented at The Four Arts. Akhil Reed Amar is a Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University. A summa cum laude graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School, he clerked for Judge (later Justice) Stephen Breyer before joining the Yale faculty at age 26. He is the only living Yale professor to have won the University’s unofficial triple crown: the Sterling Chair for scholarship, the DeVane Medal for teaching, and the Lamar Award for alumni service.

MASTERS OLD & NEW SERIES

Marlene Strauss

Art’s Bad Boys, Part Two

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$35

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Acclaimed art historian Marlene Strauss revisits her well received lecture series, Art’s Bad Boys. This illustrated talk will discuss artists whose social behavior strayed from the acceptable and whose promising careers were cut short by drugs, alcohol or a deadly weapon. Included among the artists are Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Carl Andre and Ana Mendieta. Marlene Strauss is a frequent O’Keeffe Speaker at The Four Arts and an art historian whose lectures were featured annually in the Rogers Theatre of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 25 years.

RIGHT: Jasper Johns, Target with Four Faces, 1955, encaustic on newspaper and cloth over canvas surmounted by four tintedplaster faces in wood box with hinged front, Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Presented by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation in partnership with Heidi and Tom McWilliams

Wednesdays at 3 p.m. • Dixon Education Building

“Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs Today” features world-class scientists discussing the path toward new, cutting-edge treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Now in its fourth season and second at The Four Arts, this lecture series, founded in partnership with Heidi and Tom McWilliams, invites three top investigators to share the latest breaking updates on their research with moderator Dr. Howard Fillit, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF). Founded in 1998 by Leonard A. and Ronald S. Lauder, the ADDF is dedicated to rapidly accelerating the development of novel therapeutics and biomarkers to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Mark Mintun, MD

What Does the Future of Alzheimer’s Treatment Look Like?

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Over the past year, we have seen incredible progress in Alzheimer’s drugs, diagnostics, and prevention methods. But this is still only the beginning. Dr. Mark Mintun, Group Vice President of Neuroscience Research and Development at Eli Lilly and Company, will discuss his role leading the phase 3 study of Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, as well as directions for the future of research. Drugs like Lilly’s are expanding our arsenal and moving us closer to the holy grail for treating Alzheimer’s: combination therapies and precision medicine.

CREATING LEGACIES TOMORROW’S BREAKTHROUGHS

Ivan Lansberg, Ph.D.

Rhoda Au, PhD, MBA

How Smartphones and Tablets Are Transforming Our Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dr. Rhoda Au, Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurology, Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and School of Public Health, will discuss her pioneering work aimed at developing digital biomarkers. Dr. Au is studying whether data on Alzheimer’s-related characteristics collected through smartphones and tablets can help us detect Alzheimer’s years before symptoms present. Her research, which is funded through the ADDF’s Diagnostics Accelerator, will pave the way for early diagnosis and intervention.

The Enduring Enterprise: How Family Business Thrives in Turbulent Conditions

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building • Book signing to follow

Family-owned companies dominate the world’s business landscape, yet surprisingly few successfully pass from one generation to the next. Professor Ivan Lansberg taught at Yale, is on the faculty of the Kellogg School of Management and is Co-Founder at Lansberg Gersick Advisors, advising complex family enterprises worldwide. A founder of the Family Firm Institute, he was the first editor of the Family Business Review. His contributions have advanced the understanding of family business governance and succession.

CAMPUS ON THE LAKE LECTURES

Helen Molesworth

Cartier: Creativity and Innovation

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Presented in partnership with the American Friends of the Victoria & Albert Museum

Jeffrey Parish, Ph.D., and Matthew Arnold Financing Nature to Ensure Earth Endures

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members Dixon Education Building Presented in partnership with The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) presents Dr. Jeff Parrish, Global Managing Director for Protect Oceans, Lands, and Water, and Matthew Arnold, Global Head of Impact Finance & Markets, featuring their transformative efforts to achieve the 30x30 initiative. This global initiative aims to protect 30% of Earth’s land and ocean by 2030. Through the “Enduring Earth” project, TNC works to conserve our planet’s resources. TNC has created a $3.1 billion investment portfolio and improved carbon markets to date.

Helen Molesworth, Senior Curator of Jewelry at the V&A, will be talking about the Museum’s upcoming exhibition Cartier: Creativity and Innovation. The exhibition will take a holistic approach to illustrate the jeweler house’s compelling story through showstopping pieces, rare archival material, striking design and a rich and layered interpretation. It will include about 300 objects, from precious jewels, gems and watches to objets d’art and previously unseen drawings from the Cartier and V&A archives.

Robert van Langh, Ph.D.

The Conservator as a Material Historian: Connoisseurship of Materials is Pivotal in the Future!

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members • Dixon Education Building

Understanding the history of materials is crucial for attributing artworks to specific makers. Conservators, as historians of materials, collaborate with scientists to establish verifiable markers for attribution, complementing traditional art historical methods. This collaborative approach, exemplified in the Netherlands, has led to innovative insights and standards, such as Operation Night Watch at the Rijksmuseum. Dr. Robert van Langh, Head of Conservation and Research at the Rijksmuseum, will share examples and visions for the future of the field.

Photo by Douglas Croft

Bénédicte de Montlaur with Philippe

Villeneuve and Barry Bergdoll, Ph.D.

Rebuilding Notre-Dame:

The Largest Preservation Project of the Century

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

On April 15, 2019, the devastating fire at Notre-Dame de Paris underscored humanity’s deep connection to heritage sites and sparked a determined effort to rebuild. Led by Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO of World Monuments Fund (WMF), this ambitious project aims to restore and reopen the iconic medieval landmark within five years. Join the discussion with special guests Philippe Villeneuve, Chief Architect of Notre-Dame, and Dr. Barry Bergdoll, Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University, to delve into this monumental preservation endeavor.

John Willis Nagasaki:

The Forgotten Prisoners

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building Book signing to follow

On August 9, 1945, America dropped its most powerful atomic bomb on Nagasaki, where hundreds of British, Australian, American, and Dutch prisoners were working nearby. This hidden history, chronicled by John Willis, depicts their incredible survival during WWII’s trials, from the fall of Singapore to constructing the infamous River Kwai Railway. Despite enduring horrors, their tale reveals resilience amidst terrifying circumstances. Willis, a leading TV executive with roles at the BBC, Channel 4, and WGBH Boston, brings their story to light.

