DIPLOMATIC SPOTLIGHT
The Washington Diplomat
July 2015
Birds of a Feather Gala
Photo: Neil Greentree, courtesy the Freer|Sackler
Artist Darren Waterston, left, and actress and gala co-chair Gillian Anderson stand in “Filthy Lucre,” an immersive interior by Waterston that reimagines James McNeill Whistler’s famed “Peacock Room,” as part of the Birds of a Feather Gala at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
From left, British Embassy Social Secretary Amanda Downes, Chairman of Oceana Energy Co. William Nitze and arts advocate Suzi Cordish attend the Birds of a Feather Gala in honor of the exhibit “Peacock Room REMIX: Darren Waterston’s ‘Filthy Lucre.’”
From left, philanthropic strategic planner Elbrun Kimmelman, President of Asset Management LLC Peter Kimmelman, curator of Chinese art at the Freer and Sackler Galleries Jan Stuart, Emily van Agtmael and President and Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Investors Corp. Antoine van Agtmael attend the Birds of a Feather Gala.
Photo: Joyce Boghosian, courtesy the Freer|Sackler
From left, Stuti and Ashok Kaveeshwar, curator of South and Southeast Asian art Debra Diamond, and Sudhakar and Aruna Kaveeshwar attend the Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together after-party.
Photo: Joyce Boghosian, courtesy the Freer|Sackler
Photo: Neil Greentree, courtesy the Freer|Sackler
Gala co-chair Dame Jillian Sackler, left, and Penny Yao attend the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery’s Birds of a Feather Gala celebrating “Filthy Lucre,” which recreates James McNeill Whistler’s iconic Peacock Room and examines the artist’s feud with his patron (also see story in the culture section on page 29).
Above from left, gala chair and lawyer Max Berry, Pamela Thomas, Thomas Colville, Karen Sonneborn and Ann Nitze attend the Sackler Gallery’s Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together afterparty.
From left, Director of the Freer and Sackler Galleries Julian Raby, David Park Curry of the Baltimore Museum of Art and Robert Mintz of the Walters Art Museum attend the Birds of a Feather Gala, which featured an exclusive preview of Darren Waterston’s “Filthy Lucre” interior exhibit.
Susan Pillsbury, left, and Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero attend the Flock Together after-party at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, which followed the Birds of a Feather opening gala at the Sackler Gallery.
From left, actress Gillian Anderson, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees Jeffrey Cunard and Mariko Ikehara stand in “Filthy Lucre,” a recreation of Whistler’s sumptuous 19th-century dining room.
Philippine Fashion
Photo: Joyce Boghosian, courtesy the Freer|Sackler
Heidi Lange, left, and Director of the Boston Nutrition Foundation Barbara Millen attend the Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together after-party.
Fashion designer and writer Mary McFadden attends the Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together after-party at the Mellon Auditorium, which featured a performance by the rock band BETTY.
From left, lawyer Marsha Swiss, Melanie Du Bois and Director of External Affairs for the Freer and Sackler Galleries Katie Ziglar attend the Sackler Gallery’s Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together after-party.
4A Philippine fashion show celebrated piña, a fabric produced in the Philippine province of Aklan, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Proceeds from the gala will help rebuild the piña industry and benefit Aklan Piña MANTrA, a women-led fiber production microenterprise.
3Fashion designer Patis Tesoro, far right, made her Washington debut at a Philippine fashion show that highlighted her collection of some 60 breathtaking pieces made from piña, considered the finest of all Philippine handwoven fabrics.
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Former U.S. National Intelli gence Director John Negro ponte, who served in the Phili ppines in the early ’90s and is the current co-chair of the US-Philippines Society, and his wife Diana Negroponte of the Brookings Institution attend a Philippine fashion show and National Day celebration.
4Andrew Gelfuso, vice president of global business development at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, left, greets Ambassador of the Philippines Jose L. Cuisia Jr. at a Philippine fashion and National Day celebration held at the Reagan Building.
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From left, financial advisor Dickinson Miller, Larry Miller and Tim Whitney attend the Sackler Gallery’s Birds of a Feather Gala and Flock Together afterparty.
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From left, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Ambassador of the Philippines Jose L. Cuisia Jr. and his wife Maria Victoria Cuisia attend a “Gala Evening Celebrating Philippine Design, Textile and Fashion” in commemoration of the 117th anniversary of Philippine independence.
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3From left, Margaret Ecarma, Martina Driscoll, Janelle Meagher and Hedy Thomas of the Bohol Restoration Group attend a Philippine fashion show dedicated to the women behind the creation of piña, one of the most exquisite, sought-after handmade fabrics in the world.
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Ambassador of Barbados John Beale, left, and Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago Neil Parsan attend a Philippine fashion and National Day gala held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
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The Washington Diplomat
July 2015