FAPE Chairman Jo Carole Lauder, Jack Shear, Frank Gehry and Secretary of State John F. Kerry Stavros Niarchos, III Artwork donated through FAPE on display at the State Department
FOUNDATION FOR ART AND PRESERVATION IN EMBASSIES DINNER U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Reception Rooms PHOTOS BY MARY HILLIARD
ARTFUL DIPLOMACY: The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) celebrated its 30th birthday with a special two-day gathering that included panel discussions, lunch at the National Gallery of Art and dinners at the French Ambassador’s residence and Department of State. At the latter, Secretary of State John F. Kerry flattered benefactors for “wall–towall talent, a fair amount of glamour and just the right amount of gravitas,� before thanking them for bestowing 2,300 gifts from more than 200 artists (valued at $85 million) over the years. The works on display in embassy properties abroad, he noted, help to “represent America in a different way, a powerful way.�ESTEEMED GUEST: Famed architect Frank Gehry, was honored with FAPE’s Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts for his “unique creations and architectural philosophy� and lauded by Kerry as a “national treasure.� “We are privileged,� FAPE President Eden Rafshoon noted, “to claim a small piece of his genius.�
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