Princess Pélagie de Bourbon-Parme

A Woman in Burgundy: Balancing Tradition with Modernity

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 3 p.m.

John Willis Fighter Boy: The Many Lives of Geoffrey Page

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building Book signing to follow

Geoffrey Page, a remarkable WWII fighter pilot, was severely burned during the Battle of Britain. Despite his injuries, he flew in D-Day, Normandy, and Arnhem. During two years in the hospital, he underwent fifteen operations, vowing to shoot down a German aircraft for each one, a goal he ultimately achieved. Join one of Britain’s foremost television executives, John Willis, as he shares this hero’s story through his book, Fighter Boy: The Many Lives of Geoffrey Page. Geoffrey Page has a connection to The Four Arts: his daughter, Mrs. Shelley Gubelmann, is a Trustee and chair of the Education Committee.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building

The Château de Sully, a Renaissance jewel in Burgundy, has produced wines since the 18th century. Under legendary winemaker Amélie, The Duchess of Magenta, it is globally renowned for burgundies. Her daughter, Princess Pélagie de Bourbon-Parme, will discuss her family’s generational wine-making knowledge, her mother’s trail-blazing career and the launching of her wine label with husband Prince Amaury de Bourbon-Parme. In this lecture she hopes to demystify burgundy wines by showing how the family’s wine is made today at Abbaye de Morgeot.

William Middleton

The Iconic Karl Lagerfeld

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium Book signing to follow

In a sixty-five-year career, Karl Lagerfeld became one of fashion’s most iconic figures. Born in Hamburg during WWII, he moved to Paris at 18 and won the Woolmark Prize by 21, thus launching his career. In 1983, he became Chanel’s artistic director, transforming it into a global powerhouse. Join William Middleton, former Fashion Features Director for Harper’s Bazaar and Paris Bureau Chief for W and Women’s Wear Daily, to explore Lagerfeld’s impact and discuss his book, Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld, now being adapted into a documentary.

William Middleton

Great Art and Enlightened Patronage:

Dominique and John de Menil

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building Book signing to follow

Fernando Wong and Tim Johnson

The Young Man and the Tree

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11 a.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dominique and John de Menil, both born in Paris, became influential art collectors after moving to America during WWII. Settling in Houston, they built a modernist house by Philip Johnson, the Rothko Chapel with 14 Mark Rothko panels, and The Menil Collection museum by Renzo Piano, housing over 15,000 works of art. Their dedication to leading artists enriched Houston’s cultural landscape and the American art world. Join William Middleton to explore the Menils’ legacy and discuss his book, Double Vision, the first biography of these Franco-American collectors.

Frederick Ilchman, Ph.D.

Dixon Education Building Book signing to follow

The Young Man and the Tree showcases Fernando Wong, hailed by Elle Decor as “one of the most influential landscape designers in America.” Born in Panama, Wong trained in architecture and interior design before moving to the US in 2001. Along with his partner, Tim Johnson, he co-founded Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design in 2005, transforming it into a global firm. This book highlights his renowned designs, including lush gardens, elaborate garden follies, pools, pavilions, fountains, sculpture gardens, and hardscapes.

A Broader Definition of Spanish Art: The Naples of Artemisia Gentileschi and the Antwerp of Rubens

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members Dixon Education Building

This lecture challenges the notion that Spain was the sole center of artistic brilliance during the Golden Age. It explores how many outstanding Spanish artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi and Peter Paul Rubens flourished outside the Iberian Peninsula. In preparation for a loan exhibition, this lecture will investigate the teeming Naples of Artemisia Gentileschi and the bustling Antwerp of Peter Paul Rubens. Join Dr. Frederick Ilchman, Chair, Art of Europe, at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, as he provides an insider’s look.

Mieke THE YOUNG MAN AND THE TREE FERNANDO WONG LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Peter Paul Rubens, Archduke Ferdinand, (1635), Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Fla.

Emmanuel Ducamp, Ph.D.

NEW DATE!

The Duchess of Rutland

The Accidental Duchess

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building Book signing to follow

Her Grace, The Duchess of Rutland is the daughter of a farmer from Knighton in the Welsh Marches. Today, she manages Belvoir Castle’s commercial activities, including events, weddings, and shooting parties. She is also a devoted mother of five. Her Grace has appeared on various TV programs and written three books about Belvoir. The Duchess will share her journey from a farmer’s daughter to managing a working estate and raising her children.

The Development of Italian Gardens: From Baroque Villas to “English” Landscapes and 20th-century Creations

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building

In a continuation of lectures from last season, Dr. Emmanuel Ducamp returns to The Four Arts to illuminate the topic of Italian gardens. Rooted in traditions from Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Italian Renaissance villas and gardens evolved during the Baroque period with geometrical “green rooms” and terraces. He will discuss the Frascati villas, the royal park at Caserta, the 20th-century garden at La Foce, and the Giardino dei Tarocchi. Dr. Ducamp, an art historian and lawyer, began his career specializing in European Decorative Arts.

Captain Leslie Scott

The Supersonic Art of Concorde

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members Dixon Education Building

Captain Leslie Scott has been flying for over 47 years, both in the British and US corporate world. From Vickers VC10, Boeing 747, BAC 1-11, Gulfstream IVs/Vs, to his record setting flight on Concorde, Captain Scott has seen it all. In 1996, he and his crew set the current world record time from New York to London of just under 3 hours in the Concorde plane. Join Captain Scott as he takes us through his world record flight and the future of supersonic travel.

The Countess of Derby

The North American Travel Journal of the 14th Earl of Derby, Thrice Prime Minister to Queen Victoria Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building

In 1824, Edward Stanley traveled from Liverpool across Eastern Canada and the US, journeying through New England to Niagara Falls, exploring the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes, and reaching New Orleans via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. His experiences, detailed in his journal, profoundly influenced his career as a political reformer and British Prime Minister. The Countess of Derby in conversation with University of Virginia History Professor Dr. Andrew O’Shaughnessy, will discuss the Earl’s rediscovered manuscript and youth travel journals, which she is currently publishing.

Silvia Beltrametti, Ph.D.

The Torlonia Marbles: Universal Icons

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Dixon Education Building

A rare collection of ancient Roman sculptures, part of the renowned Torlonia collection, is making its US debut at the Art Institute of Chicago in March 2025. This marks the first time these masterpieces, dating back almost 2,000 years, have crossed the Atlantic. Dr. Silvia Beltrametti, a Senior Lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will discuss the exhibit, focusing on cultural heritage, identity, and strategies for international art circulation.

