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The Cultural Legacy of Governor Nelson A. RockefellerAccepted by

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The 50th Anniversary of the Saving of Olana

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Leon Botstein | Betsy Broun | Bernadette CastroE. Virgil Conway | John Cronin | Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s NY Parks 2020: A Vision for Transforming NY ParksJim Hamilton | Stephen Hannock | Morrison Heckscher | Franklin Kelly Peter Pennoyer | Martin Puryear | Bradford Race, Jr. | Katie Ridder

Jason Rosenfeld, Ph.D. | Martha Stewart | Kay Toll Lucy Rockefeller Waletzky, M.D. | Alice Walton Jonathan Westervelt Warner | John Wilmerding

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J. Winthrop Aldrich | Leslie Greene Bowman | Elizabeth Broun Bonnie Burnham | Linda S. Ferber | Stephen Hannock | Barry R. HarwoodInge Heckel | Morrison Heckscher | Valerie Hegarty | Franklin Kelly George McDaniel | Laurie Norton Moffatt | Elizabeth Barlow Rogers David Schuyler | Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. | Elliot S. Vesell | Alec Webb

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Elizabeth Jacks Scott, Co-Chair

Kay Toll, Co-Chair

Matthew Bender | Joel Buchman | Will Cotton | James Gold | Carlos Gonzalez Sara Griffen | Tom Griffen | Alan Hilliker | Byron Knief | Mark LaSalleAsbjorn Lunde | Jazz Johnson Merton | Chas A. Miller III | John L. Moore

Washburn Oberwager | Joseph Pierson | Paul Veillette

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The Olana Partnership salutes the many individuals who contributed in so many different ways to ensure that Frederic Church’s Olana

was preserved for future generations.

Alexander Aldrich | J. Winthrop Aldrich | Raymond Beecher Fritzi Bellamy | Jimmy Biddle | Mary Ann Bikes | Lloyd Boice

Ginny and Albert S. Callan | Mr. and Mrs. Lammot duPont CopelandBetty Cuningham | Audrey and Stephen Currier | Helen Dago Henri Dauman | Henry F. DuPont | Elizabeth Elliot | Stuart Feld Mahmoud Foroughi | Ruby Funk | Mary Ginouves | Alice Gold Jim Hamilton | Inge Heckel | August Heckscher | Mrs. Lytle Hull David Huntington | Ada Louise Huxtable | Philip Johnson Louis C. Jones | Don Karshan | Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Raymond Kennedy | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.Lincoln Kirstein | Gustav Kramer | Ruth Kramer | Clarence Lane Charles T. Lark, Jr. | Mark Lawton | Maria and Henry Livingston

Henry R. Luce | Russell Lynes | Mary Mazzacano | Frank Wells McCabe J. William Middendorf III | Jinny and Wendover Neefus | Lloyd NewcombeFrederick Henry Osborn | Mrs. William H. Osborn | William Parsons Louis Pierro | Roland Redmond | Joseph Resnick | Norman Rice

E.P. Richardson | Laurance Rockefeller | Governor Nelson A. RockefellerChristian Rohlfing | James Rorimer | Edith Saville | David W. Scott Vincent Scully | Whitney North Seymour, Jr. | Russ Sigler | Kay Stearns

Mrs. Kempner Thorne | Carl Weinhardt, Jr. | Conrad Wirth | Richard Wunder

We welcome additions to this list as we celebrate and learn from the 50th Anniversaryof this nationally significant preservation story.

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David B. Forer | Richard Rossello | Susan Winokur and Paul Leach

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Carrie Rebora Barratt | Mr. and Mrs. James C. BiddleMartha Hamilton Morris and I. Wistar Morris III | David Rockefeller

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Bindy Kaye | David N. Redden | Sean E. Sawyer, Ph.D. Theodora Simons | Kay Toll | Susan Winokur

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Chair:

David N. Redden

Vice Chairs:

Stephen Clearman | David B. Forer | Meredith Kane | Susan Winokur

Members of the Board:

Robert R. Beard | Stuart Breslow | Margaret Davidson | Rebecca J. Desman David H. de Weese | Meyer S. Frucher | Phoebe Gubelmann | Tantivy Gubelmann

Christine Jones | Belinda K. Kaye | Robin M. Key | Richard N. McCarthy Janet R. Schnitzer | Kay Toll | Monica Ray | Richard SharpTheodora Simons | Stephanie Zhang | Karen Zukowski

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Washburn and Susan Oberwager

Mimi and David ForerLucy R. Waletzky, M.D.

