On Saturday, February 2, Hotchkiss alumnus Raymond McGuire (class of ’75) returned to his former prep school as the guest of honor. He was there for the closing reception of “I Am,” a Tremaine Gallery exhibit featuring works by African-American photographers that spans a half-century. The artwork on display was close to McGuire’s heart for a number of reasons. For starters, he owned it. An art collector as well as a philanthropist and Citigroup’s global head of corporate and investment banking, McGuire (left, with Hotchkiss head of school Malcolm McKenzie) lent the photography collection to his alma mater at the behest of his friend Pat Redd Johnson, the associate dean of admissions. Terri Moore, who curated the exhibit, said photographs by artists like Ernest Withers, Carrie Mae Weems, and Hank Willis Thomas wowed current Hotchkiss students with their power, activism, and sense of history. On hand for the reception was a crowd that combined past and present Hotchkiss students with faculty, local artists, and Lakeville residents out for an evening of culture.
Hotchkiss students Naomy Pedroza and Chamberlain Mathis; Terri Moore, who curated the exhibit, with artist and former Hotchkiss teacher Marjorie Reid.
Artist Allen Blagden and The Millbrook Independent's Carola Lott; documentary filmmaker Dennis Watlington, Hotchkiss class of '72, and his partner, writer Caroline Phipps.
Edith Rios, McGuire's art assistant, and her daughter Victoria Carrasco; Hotchkiss Alumni and Development Chief Advancement Officer Joe Flynn and Poesis designer Robert Bristow.
Penny Michels and Berkshire Style co-founder Toni Tucker; Hotchkiss art administrator Sarah Lock and Director of Photography Gregory Lock, who also run the artist residency Rural Projects.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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