MASTER CLASSES

Taylor Hagood, Ph.D.

The Shakespearean Comedy

Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

$125 for 4-part series or $35 per lecture

Dixon Education Building

February 10: Love and Masking

March 17: The Problems

April 14: The Romances

Florida Atlantic University professor Taylor Hagood will discuss the function and form of comedy for Shakespeare and his time as well as the relevance of his comedic visions in our own time.

Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D.

American Foreign Policy

Thursdays from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

$125 for 4-part series or $35 per lecture

Dixon Education Building

February 27: China & Latin America

March 20: The International Criminal Court (ICC)

April 17: Globalization in Decline

Dr. Jeffrey Morton has lectured nationally on matters relating to U.S. foreign policy and is the recipient of the FAU Researcher of the Year Award, Talon Service Award, and was the 2019 FAU Distinguished Teacher of the Year.

Right: Fanciulla da Vulci, Collezione Torlonia, Rome, Copyright Fondazione Torlonia PH Lorenzo De Masi

THE GARDEN CLUB OF PALM BEACH

The Garden Club of Palm Beach is dedicated to preserving our natural world through its work in floral design, horticulture, the environment, conservation, and civic improvements. Its dedicated members maintain the Demonstration Garden at The Four Arts, host two annual fundraisers, present a biennial flower show, and sponsor educational and entertaining programs open to club members as well as the general public.

ANNUAL SPEAKERS

Bunny Williams with Elizabeth Lawrence

Design for Living: Creating Stylish Interiors and Welcoming Gardens with Williams Lawrence Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 3 p.m.

No charge for Four Arts members and Garden Club members

No reservations needed

Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium

Williams Lawrence, the acclaimed interior design firm helmed by Bunny Williams, top, and Elizabeth Lawrence, right, crafts exquisite living spaces that blend sophistication with comfort. Their portfolio spans urban apartments, rural retreats, and coastal havens—including numerous Palm Beach projects — each imbued with a unique character and impeccable style. Join these design luminaries as they explore the artistry of decoration, delve into the crucial interplay between landscape and interiors, and offer exclusive glimpses into their favorite projects from over two decades of collaboration. Bunny will also unveil her own extraordinary Connecticut home and garden, the subject of her latest book, Life in the Garden. In conversation with Elizabeth, she’ll share personal insights from her design journey and reveal the wisdom gleaned from creating this remarkable property.

House & Garden Day

Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No charge

No reservations needed

Four Arts Mall

Shop an outdoor boutique with local vendors in front of the O’Keeffe Building. Tickets to the tour of homes are available by invitation only and must be purchased in advance, with shuttle bus service to and from The Four Arts from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

IN BLOOM Flower Show

“Flight of Fancy”

Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

No charge

No reservations needed Esther B. O’Keeffe Building

Brian Kelley

Archiving the Oldest and Largest Trees in the U.S. Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 3 p.m.

$20 • No charge for Four Arts or Garden Club members Dixon Education Building Presented in partnership with The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Brian Kelley has documented 130 Champion Trees since 2017 as an American Forests ambassador. He founded the Gathering Growth Foundation to expand this work, visually preserving significant trees and forests while promoting preservation awareness. The foundation has archived over 600 notable trees and forests. Kelley’s photography career evolved from skateboarding to commercial work, including Nike campaigns in New York City. Now, he lives in a van, traveling the US to document some of the oldest and largest trees.

FOUR ARTS CONTEMPORARIES

Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.

Dixon Education Building

$20 • No charge for Four Arts contemporaries and members • Book signings follow

The Contemporaries’ mission is to educate, enlighten, and inspire with thought-provoking discussions from the fields of science, contemporary culture, media, and the arts. Programming is geared toward younger supporters and parents aged 21 to 49.

Jonathan Adler

The Dean of Design Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Get schooled in design history by potter and designer Jonathan Adler and learn how to apply the lessons of yesterday to today. Explore design through the names and movements you should know and understand the foundational rules of decorating – so you can break them. Say farewell to feelings of intimidation when it comes to your interiors and embrace your most glamorous, eccentric self. In 1993, Barneys bought his first collection of pots, and in 1998, Adler opened his first store. Today his offerings span furniture, lighting, décor, and iconic interior design projects, and retail locations worldwide.

Clifton Leaf

The Permission Switch: The Hidden Mechanism that Lets Doers Do and How to Turn it On Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Currently an adjunct graduate professor of journalism at Columbia University, Clifton Leaf served as Editorin-Chief of Fortune from 2017 to 2021 — which, during his tenure, won more than 70 top journalism prizes and substantially expanded its businesses. His new book, The Permission Switch, examines the ON-OFF switch in our minds for internal empowerment. When your switch is set to ON, you’re filled with confidence — and, importantly, the permission to act on that bold idea and follow through, even in the face of multiple challenges.

THE CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN

The Society of the Four Arts’ Centennial Campaign is raising funds to support our Master Plan, which will allow the Four Arts to serve its members and its community for the next one hundred years.

We appreciate the early support from the following individuals and foundations (As of December 31, 2024)

$10MM - $50MM

Anonymous

John A. (dec.) & Carole Moran

Sanda & Jeremiah Lambert

$5MM - $9.999MM

The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter

$2MM - $4.999MM

Michele & Lawrence Beyer

William & Janet James

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Iovino

The Honorable John L. & Mrs. Sharon Loeb, Jr.

Mrs. Jordan Saunders

John & Diane Sculley

Randall & Barbara Smith

$1M - $1,999,999

Patrick Davidson & Diane Couto

Miranda & Robert G. Donnelley

The Honorable David T. & Mrs. Jennifer Fischer

Mr. Patrick Foy

Mrs. Jack M. Friedland Estate

Audrey & Martin Gruss

Dr. Randolph H. & Beatrice Guthrie

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen

Desmond & Ann Heathwood

Vicky & Sam Hunt

Joseph & Michelle Jacobs

Reuben & Robin Jeffery

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Johnson

Y. Michele Kang

Mr. Gil Kemp

David & Cristina Kepner

The Peter & Eaddo Kiernan Foundation

John & Giuliana Koch

The Maurer Family Foundation

John “Jack” & Lynn McAtee (dec.)

