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Events October 13, 2004 BRITISH MEMORIAL GARDEN TRUST SUPPORTERS AND GUESTS CELEBRATE AT PARTIES AT CHRISTIE’S AND THE CARLYLE On October 13, 2004, in New York City, The British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc. celebrated the start of construction on the new park for Lower Manhattan with a fundraising champagne reception held at Christie’s followed by a private dinner for donors at the Carlyle. The reception at Christie’s was preceded by a lecture, “Talking Pictures,” by the Earl of Lichfield, which was attended by 150 supporters of the British Memorial Garden Trust’s mission to build a new City park in Lower Manhattan. The park, which will be at Hanover Square, will be a commemorative garden for the 67 British victims of the World Trade Center attacks, as well as a place to celebrate the historic ties of friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom. The guest of honor for the evening was the new British Consul-General, Sir Philip Thomas, KCVO, CMG. At the private dinner at the Carlyle, following the reception, were such supporters of the British Memorial Garden Trust as Lord Lichfield, the Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Lady Annunciata Asquith, Sir Dennis and Lady Weatherstone, the Hon. Edwina Sandys, MBE and Richard Kaplan, Camilla Hellman, president of the British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc., William and Eileen Miller, Sir Philip Thomas, and James and Alexandra McBride, who hosted the dinner.  The Earl of Lichfield and Lady Annunciata Asquith  The Hon. Edwina Sandys, MBE, Richard Kaplan, Heather Cohane   Left: Renatta Borsetti and Hugo Moore. Right: The Countess and Earl of Albemarle  The Earl of Lichfield and Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. 
 Left: David and Rebecca Jones. Right: Carl Lopp and Seton Bitterly  British Consul-General Sir Philip Thomas KCVO, CMG, Camilla G. Hellman, the Hon.Edwina Sandys, MBE 
 Left: Francis Finlay, and Olivia Fussell. Right: James and Alexandra McBride of the Carlyle  William R. Miller, OBE and Camilla Hellman 
 Left: Isabel Carden and Bruce Addison. Right: Sir Dennis Weatherstone and Sir Philip Thomas, KCVO, CMG, British Consul-General  Howland Murphy, Hannah Fournay Buchan, Camilla G Hellman, Matt Grayson and Gil Shaeffer July 2, 2004 BRITISH ROYAL MARINES BAND PLAYS CONCERT AT HANOVER SQUARE On July 2, 2004, the Royal Marines Band of HMS Invincible played a free concert for the downtown community at Hanover Square, future home of the British Memorial Garden. The concert was presented by the British Memorial Garden Trust to help kick off the Fourth of July weekend. A large crowd gathered to listen to the military, patriotic and classical music performed by the Royal Marines Band under the Musical Direction of Captain Mick Dowrick.   From NewYorkSocialDiary.com BRITISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT REVIEWS PLANS FOR THE BRITISH MEMORIAL GARDEN IN NEW YORK 
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Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Tessa Jowell reviews plans for the British Memorial Garden with Camilla Hellman, President of the British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc., during a recent visit to New York City April 1, 2004 ANISH KAPOOR WINS UNITY SCULPTURE COMPETITION On April 1 at receptions held at India House on Hanover Square and at Soho House, the British Memorial Garden Trust announced that after 11 months regulatory review that the garden design had met all City of New York requirements and had received final approval from the Arts Commission. It was also announced that renowned British artist Anish Kapoor was awarded the commission to create a sculpture to Unity for the British Memorial Garden. Kapoor won the juried competition held between a group of some of Britain’s leading sculptors. The guidelines for the competition were that the sculpture must: Kapoor’s design was selected by a panel of art experts, New York City officials and others to serve as the anchor to the British Memorial Garden. It will also complement the overall design of the garden as created by landscape architects Isabel and Julian Bannerman. The 19.5” high sculpture will be carved from a massive block of pure black granite. It will sit at the southern end of the park where it will serve as a focal point for Remembrance Day and other observances for the British and Commonwealth community. 
HM Consul Patrick E. Owens, OBE, Rodney N.M. Johnson, CBE, Robert
Titley, the Earl of Albemarle, Commissioner Andrian Benepe, Camilla G.
Hellman, Anish Kapoor, John Kinnear, HM Deputy Consul-General Duncan
Taylor.
At India House: Anish Kapoor, The Earl of Albemarle, Pilar Corrias
HM Consul Patrick E. Owens, OBE, Anita Cotter, Ellen Eastman
In a written statement, Anish Kapoor described the details of the sculpture: “The proposed memorial is for an object roughly 6 meters high by 2.5 meters wide by 1.5 meters deep. It is a block of black granite into which a vertical chamber is carved of approximately 1 meter by 2.5 meters by 80 centimeters in depth. The inner chamber is polished to give a mirrored surface. The chamber reflects light so as to form a column, which hovers, ghost-like, in the void of the stone. This very physically monolithic object then appears to create within itself an ephemeral reflection akin to an eternal flame.” Born in Bombay in 1954, Anish Kapoor is one of the most prominent figures in British arts. His award-winning work has been exhibited around the world since the 1970s when he first moved to London to study art. In 1990, Kapoor represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale where he was awarded the the Premio Duemil by an international jury. In 1991, he won the coveted Turner Prize. He was elected Royal Academician in 1999, and in 2003, HM Queen Elizabeth II named Anish Kapoor a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Anish Kapoor’s work combines the spiritual traditions of India with Western art concepts. Mr. Kapoor has worked in such diverse materials as stone, steel, glass and pigment. His sculptures and forms have been exhibited at one person exhibitions all over the world and he is represented in such public collections as Reina Sofia, Madrid; the Tate Gallery, London; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York; ModernMuseet, Stockholm; Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Samsung Museum, South Korea; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. The Unity sculpture for the British Memorial Garden Trust will be one of Anish Kapoor’s first large-scale public art works in the United States. The sculptural artwork will serve as the centerpiece of the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square. 
At Soho House: Anish Kapoor
 
