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‘BETTY KUHNER; THE AMERICAN FAMILY PORTRAIT By Kate Kuhner and Steven Stolman [A MANO] P H OTO S BY M I C H A E L B U TC H E R
Publication of a posthumous collection of iconic works by the late groundbreaking photographer Betty Kuhner was celebrated in style at a party hosted by David Deckelbaum, Matt McCormick, Honor Ingersoll, Edward Landreth and Adam Mahr at the latter’s shop, A Mano, in Georgetown. Guests enjoyed paging through the handsome volume of family portraiture, dating from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, including the Kennedys, Shrivers, Archbolds and Goulds from the Washington, D.C. area. “What’s really amazing is to see how her photographs continue to resonate with people, and remain the gold standard for the modern family portrait,” co-author Steven Stolman said, adding that her arresting images of Bobby Kennedy “are just plain haunting for their ‘what if’ quality.”
Adam Mahr, Kate Kuhner, Steve Stolman and Todd Gambill
Nancy Carter, Ellen Abrams, Courtney Abrams, Christiana Anderson, Blane Carter and Honor Ingersoll
Shane Crowley and Brook Rose
Leslie Morgan Steiner and Kay Kendall
Jackie and Sidney Blumenthal, Christina and John Ritch
‘THE NAKED TRUTH’
‘ALL THE POWERS OF EARTH’
By Leslie Morgan Steiner
By Sidney Blumenthal
[KAY KENDALL AND JACK DAVIES RESIDENCE]
[RITCH RESIDENCE]
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Friends from both Sidney Blumenthal’s journalistic and political careers joined the author to celebrate the third volume of his five part biographical series on Abraham Lincoln. Covering the years 1856-1860, the story details the country’s pre-Civil War political landscape and Lincoln’s momentous re-entry into the spotlight by way of his Republican presidential nomination.
New York Times bestselling author Leslie Morgan Steiner mingled with guests at a cocktail party celebrating the release of her provocative memoir “The Naked Truth.” The tell-all is a window into finding love after divorce and the trials and tribulations of dating apps. “For my single friends, there may be some interesting tips on how to juice up your social life,” host Kay Kendall wrote in an email to guests. “For the rest of us, we can be fascinated.”
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