28th Annual Iris Foundation Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
12–2:30 pm EST
Cosmopolitan Club
122 East 66th Street, New York City

Honoring:
Irene Roosevelt Aitken—Outstanding Patron
Dr. Julius Bryant—Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Meredith Martin—Outstanding Mid-Career Scholar
Katherine Purcell—Outstanding Dealer

The Iris Foundation Awards were created in 1997 to recognize scholars, patrons, and professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the study and appreciation of the decorative arts and thereby help to sustain the cultural heritage of our world.

Host
Dr. Susan Weber, Founder and Director of Bard Graduate Center

Event Co-Chairs
Deborah Miller Zabel – David Mann

Sponsors
Jan and Warren Adelson – Irene Roosevelt Aitken – Michele Beiny Harkins – The David Berg Foundation – Nancy and Michael Druckman – Elizabeth English – Agnes Gund – Barbara Nessim and Jules Demchick – Liliane Peck – A. Alfred Taubman Foundation – Shelby White – The Hon. Kimba Wood and Frank E. Richardson – Helene David Weill

Host Committee
Edward Lee Cave – Brandy S. Culp, MA ’04 – Christian Ayne Crouch – Hélène David-Weill – Gus N. Davis – Benoist Drut – Helen W. Drutt English – Marilyn Friedland – Cristina Grajales – Carol Grossman – Ana Horta Osório – Holly Hotchner – Fernanda Kellogg – Wolfram Koeppe – Sarah E. Lawrence – Arnold L. Lehman – Martin P. Levy – Caryl McFarlane – Geraldine Fabrikant Metz – Philippe de Montebello – Steven Nelson – Jennifer Olshin, MA ’98 – Janet Ozarchuk – Lisa Beth Podos – Ann Pyne, MA ’06 – Linda Roth – Sir Paul Ruddock – Emma Scully, MA ’14 – Gregory Soros – Charlotte Vignon – Philip L. Yang Jr. – Barbara and Benjamin Zucker

Proceeds from the Iris Foundation Awards Luncheon benefit the Bard Graduate Center Scholarship Fund.

Formal invitations to follow. For further information regarding sponsorships, please contact Lindsay Smilow at lindsay.smilow@bgc.bard.edu. For further event information, please contact Molly Fagan at molly.fagan@bgc.bard.edu. We regret that refunds are not available.

If you’re unable to attend, please consider a donation to support scholarships.