Left:Andrea Spigel. Right: Simon Verity
Heather Cohane, Pilar Corrias, The Countess of Albemarle
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rawl, Anish Kapoor
Townsend Weekes and Diana Collins
 
Left:Patti and Bob Titley Right: Alanna Heiss, P.S. 1
March 29, 2004 HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER VIEWS PLANS FOR THE BRITISH MEMORIAL GARDEN HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited the St. George's Society of New York’s new office and attended a meeting of its Executive Committee on Monday 29 March 2004. Accompanying His Royal Highness, who is the St. George's Society’s Patron, were Britain’s Consul-General in New York, Sir Thomas Harris, KBE, CMG, and Squadron Leader Lyn Johnson, MVO, Private Secretary. 
Camilla Hellman, President of The British Memorial Garden Trust, with St. George's Society of New York President Rodney N.M. Johnson, MBE, and the St. George's Society's royal patron, HRH The Duke of Gloucester, KG, GCVO.
The Duke of Gloucester and HM Consul-General Sir Thomas Harris received a presentation of the plans for the future British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square New York. His Royal Highness, who trained and practiced as an architect, asked many questions about the design which will transform one of New York's most historic squares into a unique and truly British garden. March 6-7, 2004 BRITISH MEMORIAL GARDEN PRESENTATION A FEATURE OF RIBA-USA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN NEW YORK CITY A visual presentation of the concept of the British Memorial Garden was featured at The First US/UK Architects' International Symposium, held March 6-7, 2004 at the Center for Architecture in New York City. Click here to learn more about this event. January 14, 2004 TWILIGHT IN THE GARDEN: AN ENCHANTED EVENING On January 14, 2004, Cipriani’s 42nd Street was transformed into an evening garden for “Twilight in the Garden,” the British Memorial Garden’s first fundraising gala. Over 260 guests enjoyed dining, dancing and the performance of the opera band, Amici forever. Live and silent auctions raised substantial sums for the garden project and the winner of the Mini Cooper raffle, Claire Risman, was announced. The gala honored Sir Thomas Harris, KBE, CGM for his dedicated work on behalf of the British Memorial Garden. 
Dancing at Cipriani's.
The gala began with pre-dinner champagne donated by Laurent Perrier. Cocktails were followed by dinner and dancing to the music of the Lou Davis Band. The evening’s first speaker was British Memorial Garden Trust President Camilla G. Hellman, who spoke of the various key partnerships that have gone into making the garden project so successful in just over a year. She also read a message to Sir Thomas and the guests from the garden’s Royal Patron, The Prince of Wales. Ms. Hellman spoke of behalf of the Directors of the organization and thanked the gala co-chairs Heather Cohane, The Hon. Edwina Sandys, MBE, Elizabeth Swig and Ghislaine Maxwell for their efforts at making the gala a success. She was followed by a short address from Commissioner Adrian Benepe, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Salutes to Sir Thomas were given by Robert Douglass, Chairman of the Alliance for Downtown New York and Martin Sullivan, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of AIG. Toasts to the President of the United States, HM the Queen and the Loyal Societies were offered by Patrick E. Owens, OBE, HM Consul in New York, Commissioner Benepe and Rodney N.M. Johnson, MBE, President of the St. George’s Society of New York, respectively. Sir Thomas Harris spoke of his love of New York City and his work on behalf of the garden as part of his role as HM Consul-General in New York. He also praised Camilla Hellman for her tireless efforts and excellent work on behalf of the garden. The crowd greeted his humorous and touching speech with great enthusiasm.   George McNeely, Senior Vice President of Christie’s, conducted the live auction of three very special items. The first item auctioned was a private guided tour of the gardens at Highgrove by landscape architect Julian Bannerman which went for $7,000. A signed photograph of HM the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh by Lord Lichfield sold for $3,000. The highlight of the live auction was a signed lithograph of a watercolor by HRH The Prince of Wales, “Highgrove and the Cedar Tree,” which sold for $10,000. The silent auction of over 30 trips, gifts and luxury items raised additional funds for the building of the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square. The evening was rounded out by the drawing of the Mini Cooper raffle by Thomas Purves of BMW USA and a performance by Amici forever. The festive evening ended with more dancing. All in all, a very successful event for the garden that was enjoyed heartily by all in attendance. 
Sir Thomas Harris, KBE, CMG (HM Consul-General in New York), Camilla G. Hellman (President, British Memorial Garden of New York), Rodney N.M. Johnson, MBE, William R. Miller, OBE, Dr. Bob Arnot.
 
Left: Heather Cohane. Right: Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Richard Astor, Katherine Astor, Jackie Raven, Bill and Eileen Miller, Lady Harris, the Hon. Edwina Sandys.
Left: Hayden Hosford, Herbert Gould. Right: Dr. Christopher Pratt.
Robert Douglass, Chairman, Alliance for Downtown New York.
 
Left: Michael and Cindy Italiaander. Right: Jennifer and Jeremy Goodman.
Rodney N.M. Johnson, MBE, President, St. George's Society of New York.
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