The Orchid Dinner in the Rainbow Room.
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The New York Botanical
Garden held their annual Orchid Dinner on
February 7 at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center.
The Orchid Dinner began with cocktails served
in the Pegasus Suite during a sale of rare and
exceptional orchids. Some of the world's
leading orchid specialists were on hand to assist
guests with their purchases. Guests then
moved to dinner in The Rainbow Room, where every
table was adorned by an orchid centerpiece created
and donated by leading designers from the worlds
of fashion, architecture, horticulture, and literature.
All proceeds support the development of the Garden's
orchid research collection. In addition to
maintaining the highest horticultural standards
of orchid conservation, the Garden has also been
designated a Plant Rescue Center through the Convention
of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Improperly
documented shipments of endangered wild orchids
are seized at international borders and sent to
these Centers. The New York Botanical Garden
staff members have been successful in bringing
a majority of these ailing specimens back to health. Many
are on view year-round in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory's
rain forest galleries.
Gala Chairs were Mr. and Mrs.
Eric C. Fast, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
C. Graham, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Royce. Fernanda M. Kellogg, president,
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Lisa
Newsom, editor-in-chief, Veranda were
chairs and Decorations chair was Carolyn
Englefield, Editor-at-Large, Veranda.
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Fernanda Kellogg, Charles and Deborah Royce, Eric Fast, Gregory Long,
president, NYBG; Patti Fast, Julie Graham, Robert Graham, Lisa Newsom,
Carolyn Englefield.
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Gala Chairs Patti Fast, Deborah Royce, Julie Graham.
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Lisa Newsom, Carolyn Englefield.
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Hilary Geary, Mr. James McDonald.
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Fernanda Kellogg, Kirk Henckels, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Royce.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Biggs.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Goldfrank III.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson.
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Christopher and Christina Cuomo.
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Gillian and Sylvester Miniter.
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Jonathan and Somers Farkas.
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Mrs. Wilson Nolen, Julie Graham.
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Tara and Michael Rockefeller.
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Jay Diamond and Alexandra Lebenthal.
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Sharen and Jim Benenson, Jr.
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Jean Pierre and Justina Gagne.
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Mrs. Jean Burn, Mrs. William B. Harrison, Jr.
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Memrie M. Lewis.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Rosen.
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Gregory Long, Jeanne and Carlisle Jones.
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Anne and Philip B. Miller.
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Guest, Gillian Steel.
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Lionel Goldfrank, Caroline Wamsler.
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Design by Jamie Drake-Drake Design Associates.
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Design by Campion Platt.
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Design by David Easton.
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Design by Lars Bolander. Orchids provided by Banchet.
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Design by Robert Rufino for Tiffany & Co.
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Design by Paula Perlini.
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Photos:
Images 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 21, 28, 29: Patrick
McMullan
Images: 3, 6, 8-11, 13 -19, 22-27, 30, 31: Cutty McGill |
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