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On Wednesday night, The Whitney hosted their annual American Art Awards, honoring Dorothy Lichtenstein, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Maramotti Family. The event centered on a chic seated dinner attended by Jeff Koons, Jane Holzer, David Zwirner, and Larry Gagosian. Whitney director Adam Weinberg regaled the audience with an anecdote about a young Roy Lichtenstein who had a table marked with his name at the legendary Meatpacking District restaurant Florent, where the artist was known to hide out.
On Thursday, we took a break from the endless Frieze Week previews to kick off our shoes with a slightly younger set at the Whitney Art Party. Several celebrities, including Emmy Rossum, Nicky Hilton, and Zoe Saldana, were in attendance.
![Larry Gagosian, Dorothy Lichtenstein Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/635351249842801250047130_44_WAAA_20140507_CMS_001.jpg)
Larry Gagosian, Dorothy Lichtenstein
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![Jeff Koons, Justine Koons Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/635351249871395000147130_47_WAAA_20140507_CMS_002.jpg)
Jeff Koons, Justine Koons
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![Giovanna Battaglia, Liz Goldwyn Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/635351250082957500947130_8_WAAA_20140507_CMS_010.jpg)
Giovanna Battaglia, Liz Goldwyn
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![Daniel Arsham Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353512501378012501147130_13_WAAA_20140507_CMS_012.jpg)
Daniel Arsham
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![Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Maria Giulia Maramotti Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353512503893637502147130_38_WAAA_20140507_CMS_022.jpg)
Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Maria Giulia Maramotti
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![David Zwirner, Monica Zwirner, Adam Weinberg Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353512512728012505647130_7_WAAA_20140507_CMS_057.jpg)
David Zwirner, Monica Zwirner, Adam Weinberg
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![Brooke Garber Neidich, Linda Yablonsky, Miggy Hood Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353512514198325006147130_21_WAAA_20140507_CMS_062.jpg)
Brooke Garber Neidich, Linda Yablonsky, Miggi Hood
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![Andrea Rosen, Anne Pasternak, Bettina Prentice Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535125268014500010547130_28_WAAA_20140507_CMS_106.jpg)
Andrea Rosen, Anne Pasternak, Bettina Prentice
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![Nicky Hilton in Max Mara Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353520543296762501847145_32_aaa_019.jpg)
Nicky Hilton in Max Mara
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![Emmy Rossum in Max Mara Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/635352054022957500847145_2_aaa_009.jpg)
Emmy Rossum in Max Mara
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![Bethanie Brady Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205976202000017447145_36_CMS_4390.jpg)
Bethanie Brady
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![Lola Schnabel Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205966061375017147145_26_CMS_4306.jpg)
Lola Schnabel
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![Athena Calderone Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205786545750011647145_26_CMS_3830.jpg)
Athena Calderone
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![Hannah Bronfman, Maria Giulia Maramotti Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353520569453012508847145_54_CMS_3412.jpg)
Hannah Bronfman, Maria Giulia Maramotti
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![Giovanna Battaglia Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353520561398325006647145_33_aaa_067.jpg)
Giovanna Battaglia
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![Alexandra Chemla Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353520552487387504347145_4_aaa_044.jpg)
Alexandra Chemla
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![Zani Gugelmann Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/6353520548656137503447145_26_aaa_035.jpg)
Zani Gugelmann
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![Dree Hemingway, Ben Pundole Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205991873875017947145_51_CMS_4434.jpg)
Dree Hemingway, Ben Pundole
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![Carter Cleveland Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205822670750012847145_2_CMS_3964.jpg)
Carter Cleveland
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![Stacey Engman Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2014/05/63535205973420750017347145_33_CMS_4385.jpg)
Stacey Engman
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