This year’s black tie dinner honored Director Emerita Anne L. Poulet, who retired from The Frick Collection at the end of September. Principal among the long list of achievements associated with her leadership is a strong program of critically acclaimed exhibitions and publications, imaginative curatorial initiatives, and expanded educational offerings. Under her stewardship, the Frick Art Reference Library’s mission to serve scholars has been enhanced by the establishment of the Center for the History of Collecting. She has also directed a sensitive, systematic refurbishment of the 1914 mansion’s galleries, cited as a model for museum custodianship.

Proceeds for this event help to support the full range of programs of The Frick Collection, including educational and curatorial initiatives, and the Frick Art Reference Library.  This year, the level of support raised was particularly strong at $1,100,000 and 250 attendees.