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December
15, 2006 thru March 31, 2007
In the Pink: The Legendary Life of Dorothy Draper
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future™ and
the Carleton Varney Design Group (NY) have joined together to
create the sophisticated and glamorous In the Pink exhibit benefiting
the legend of Dorothy Draper.
In
addition to scenes from her famous design locations, the exhibit
includes original furniture, the white metal bird cage chandelier,
personal photography, Ms. Draper’s history, and artifacts
from her collection cleverly presented in an elegant setting.
Dorothy
Draper was the designer of the penthouse at the historic Dallas
Stoneleigh Hotel. The Stoneleigh Hotel is the presenting sponsor
of the exhibit and is welcoming back Jeff Trigger to the newly
renovated Stoneleigh.
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February
9: Women
in Design Today Symposium
Women's Museum visitors will hear from the foremost women designers
as they discuss their varied design techniques. A panel discussion
moderated by Paige Rense, editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest,
will follow the presentations. At the Women's Museum in Fair Park.
9:00 a.m. breakfast. 9:30 a.m.
10:
Pink and Black Ball benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association
and The Women's Museum.
Chaired
by Laura Hunt, honoring Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, the ball will
be surrounded by the exhibit In the Pink: The Legendary Life of
Dorothy Draper. www.thewomens
museum.org or call 214.925.0871.
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Party
Pics from the Kick Off Party celebrating the exhibit at the
Women's Museum in Fair Park: In the Pink, The Legendary Life
of Dorothy Draper
Photos
by Shannon Mayer Faulk except where otherwise noted.
(Published January 14, 2007)
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Women's
Museum at Fair Park at night |
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Fall
2006, Carleton Varney, CEO, Dorothy
Draper & Company, whose founder, Dorothy Draper, designed
the Stoneleigh Hotel Penthouse in 1938 - spoke at the Julia
Sweeney Talk Series and then revisited Dallas in December
to kick off this fabulous exhibit.
Known
as "The King of Color," Varney has authored over
16 books, the latest, "In the Pink" is all about
Draper and her fascincating life and designs.
Dorothy Draper events home page on
socialwhirl.com
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Carelton
Varney, Holly Moore, publisher, PaperCity magazine
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Lynne
Sheldon, Laura Hunt, co-chair, Pink and Black Ball; Bobbie Sue
Williams
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Brooke
Hortenstine, society editor and co-editor, PaperCity magazine;
Hector Alfaro; Margaret Stafford, Advertising Executive, PaperCity
magazine
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Rob
Brinkley, HOUSE editor and co-editor, PaperCity magazine; George
Sellers, Kathlene Allen
(Courtesy
photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Carrie
Daysh, Jennifer Cain, Kathryn Hall, Karla Barber
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Jeff
and Wanda Trigger
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Ginger
and Pat O'Brien
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Deborah
Laza, Pam Banks
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Jennifer
Rodgers,
Jan Strimple
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Millree
Hughes, Jennifer Turner
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Sebastian
Varney, Lacey Liedtke, Carolyn Lupton,
Carleton Varney
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Jud
Pankey, Irma and Geoff Reiner
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Paula
Fogarty, Dan Parker
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Roger
Koen, Matt Lerous, Ramon Longoria
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Celine
Gumbiner, Laura Noble, Sarah Eveans, assistant editor, PaperCity
magazine
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Charles
and Penny Gromatzky
(Courtesy photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Doss
Alexander, Saif Shere, Robert Downey
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(Courtesy
photo from The Stonleigh Hotel)
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Entrance
of the Women's Museum PaperCity launch of In the Pink, The Legendary
Life of Dorothy Draper. Poster sized reproducitons of the PaperCity
insert featuring Rob Brinkley's article The Air Up There.
Photo
courtesy Stoneleigh Hotel |
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Carleton
Varney signing his newest book, In the Pink, Dorothy Draper,
America's Most Famous Decorator
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