Emily Fisher Landau makes a wish at her 90th birthday celebration.

Tuesday night at the Whitney Museum of American Art, they celebrated the birthday of Emily Fisher Landau, one of the world's most prominent collectors of contemporary art. Mrs. Landau donated several hundred works of art to the museum last May, value at between $50 and $75 million.

The El Morocco-themed decor.

The birthday cake.

Emily Fisher Landau

Celso Gonzalez-Falla, Marisa Neckels, and Donald Frank

Sondra Gilman Gonzalez-Falla, Guest, Cynthia Frank, and Celso Gonzalez-Falla

Donna DeSalvo, David Meitus, and Amy Phelan

Nicole Berry, Tony Shafrazi, and Guest

Ronnie Heyman, Arne Glimcher, and Evelyn Lauder

Angela Westwater, Deborah Jenney, and Chrissie Iles

Marty Kanengiser, Elizabeth Sussman, and Craig Starr

Bill Katz, Flora Miller Biddle, and Jasper Johns

Miasha Fisher

Audrey Fisher

Joanne Casullo, Laurie Tisch, Adam Weinberg, and Brooke Garber Neidich

Ann Artschwager, Melva Bucksbaum, Richard Artschwager, and Flora Miller Biddle

John Meeks, Joni Gerber, Jim Aman, and Laura Aman

Gregory Crewdson and Nicole Berry

Dasha Epstein and Tom Tuft

Winston Fisher, Jessica Fisher, and Adam Weinberg

Tom and Bunty Armstrong

Donna Rosen and Riccarda de Eccher

Brooke Garber Neidich, Emily Fisher Landau, Sinead Sheegan, and Candia Fisher

Brian and Paula Fisher

Sarah Argyropoulos and Brooke Garber Neidich

Emily Fisher Landau, and Leonard and Evelyn Lauder

Raul Suarez and Sandra Gilman

Carter Foster and Mary Boone

Emily Fisher Landau and Raul Suarez

Will, Cole, Emiy Fisher Landau, and Noah

Bill Zabel and Debora Miller

Richard Artschwager and Jasper Johns

Agnes Gund and Craig Starr

Audrey and Arnold Fisher

Bob Wilson and Donna DeSalvo

Liza Minnelli performing as a living legend on Monday night at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar Sessions, sang a six-song set, celebrating the release of her new CD, "Confessions."

Liza Minnelli

Peter Davis, Luigi Tadini, Mickey Boardman, and Michael Musto

Sarah Switzer, Sandra Bernhard, and Michele Lee

Reagan Hoffman

Sheila Tronn

Mary Louise Parker and Charlie Mars

Chris Constable and AJ Salhotra

Tony Danza

John Kander and Albert Stephenson

Wendy Li, Rafaela Hernandez, and Fanny Gotphall

Josh Wood and Alan Cumming

Nur Khan

Klaus Totzler

Alan and Arlene Lazare

Brian Niemietz and Francesca Buillemin

Avi Duvdevani

Brendan Cannon

Sarah and Rob Shuter

Melissa Berkelhammer

Rachel Heller and Micah Jesse

Sarah Holbrooke and Pamela Gale

There was a kick-off last week hosted by Denise Rich for the up-coming Gabrielle's Angel Foundation annual "Angel Ball," which will take place at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday October 21, 2010. They will honor the lead guitarist of U2's The Edge and his wife, Moarleigh Steinberg.

Denise Rich, Rebecca Hollander, and Dierdre Major

Dori Cooperman, Dave Cooperman, and Judith Cooperman

Danny Dunn and Amy Gordon

Hormoz Sabet and Richard Kilstock

Liana Silverstein Backal and Arthur Backal

Heather McDowell, Adam Levin, and Kristin Harvey

Allison Brower, Lauren Brody, and Erin Zamet Ruddy

Joseph Cinque and Lauren Berger

Denise Rich and Robero Britto

Vincent and Joy Li

Kevin DiNesco, Nadia Pagnotti, and Jim Shiah

Jason Hirsch, Jessica Jacobs, and Brooke Milstein

Steve and Louise Kornfeld

Mick Rock and Britto Romero

Marty Richards and Dennis Basso

Cesar Llacuna, Joe Justus, and Mark Lindbaker

Romero Britto, Daniella Rich Kilstock, and Richard Kilstock

Vivian Diamont and Lee Goldberg

Romero Britto, Cynthia Ott, and Jim Coleman

Rupa Mikkileni and Liz Rose

Gallina Novikov, Denise Rich, Anya Deutsch

Donald Toresco, Robin Toresco, Frank Rella, and Michele Rella

Denise Rich and Romero Britto

Felicia Taylor and Keith Bloomfield

Denise Rich and Ivana Trump

Liana Silverstein Backal, Arthur Backal, Marcy Warren, and Michael Warren

Denis Basso, Michele Herbert, and Michael Cominotto

Alina Shriver, Craig Jacobs, and Samantha Stein

Amanda Drew, Kirstin MacGregor, and Lindsay Brown

 

Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com and Rob Rich (Angel Ball)

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