On
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, in the Frank Gehry-designed IAC
Building in Manhattan, Riverkeeper — New York's #1 clean
water advocate — hosted a star-studded art auction. Complimenting
the evening's bidding was a cocktail party with an intimate
acoustic performance by Deborah Harry and Paul Carbonara.
The evening's special guest hosts included Matt Dillon, Richard
Gere, Martha Stewart, Lauren Hutton, Carey Lowell, and Richard Belzer.
Riverkeeper board members Robert F. Kennedy Jr., John McEnroe, Lorraine
Bracco also were in attendance and Doyle New York's auctioneer
Sebastian Clarke was the evening's auctioneer.
Riverkeeper's Reflected Light IV collection offers distinguished
works by prominent artists including: William Wegman, Philip
Tsiaras, April Gornik, Horst P. Horst, Alexander Calder, Edward Burtynsky,
Shepard Fairey, Romero Britto, Philip-Lorca di Corcia, Jacques Lowe.
The Silent Auction contained approximately 30 pieces of photography
and art. The Live Auction offered premier excursions and adventures
such as John McEnroe's center court tickets to Wimbledon, a
Caribbean Safari Experience at Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at
Ambergris Cay and more.
Auction proceeds support Riverkeeper's work protecting New
York's water resources.