Tom & Heidi McWilliams

Frank & Eleanor Pao

Pam & Gary Patsley

Lewis & Alice Sanders

Thomas & Diane Smith

An illustration of the proposed renovated Esther B. O’Keeffe Building as part of The Four Arts’ Centenial Campaign. Illustration by Beyer Blinder Belle

$500,000 - $999,999

Robert & Ann Fromer

Dennis & Deborah Glass

Heather & Patrick Henry

The Honorable Mary V. Mochary

The Edward John & Patricia Rosenwald Foundation

$250,000 - $499,999

Robert & Lydia Forbes

The Hulitar Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rosin

The John H. & Regina Scully Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Sosnow

The Estate of Cynthia van Buren

$100,000 - $249,999

Suzanne & Michael Ainslie

Anonymous

The Chisholm Foundation

Chris & Ann Flowers

The Folger Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Gill, Jr.

Ginger & Larry Leeds

Mitra & Michael Margolis

Henry “Rip” McIntosh, IV

The Palm Beach Country Club Foundation

Other Generous Supporters

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Max G. Ansbacher

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bezos

Mr. & Mrs. Denis P. Coleman, Jr.

Mrs. Patricia Dunnington

Mrs. Edith B. Eglin

Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Federbush

James & Laura Lofaro Freeman

Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. Geisler, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter N. Geisler, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Gubelmann

Roger & Susan Hertog

Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Hill, III

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Hoyt

The Florence Harris Koontz Trust

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Livens

Mr. & Mrs. George G. Matthews

The McCausland Foundation

Mrs. Mary Morse

Mrs. John A. Nyheim

Mr. John Otto, Jr.

The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. John J. Pohanka

Dr. Philip & Mrs. Jane Rylands

The Society of Colonial Warriors (FL)

The Honorable Craig R. & Mrs. Dorothy Stapleton

The Van Buren Family Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. Catharine Warren & Mr. Bradley Geist

Mr. Michel Witmer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Wood

DONORS

Annual giving donations received from July 1, 2024 through January 7, 2025

CHAIRMAN’S FORUM

Gifts from members to The Four Arts of $25,000 or more per year

Anonymous

Mrs. Virginia A. Aaron

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Ackerman

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Alger III

Mr. and Mrs. Robb Allan

Mrs. Eugene V. Amoroso

Mrs. Marion H. Antonini

Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Argenbright Jr.

Mrs. Walter F. Ballinger

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Barasch

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Barnes

Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Baxter

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Belfer

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beyer

Mrs. Ellen Hassenfeld Block

Mrs. F. Peter Boer

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bolton

Mr. Bill Bone

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Bradley

Ambassador and Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer

Mrs. Joan P. Brock

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Browne

Mrs. Robert Thomas Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Celedinas

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Clay

Mrs. George A. Cohon

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Colby

Mr. and Mrs. J. Barclay Collins II

Ms. Ricki Gail Conway

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Cornell

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Cowie

Mrs. John V. Crowe

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Crown

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Davidson

Dr. Robert Desnick and Mrs. Julie Herzig Desnick

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy DeVries

Mr. James C. DiPaula, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Randell C. Doane

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dobbs III

Dr. and Mrs. Jack M. Dodick

Mrs. John R. Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Donnelley

Ms. Shawn M. Donnelley and Dr. Christopher M. Kelly

Mrs. Patricia M. Dunnington

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Falkenberg

Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Fanjul

Mr. and Mrs. J. Pepe Fanjul Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander P. Federbush

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Felberbaum

Ambassador and Mrs. David Fischer

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Fiverson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Floersheimer

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Flowers

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Forbes

Mr. John S. Foster

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Freeman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, III

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fromer

Mr. and Mrs. R. Joseph Fuchs

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley N. Gaines

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Galvin

Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Gardner

Mr. C. Meade Geisel and Mrs. Louisa Blodgett

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gill, Jr.

The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg and The Honorable Dorothy Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Glass

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Goergen

Mr. Peter M. Gottsegen

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Grace Jr.

Mrs. Francis Clark Grant III

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Green

Mr. Robert F. Greenhill

Mr. Kenneth C. Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gross

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Gruss

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Gulbrandsen

Dr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale

Mrs. Julia Hansen

Ms. Susan Hapak

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hartfiel

Mr. Thomas E. Harvey and Mrs. Cathleen Black

Mr. and Mrs. Desmond J. Heathwood

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hertog

Mrs. Samuel Heyman

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chatterton Hickox

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Iovino

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. William E. James

Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Jeffery III

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Ms. Jennifer Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Kalisman

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kalisman

Ms. Y. Michele Kang

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kargman

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Kepner

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kessler

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Kiernan III

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Kimsey

Mr. Michael Kluger and Ms. Heidi Greene

Mr. and Dr. John D. Koch

Mr. and Dr. Jay Frederick Krehbiel

Mr. John H. Krehbiel and Mrs. Karen Gray-Krehbiel

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah D. Lambert

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Stallworth M. Larson

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder

Mr. and Mrs. D. Christopher Le Vine

Ambassador and Mrs. Howard H. Leach

Larry Leeds and Ginger Feuer-Leeds

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Levin

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Levy

Honorable and Mrs. Robert J.D. Lloyd-George

Ambassador and Mrs. John L. Loeb Jr.

Ms. Patty Lowdon

Mrs. Linda Macaulay

Annual giving donations are defined as tax-deductible gifts made in addition to membership dues. Donations are recognized during the fiscal year in which they are received, from July 1 through June 30. Gifts to capital campaigns or special projects are much appreciated and recognized separately.

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Mack

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Mack

Mr. and Mrs. David Mandelbaum

Mr. Michael Margolis and Mrs. Mitra Mujica-Margolis

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Mark

Mr. and Mrs. Dana Martin

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthews

Mr. Gilbert C. Maurer

Mr. John J. McAtee Jr.

Ambassador Bonnie McElveenHunter and Mr. Gil Kemp

Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord, III

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose K. Monell

Mrs. John A. Moran

Ms. Annette Nazareth and Mr. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.

