Centerpieces included photos of children placed in flower pots as part of the "plant a seed of hope" theme.
Photo: Cassidy Athos
A child sponsorship table provided guests with information about Friends of the Orphans.
Photo: Cassidy Athos
4. Whitney Museum of American Art Fall Gala
#4 Benefit
The annual event brought in $4.3 million for the museum last year, when 620 guests gathered at the Whitney’s Breuer Building on the Upper East Side for the final time before the museum’s relocation downtown to the meatpacking district this year. Next: Fall 2015
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
The names of every artist who once had an exhibition in the Breuer building were handwritten on the walls of the third-floor dining space.
Photo: BFA NYC
Sculptural representations of different years in the life of the Breuer building, along with the names of that year’s exhibitions, served as the dining room centerpieces.
Photo: BFA NYC
Peonies in pink tones added a pop of color to the tables’ black-and-white decor.
Photo: BFA NYC
