The Black and White Summer Gala: Celebrating AVEDON’S AMERICA

August 11, 2017:  Guild Hall in East Hampton celebrated their annual Summer Gala, a lavish black and white affair honoring Bonnie Lautenberg. The evening started with a private exhibition preview of AVEDON’S AMERICA in the museum followed by cocktails, music, dancing, dining, and a very lively art auction at a private home in Amagansett. The dinner was hosted by April Gornik and honored philanthropist and photographer Bonnie Lautenberg.

Alec Baldwin, President of the Board of Trustees, and Andrea Grover, Executive of Director of Guild Hall, spoke briefly at the dinner prior to the auction, which raised a quarter of million dollars from 9 lots. A Richard Avedon photograph, Dovima with Elephants 14 x 11 inches, went for $75,000. The artist Yung Jake, whose “Emoji Portraits” were recently featured in the NYTimes, was the DJ for the cocktail hour and the amazing Questlove was the DJ for the after party.

Photography:Barry Gordin