Mr. Robert Nederlander

Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols

Ms. Suzanne Niedland

Ms. Rochelle Ohrstrom

Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Orthwein

Mrs. Katherine Ostberg and Mr. Preben Ostberg

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Panattoni

Mrs. William G. Pannill

Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Pantzer

Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Pao

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Patsley

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Payne

Mr. Thomas Peterffy and Mrs. Lynne Wheat

Mr. Kenn Pfrengle

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Phelan

Mr. and Mrs. Joel I. Picket

Mrs. John J. Pohanka

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Polk

Mrs. Gabriela Porges and Mr. David Porges

Mrs. Susan Steele Priem

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Purcell

Ms. Bambi Putnam

Dr. and Mrs. Nido R. Qubein

Ambassador and Mrs. John Rakolta Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David Reyes

Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton S. Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Rogers

Mr. E. John Rosenwald Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund B. Ross Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew E. Rubel

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Salomon

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Sanders

Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Schwab

Mr. and Mrs. John Sculley

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Shiverick

Mr. Alan A. Shuch and Ms. Leslie Wohlman Himmel

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Simmons

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Simmons

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Phillips Small

Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith

Honorable Lesly S. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Snyder

Mrs. Daisy M. Soros

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sosnow

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Soter

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Spahn

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Stolz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Strauss

Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Teagle III

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Tiefel

Mrs. Jane H. Told

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Toll

Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tozer, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Treadway

Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Trulaske

Mrs. Kathryn Cottrill Vecellio and Mr. Leo Vecellio

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Verbinnen

Mr. and Mrs. Royall Victor III

Mrs. Carlo Vittorini

Mrs. Catharine Warren and Mr. Bradley Geist

Mrs. Susan H. Waterfall

Mrs. J. William Weeks

Mr. Karl Wellner and Mrs. Deborah Norville Wellner

Dr. Herbert Wertheim and Ms. Alicia Dahill

Mrs. William R. Wister, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynn

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Zenko

Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Zubrow

BENEFACTORS COUNCIL

Gifts from members to The Four Arts of $10,000 to $24,999 per year

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Anbinder

Ms. Alexandra Hufty Anlyan

Mr. and Mrs. Neil L. Aronstam

Mr. and Mrs. George Asch

Mr. and Mrs. E. William Aylward

Mrs. Christina Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart David Baker

Mr. and Mrs. John Wallis Ballantine

Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Barel di Sant’Albano

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barrat

Dr. Diana Barrett and Mr. Robert Vila

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bartram

Mr. Arthur Bauernfeind and Mrs. Diana Nicosia

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Beard

Mrs. Charlotte Beers and Mr. Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum

Mr. and Mrs. Lars E. Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Bernstein

Mr. James D. Berwind and Mr. Kevin F. Clark

Mr. and Mrs. William Earle Betts III

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Beyer

Mrs. Friederike Kemp Biggs

Mrs. Charles Bilezikian

Mrs. Marion Black

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blumenstein

Mr. and Mrs. John Blundin

Mr. James R. Borynack and Mr. Adolfo Zaralegui

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Bottorff

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Bowler Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Branstrom III

Ms. Deborah A. Bricker

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brickley

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Brim

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brodsky

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bronfman

Dr. Jeffrey Alan Brown and Mrs. Rory Shanley-Brown

Mrs. Nancy M. Brown and Mr. Leonardo Radomile

Mrs. Marjorie Buckley

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gary Burkhead

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn III

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burr

Mr. Brian Burry and Mrs. Helen Nicastri

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Buxton

DONORS, continued

Annual giving donations received from July 1, 2024 through January 7, 2025

BENEFACTORS COUNCIL,

continued

Gifts from members to The Four Arts of $10,000 to $24,999 per year

Mr. Tyler R. Cain

Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Callahan

Mrs. Brenda Callaway

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey S. Caraboolad

Mrs. Carroll M. Carpenter

Mrs. Jane Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. John V. Ceriale

Mrs. Arlene Cherner

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cigarran

Dr. and Mrs. Carmel Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Larry F. Cole Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. Coleman Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Collins

Mrs. Elfriede Collis

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Condron

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Conese Jr.

Ms. Anita D. Cosgrove

Mrs. Heidi Cox

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cox

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cregan

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cunniffe

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Curtis

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Daft

Mrs. John H. Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Davis

General and Ambassador Pete Dawkins

Mr. Nathaniel B. Day

Mr. and Mrs. Lodewijk De Vink

Mrs. J. Simpson Dean

Mrs. Barbara Deane

Mrs. Natalie G. Dejoux

Ms. Christina Dennis

Mrs. Beth Rudin DeWoody and Mr. Firooz Zahedi

Dr. and Mrs. David A. Dooley

Mr. and Mrs. David Dorman

Mr. John Dragisic

Mrs. Rodman L. Drake

Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Dranoff

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Drosdick

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Durst

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Edlavitch

Amb. and Mrs. Edward E. Elson

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Engelberg

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Eyre Jr.

Mrs. Shannon Fairbanks and Mr. Newman T. Halvorson, Jr.

Mr. Brent Feigenbaum and Mr. Frank Morgan II, MBE

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Feuer

Mr. John D. Firestone

Ambassador and Mrs. Richard Fisher

Ms. Candia Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Flaherty

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Folger

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Reeder R. Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Freeburg

Mrs. Cynthia Friedman

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Frisbie

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisbie

Mr. and Mrs. George Fugelsang

Mr. and Mrs. Mario Gabelli

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Gambill Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Geisler Sr.

Dr. Nancy Genieser

Mr. and Mrs. William Georgas

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Georgescu

Mr. Bernard Gewirz

Mrs. David H. Gilmour

Mrs. Jay Goldberg

Mr. and Mrs. John Golden

Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gonzalez

Mrs. Melvin R. Goodes

Mrs. Darcy Gould

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Graber

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Grace

Mrs. Robert M. Grace

Mrs. Adele R. Grant

Mr. and Mrs. Haynes G. Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gubelmann

Mrs. Ursula L. Gwynne

Mr. and Mrs. John Halpern

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Clark Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Jr.

Mrs. William Hersey Hamm III

Mr. and Mrs. Torrence C. Harder

Mr. and Mrs. Cameron M. Harris

Mrs. J. Ira Harris

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrison Jr.

Mrs. Mai Hallingby Harrison

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen

Mr. and Mrs. George K. Hendrick III

Ms. Heather T. Henry

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hermann Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hershaft

Dr. Peter N. Heydon

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hill III

Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hill III

Mrs. Peter H. Hill

Ms. Leslie Hindman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Holton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Honeyman Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Todd Houser

Mrs. Pamela Howard and Mr. Edwin Laffey

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Hoyt

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Imbs

Mr. and Mrs. Laban P. Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Jacobi

Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Jacobson

Ms. Ann Folliss Jeffery and Mr. Ralph E. Watson

Ambassador and Mrs. Robert W. Johnson IV

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson

Mr. John W. Johnston and Mrs. Marigil Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Jones

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jordan II

Mrs. Robert B. Judell

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Karp

Mrs. Jayne T. Keith

Mrs. Jorie Butler Kent

Mrs. Stanley A. Knapp

Mr. John Richard Knop

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kohl

Mr. Michael Kovner and Mr. Jean de Montaillou

Annual giving donations are defined as tax-deductible gifts made in addition to membership dues. Donations are recognized during the fiscal year in which they are received, from July 1 through June 30. Gifts to capital campaigns or special projects are much appreciated and recognized separately.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kraus

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis

Mrs. H. Frederick Krimendahl II

Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Lacaillade

Mrs. Linda Landis

Mrs. William Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Warren Lang Jr.

