Join us for our annual Garden Party!

Celebrate the verve and rhythm of the Jazz Age

Join your fellow design lovers for an evening in the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden inspired by Cooper Hewitt’s dynamic new exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Enjoy Harlem-inspired cocktails and strolling supper and designed by acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson and Red Rooster, and dance to the swinging sounds of Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks.

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Date

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
6:30–9:00 p.m.

Location

The Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
East 90th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues, New York City

Dress

Fashion your own rules and step out in dress inspired by The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Supporters

The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s is made possible by the generous support of Madeleine K. Rudin and Grant S. Johnson in memory of Jack Rudin.

Additional major support is provided by Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee, Robert and Helen Appel, Helen and Edward Hintz, and The Secretary of the Smithsonian and the Smithsonian National Board. Funding is also provided by the August Heckscher Exhibition Fund, The Masinter Family Foundation, Shelby and Frederick Gans, Nion McEvoy, Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation, Ehrenkranz Fund, Esme Usdan Exhibition Endowment Fund, Siegelson, New York, Cooper Hewitt Master’s Program Fund, Karen and Joe Levine, and The Felicia Fund.

The Garden Party is made possible in part by support from Chubb LTD and City National Bank/City National Rochdale.

Lighting provided by Rich Brilliant Willing.

highlights

Purse, c. 192030. Van Cleef & Arpels (French, Paris, est. 1896). Gold, enamel, diamonds, sapphires, silk, cotton; 21.2 x 16 x 2.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lyon, 2009.378.

Blues, 1929; Archibald J. Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981); Oil on canvas; Collection of Mara Motley, MD, and Valerie Gerrard Browne; Photo: Valerie Gerrard Browne/Chicago History Museum/Bridgeman Images

Installation view of “The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.” Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution

Egyptian Bracelet, ca. 1925; Produced by Lacloche Frères (Paris, France); Diamonds, turquoise, sapphires, mother-of-pearl, onyx, black pearls, smoky quartz, tourmaline, gold, platinum; 17.9 × 4 cm (7 1/16 × 1 9/16 in.); Private Collection; Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution

1962-224-2 1989-41-10 1989-41-10 Matt Flynn 001

The evening’s host committee

Elizabeth Ainslie
Kathleen Allaire
Loreen Arbus
Vivian Haime Barg
Beth Comstock
Joan K. Davidson
Bart Friedman
Shelby M. Gans
Alexandra Hahn
Sarah M. Haun
Susan Hermanos
Helen Hintz
Kristina Buckley Kayel
John Kilpatrick
Bonnie Mackay
Barbara A. Mandel
Nancy A. Marks
Jennifer Cohler Mason
Richard Meier
Enid W. Morse
Richard O’Leary
Lisa S. Roberts
Madeleine Rudin
Lili and Lee Siegelson