FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
- March 1999
Preview
Party for the International Asian Art Fair
Benefits the Asia Society
Promising to be one of the most beautiful social events
of the season, the gala preview party for The International
Asian Art Fair will take place Wednesday, March 24, from
6:00 - 9:00 P.M. at the Seventh Regiment Armory. The preview
party, which is a benefit for the Asia Society, is chaired
by Mrs. Randolph Hearst, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Miller,
Mrs. Milton Petrie, and Mr. Khalil Rizk.
Vice
Chairmen include Ms. Susan L. Beningson, Mr. and Mrs. Pernendu
Chatterjee, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Guth, Mr. and Mrs. Leon
B. Polsky, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Smith, Mr. H. Peter Stern
and Dr. Margaret Johns, and Mr. Gunawan Suliawan.
Among
the guests expected to attend are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gruss,
H.R.H. Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Princess Marie-Chantal
of Greece, Mrs. Josie Natori, Ms. Martha Stewart, Miss Kai-Yin
Lo, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marino, Ms. Catherine Cahill and
Mr. William Bernhard, Mrs. Catherine Gamble Curran, Mr.
Christopher Forbes, Mr. Kirk Henckels and Ms. Fernanda Kellogg,
Mrs. Diana Quasha, Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman, Mrs.
Lawrence Copley Thaw, Mrs. Thorunn Wathne, Ms. Bunny Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Peabody,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rubin, and Ms. Elizabeth Stribling.
The preview party is the first opportunity to view this
year's Fair, which holds many intriguing surprises for those
who want to see the dazzling treasures of the leading Asian
art dealers from around the world. This is its fourth year
in New York, and also the fourth consecutive year for the
Asia Society's spectacular benefit preview party.
The
Asia Society is America's leading institution dedicated
to fostering understanding of Asia and communication between
Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific. Through
art exhibitions and performances, films, lectures, seminars
and conferences, publications and assistance to the media,
and materials and programs for students and teachers, the
Asia Society presents the uniqueness and diversity of Asia
to the American people. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller
3rd as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the Society
reaches audiences worldwide through its headquarters in
New York; regional centers in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Houston,
Washington, D.C., and Melbourne, Australia; and representative
offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Shanghai and Manila.
The Asia Society is supported by contributions from foundations,
corporations, and individuals who believe in the mandate
of the Society: to build bridges of understanding between
Americans and Asians. The Asia Society is on the World Wide
Web (www.asiasociety.org).