Ms. Bonnie Lautenberg

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman

Mr. Joseph Ledbetter

Ms. Regina A. Lee

Mrs. H. Irwin Levy

Mr. Stephen Lewinstein

Ms. Ellen Liman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Litle IV

Mr. and Mrs. H. Eugene Lockhart

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edgar Long Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffry Louis, III

Mrs. Walter R. Lovejoy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lubin

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lunder

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Luter III

Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Lyons

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. MacCowatt

Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Madden

Mr. and Mrs. Lance D. Mahaney

Mrs. Hildegarde Mahoney

Mr. and Mrs. Grant E. Mashek

Mr. and Mrs. George G. Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mavec

Mrs. Talbott Maxey

Mr. Thomas O. McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland

Mr. and Mrs. John B. McCoy

Mrs. Mary O. McDonnell

Mrs. William J. McDonough

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. McGraw, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn

Mr. and Mrs. Terence McGuirk

Mr. Henry P. McIntosh IV

Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McWilliams

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Menschel

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Merriman

Mrs. Aimee M. Merszei

Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. D. Quinn Mills

Honorable Mary V. Mochary

Mrs. George B. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Moore

Mrs. Dudley L. Moore Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Morrissey

Mrs. Mary M. Morse

Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Mortimer Jr.

Mrs. Alicia Cannon Mullen and Mr. Timothy R. Mullen

Ms. Pamelee Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Neff

Mrs. Melvin B. Nessel

Ms. Sandra Triem Norcross

Mr. and Mrs. Christoph Nostitz

Mrs. John A. Nyheim

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Oakley Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Chips C. Page

Mrs. Anka Kriser Palitz

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis J. Parker

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Parr

Mrs. Lee Wallace Peck and Mr. John A. Capstick

Dr. Virginia Pellicci

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Phelps

Mrs. Sallie B. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Picotte

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Low Pierrepont

Mrs. William Pitt

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Plumeri

Mr. Leon Polsky

Mrs. Natalie Pray, MBE

Mrs. Diana Ronan Quasha

Mr. Thomas C. Quick

Mr. and Mrs. Marko Remec

Mrs. Martin Revson

Mr. William D. Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Rohrbach III

Mrs. Walter M. Ross

Ms. Kara Ross

Ms. Lyn M. Ross

Honorable and Mrs. Wilbur L. Ross

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rothschild

Mrs. John Ruan III

Ms. Madeleine K. Rudin

Mr. and Mrs. David Rudnick

Honorable Philip E. Ruppe

Ms. April Russell and Mr. Hampton Lynch, Jr.

Mrs. Alexandra Hersey Hamm Ryan

Mrs. Francis Sanzone

Mrs. Adele K. Schaeffer

Ms. Vera Alfieri Serrano

Mr. Mark L. Shapiro and Mrs. Judy C. Lewent

Mrs. Jean S. Sharf

Mr. and Mrs. Morton H. Simkins

Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Simmons

Mr. and Mrs. Beryl D. Simonson

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Slattery Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew K. Smith

Mrs. Suzette de Marigny Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smithgall III

Ambassador and Mrs. Clifford M. Sobel

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Sotos

Ambassador and Mrs. Craig R. Stapleton

Ms. Susan S. Stautberg

Mrs. Marlene Strauss

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sullivan Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Swan

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tananbaum

Ambassador and Mrs. Nicholas F. Taubman

Mrs. Susan Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tebbe

Mr. and Mrs. Dom Telesco

Mrs. Sandra N. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Thornburgh

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Tisch

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Topkis

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Townsend III

Mrs. Meredith A. Townsend and Mr. William Blind

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trethewey

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Tripodi

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Tucker

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Uihlein

Mrs. Nancy Best Van Deuren

Mr. and Mrs. Cornelis Johannes Van Hoek

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Vecellio

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Weiner

Mrs. Virginia Welch

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Weldon

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Weller

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Werner

Mrs. Robert John Wibbelsman

Mr. and Mrs. William Barnett Wiggins Jr.

Mrs. Cynthia and Mr. William Wilby

Mrs. Kelly M. Williams and Mr. Andrew Forsyth

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J. Winter

Mr. Michel Witmer

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood II

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Wood

Mrs. Jane B. Woodman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wright

Mrs. Carol N. Wyett

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zack

DONORS,

Annual giving donations received from July 1, 2024 through January 7, 2025

GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

Gifts from non-members to The Four Arts of $10,000 or more per year

Ms. Amy Brumfield

Mr. and Mrs. William N. Deatherage

Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Ehrenkranz

Mr. Edward A. Emerson

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Flick, II

Ms. Gertrude Morgan Coxe and Mr. Jim Gaffney

Mr. Alexis Graham and Mrs. Ellen Graham

Mr. Barron N. Hilton

Mrs. Wendy Hubbell

Mr. Harvey C. Jones and Mrs. Robin M. Gillen

Mr. and Ms. Prescott Lester

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schecter

FOUR ARTS CIRCLE

Gifts from members and non-members to The Four Arts of $5,000 to $9,999 per year

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ainslie

Mrs. Emilia Menocal Alexandre and Mr. DeWitt L. Alexandre, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allen

Mrs. Bess Ames

Mr. Thomas Andruskevich and Mrs. Suzanne McMillan

Mrs. Jameson A. Baxter

Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Cummings

Mrs. Mortimer L. Curran

Mrs. Henry Darlington Jr.

Mrs. Martha DeBrule

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Eder

Mr. Kenneth Eisenberg

Mrs. Richard A. Eliasberg

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Evans

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Farrell

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Feagin

Mrs. Anne Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Flinn Jr.