Susan Winokur and Paul Leach

Renee and Steve Clearman | Phoebe Gubelmann | Tantivy Gubelmann Jean D. Hamilton and Richard N. McCarthy | Anne Heller and David de Weese Meredith J. Kane and Richard T. Sharp | Belinda Kaye | Robin and David KeyAnne Miller and Stuart Breslow | Anne and Joseph Pierson | Monica Ray

Jeannette and David N. Redden | Bonnie and Richard Rossello Theodora and Albert Simons | Sparks Marketing Group & Gabriel Investments

Julie and Jim Alexandre | Michael Altman —Michael Altman Fine Art and Advisory Linda Aversa-Caldwell and Donald R. Caldwell | Michele and Gary Block

Dr. Graham C. Boettcher | Marnie and Peter Carlino Julia D’Amico and Stuart Rockefeller | Margaret Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Donohoe | Sherry and Brian Effron

Debra J. Force | Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik | Amy and Bill Green Albert P. Hegyi | Eileen and Frederick Hill | Olga and Jim Hutson-Wiley Arlan and Bruce Kardon | Betty Krulik—Betty Krulik Fine Art, Limited

Ricky Lark, Ph.D. and Rickey Shaum | Asbjorn Lunde | Suzanne and Joseph McDevittMartha Hamilton Morris and I. Wistar Morris III | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Kimberly and Steven Rockefeller, Jr. | Peter Rudolph | Kay and Maynard Toll Arete Warren | Stephanie Zhang and Chris Anecelle | Karen Zukowski and David Diamond

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(as of August 31, 2016)

Olana is the most important artist’s home,studio and designed landscape in theUnited States. Frederic Church designedOlana as a holistic environment integratinghis advanced ideas about art, architecture,landscape design, and environmentalconservation. Olana’s 250-acre artist-designed landscape with a Persian-inspiredhouse at its summit embraces unrivaledpanoramic views of the Hudson Valley andCatskill Mountains and welcomes morethan 170,000 visitors annually.

The Olana Partnership, a private not-for-profit education corporation, workscooperatively with the New York StateOffice of Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation to support the conservationand interpretation of Olana State HistoricSite. Funds raised at the 2016 Gala willsupport our mission to inspire the public by creating the most widely recognizedartist’s home and studio in the world,vibrant with the activity of students, visitorsand scholars.

Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900),Olana’s visionary creator, was thepreeminent American artist of the mid-19th century. In 2000, the centenary ofChurch’s death, The Olana Partnershipestablished the Frederic Church Award torecognize outstanding accomplishment inAmerican art, culture, landscape design and environmental conservation.

This year’s Gala will mark the 50thAnniversary of the preservation of Olana, aflagship New York Historic Site and majoreconomic engine for the Hudson Valley andCapital Region. In 1966, Olana facedimminent destruction. Local citizens andnational champions of culture andpreservation, including Jacqueline KennedyOnassis and Jimmy Biddle, rallied to thecause, raising awareness and substantialfunds. Public intervention was needed toensure Olana’s future, and GovernorRockefeller’s leadership led to the passingof the Lane-Newcombe Bill to acquireOlana as a New York State Historic Site.The Governor signed the bill on the stepsof the Main House at Olana on June 27,1966. A potent public-private partnershipwas born, and Olana was saved.

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Cover Photograph: ©Henri Dauman/Daumanpictures.com/LIFE Magazine, May 1966. All Rights Reserved. | Interior & Landscape Photographs: Beth Schneck Photography | Background Photograph: Andy Wainwright