Mrs. Lynn A. Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Gantcher

Ms. Carole Gigliotti

Mr. John Herrick Gooch

Mrs. Henry F. Harris

Mrs. Clair A. Heise

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hewitt

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hogan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Hopkins III

Mrs. Charles H. Jones, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Linen

Ms. Kate Lubin and Mr. Glen Sutton

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin MacFarland

Mr. and Mrs. Carmine A. Martignetti

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mintmire

Mr. and Mrs. David Newton

Mrs. Lorraine Odasso

Mr. Steven Rappaport and Ms. Judith A. Garson

Mr. and Mrs. P. Anthony Ridder

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Riley

Mrs. John J. Rinker

Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Sandell

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Sliney

Mrs. Beverly Sommer

Mrs. Louise Hitchcock Stephaich

Mr. E. Rodman Titcomb and The Rev. Dr. Cecie Titcomb

Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Vitale

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond N. Wareham

Mr. John Howard Wert

Mr. and Mrs. R. Richard Williams

GUARDIAN

Gifts from members and non-members to The Four Arts of $2,500 to $4,999 per year

Mrs. Ann Ames

Ms. Penny Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Wael Bayazid

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Beverly Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bilden

Mrs. Louise L. Braver

Mr. Stephen L. Brown and Mrs. Jamie Stern

Mrs. Karen S. Butler

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carney III

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cay III

Mr. and Mrs. Sumeet Chabria

Mrs. James L. Collins

Mrs. Gail Cooke

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie B. Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dattels

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Devers Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dwares

Mrs. Mary Ann Ehrlich

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Epstein

Mrs. Eric C. Fast

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Garvy

Mr. and Mrs. David Genser

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Goldberg

Mrs. Mary Harrington

Mrs. David Herwitz

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Johnson III

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Katz

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Krey

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Thomas Lake

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lane

Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lentz

Mrs. Renee Lickle

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lucas II

Mrs. Teresa Martignetti

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Martin

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Martinez

Mr. and Mrs. Roman Martinez IV

Annual giving donations are defined as tax-deductible gifts made in addition to membership dues. Donations are recognized during the fiscal year in which they are received, from July 1 through June 30. Gifts to capital campaigns or special projects are much appreciated and recognized separately.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Masterman

Ms. Elizabeth E. Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Maycen

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Menkes

Ms. Judith Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. William I. Morton

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Nalley III

Mrs. Kathrine Palmer

Dr. Giselle Anna Parry

Mr. and Mrs. J. Geddes Parsons

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Patton

Dr. and Mrs. G. Wesley Price

Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Rein

Mr. and Mrs. M. Weldon Rogers IV

Mrs. Bonnie Johnson Sacerdote

Ms. Kay T. Segerdahl

Mrs. Jerome Serchuck

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bland Smith

Dr. and Mrs. John Strasswimmer

Mrs. E. Massie Valentine

Dr. Mary Frances Smoak Walde and Mr. William L. Walde

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Wallace

Ms. Kendall Wheeler

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Wiedenmayer

Mr. Matthew Wyatt

PATRON

Gifts from members and non-members to The Four Arts of $1,000 to $2,499 per year

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Arnaboldi III

Mrs. Mai Tsao Arthur

Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Ashton

Mrs. Ellen B. Asplundh

Mr. James MacAllan Ballentine Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Bertles

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Brennan III

Mr. David Brodsky and Ms. Emmelle Segal

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bunn Jr.

Mrs. Edwin M. Burke

Mr. and Mrs. Rob P. Bushman III

Mrs. Charlotte Ross Canet and Mr. Alejandro Canet

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund M. Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Clifford

Mr. and Mrs. C. Payson Coleman Jr.

Mrs. Eileen Cornacchia and Dr. John Grabow

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Crowley

Mrs. John F. Cunningham

Mrs. John Cutting II

Mrs. Barbara Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. Loic de Kertanguy

Mr. David Duffy

Ms. Leslie A. Fitzgerald Fallon

Mr. Joshua Fleming

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Flynn

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Frelinghuysen

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Freney

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kip Geddes

Mr. Michael Gibbons

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gilbane Jr.

Mrs. Edward T. Goodman

Mrs. Robert G. Gordon

Mrs. Rachel K. Grody

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Grudovich

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin L. Haney

Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Robert Hanke

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hardwick

Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Hatcher

Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Howell

Ambassador and Mrs. Eric M. Javits

Ms. Elizabeth L. Johnson

Mrs. Allison Ridder Johnstone

Mr. and Mrs. Victor K. Kiam III

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Kirchhoff

Mrs. Steven Kumble

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Larmoyeux

Mrs. Elaine Learson

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Remy Leist Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leonard

Mr. and Mrs. W. Edwin Lewis

Mrs. Josephine P. Louis

Mr. and Mrs. Robb R. Maass

Mrs. Zelda Mason

Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonough

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGill III

Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. McGrath

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. McLeod

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Alain Meadows

Mr. M. Austin Mehr

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Millard

DONORS,

Annual giving donations received from July 1, 2024 through January 7, 2025

Mrs. Marjorie L. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. George B. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Morris Jr.

Ms. Madeleine Morrison and Mr. Charles Bellock

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Niblack

Mr. David G. Ober

Mrs. Frank A. Olson

Mrs. Evelyn O’Neil

Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Charles R. Oppenheim

Mr. John F. Otto Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Papanicolaou

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Petry

Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Pierce Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Poppel

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Reveley

Mrs. Stephanie Ribakoff

Mrs. Ene Riisna

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Rooney

Mr. C. Tanner Rose Jr.

Ms. Dana Ross

Mrs. Sarane H. Ross

Mrs. Stanley Rumbough Jr.

Mr. Thomas Schoch

Mr. Shouky A. Shaheen

Mr. Alan Shayne and Mr. Norman Sunshine

Mrs. J.V. Shields Jr.

Mrs. Suzanne W. Silver

Mr. and Mrs. David Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sloane

Mrs. John J. Slocum

Ms. Scilla Smith

Ms. Elizabeth Sorrel

Mrs. W. F. Souder Jr.

Mrs. Kathleen Stansky

Ms. Heidi L. Steiger

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stern

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sullivan

Ms. Amanda Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Theodoracopulos

Mrs. Sandra Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. John Thorndike

Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Tomenson Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Trotman Jr.

Ms. Susan Van Pelt

Mr. J. David Veselsky and Mr. Kenneth B. Elias

Mrs. Kenneth Walker

Mrs. Linda T. Warriner

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Watkins

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Willis

Mr. and Mrs. Watson Wright

Mrs. Ilsabe W. Wyman

Ms. Janet Yaseen

Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Young

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Zacharias

DONOR

Gifts from members and non-members to The Four Arts of $100 to $999 per year

Mrs. John H. Alban Jr.

Mr. David Albenda

Mrs. R. Jack Alexander Jr.

Mrs. Gale Alger

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Angle

Dr. and Mrs. Carter S. Bagley

Ms. Catherine Balbach

Ms. Marilyn Balous

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Barrett

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Beall Jr.

Mrs. John T. Beaudouin

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Belmont

Mr. and Mrs. Harry James

Benson CBE

Ms. Mary Beth Bloomberg

Mr. Thomas Patrick Boland

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Buchanan III

Mr. Douglas Buck and Mrs. Bobbie Lindsay

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Callahan

Mrs. Kathleen Fletcher Chace

Naren Chelian

Mr. Garry M. Collins

Mrs. Frank S. Coniglio

Nickie and Rodger Currie

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Daniel

Mr. William Stephenson David

Mrs. Patricia Donnelley Stockham and Mr. Douglas Stockham

Mrs. John C. Duggan

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Dunst

Ms. Harriett Eckstein

Ms. Geri Emmett and Mr. Michael Magnani

Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Evans III

Ms.. Susan M. Faries

Mrs. Elizabeth B. Foster and Mr. Walter S. Foster

Mr. Patrick Foy

Mrs. James M. Gabler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Garrison

Mrs. Sally M. Gibson

Mrs. Doris Gilman

Ms. Beth Glass

Mrs. Martha Glasser

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Goodwin Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gordon

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Francis Gormley

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffen

Ms. Denis K. Hanrahan

Ms. Adrienne Higginbotham

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phipps Hoffstot III

Mrs. Lynn Homes

Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Hutzler III

Mrs. Lawrence Ingber

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jablin

Mrs. Katharine M Jones

Mrs. Renata Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emerson Kaufmann

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Keller

Mrs. Benigna Kirsten

Mrs. Dolores Kohl

Mr. and Mrs. Mark N. Kozak

Mrs. Eleanor La Gamba

Mr. Milton Lachman

Mrs. Milton Lachman

Mr. Charles F. Lanigan

Mr. James S. Lansing

Mrs. Patricia Lebow

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Leiden

Mrs. L. Marguerite Lenfest

Annual giving donations are defined as tax-deductible gifts made in addition to membership dues. Donations are recognized during the fiscal year in which they are received, from July 1 through June 30. Gifts to capital campaigns or special projects are much appreciated and recognized separately.

Mr. and Mrs. Per Arne Lorentzen

Mr. David Blackwell Lowe

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fownes MacKenzie

Mr. and Mrs. Rocco A. Marcello

Mr. and Mrs. A. Lewis Markfield

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Scott Marsh III

Mrs. Roshan Massoumi

Mrs. Helaine Hobby McKenney

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McPherson

Mrs. Susan R. Meier

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mellon

Mrs. Katherine Mezzacappa

Mr. and Mrs. David Hubbard Morrish

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moynihan

Mrs. Herbert J. Myers

Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Fay Neville

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. O’Hara

Mrs. Deborah Landon O’Kain

William Peterson

Mrs. Carole A. Pichney and Mr. Daniel Pichney

Mrs. Leonard S. Platt

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Prawer

Mrs. Robin H. Prince

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Pucillo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Reminger

Mr. David R. Rinehart

Mrs. Irene Ritzenthaler-Casey

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Robbins

Mrs. Judith Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rodman

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Brewster Roe

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Rogers

Mrs. Laura Rose

Mrs. Raphael J. Rothstein

Ms. Patricia Rowell

Mrs. Carole Ruhlman and Mr. Michael Ruhlman

Mrs. June Salny

Mrs. Victor J. Scaravilli

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schapiro

Mr. and Mrs. K. Christian Schoeller

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Shattuck Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel O. Sokoloff

Mrs. James B. Sommers

Danielle Spiegler

Mr. John Stevens

Mr. Campbell Steward

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Stiller

Mrs. Marion H. Straton

Mr. and Mrs. William Strawbridge

Mrs. Christine S. P. Strawbridge

Mrs. Edna Strnad

Mrs. Ann Lesesne Sutherland and Mr. Malcom Sutherland

Mr. and Mrs. Hirotake Suzuki

Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Tilney

Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Togut

Mr. and Mrs. Pascal Franchot Tone

Mr. and Mrs. John Vakoutis

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van der Wolk

Mrs. Ralph B. Vogel

Mrs. Lois and Mr. Barry Weiss

Mrs. Carol Weltz

Dr. Graham F. Whitfield

Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Whitman III

Mrs. Thomas Miller Wilkinson

Mr. Frederick Wright Jr.

Mrs. Shelby Wyckoff

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Young

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Yunghanns

IN MEMORY OF

Amb. W.L. Lyons Brown, given by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander P. Federbush

Edith Dixon, given by Ms. Kimberly V. Strauss

Heidi Duffy, given by Ms. Linda R. Olsson

Joe Flanagan, given by Ms. Harriet Resnick

Sally Kessler, given by Ms. Linda R. Olsson

Dudley Moore, given by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Graber

Nell W. Otto, given by Mr. John F. Otto Jr.

IN HONOR OF

Merrilyn Bardes, given by David and Rebecca Barron

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, given by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Livens

Nancy Talsky, given by Mr. Michael Kasdan

Walter C. Teagle III, given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Teagle III

THANK YOU

The Four Arts wishes to thank the following partners for their generous support:

CORPORATE PARTNERS

GENERAL SUPPORT

Chilton Trust

KING FLING

The Bob Merrill Band

The Breakers Palm Beach

Chik Monk

Civil Society Brewing Company

Loïc Bakery

Nosh Catering

Ovando

TooJay’s

Winebow Imports

Wolffer Estate Vineyard

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Garden Club of Palm Beach

Tourist Development Council: Cultural Council for Palm Beach County

The Town of Palm Beach

MEDIA PARTNERS

Capehart Photography

South Florida PBS TV

WLRN 101.9 FM

Photo credits: Photographs are credited where possible in this brochure. Photographs without a credit listed are by Four Arts staff or are provided courtesy of the speakers or their management. Individual credits may be available upon written request.

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Thursday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m.

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Thursday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m.

End of Season Pirate Party

Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m.

COVER PHOTO: Frank O. Salisbury (English, 1874 – 1962), Blood, Sweat & Tears (The Right Honorable Winston Churchill), 1942–42, oil on canvas, 48 x 38.5 inches; 62.5 x 52.2 inches. Gift from David and Jillian Gilmour, 2024.2