' On June 10, 1924, they were married at the Calvary Church on 21st Street. Become a Cooper Hewitt member to explore all that the museum has to offer! } signedUp: { Brass Cufflinks. + '<\/div>' ', Exhibitions explore changing ecology, technology, and community, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art presents African American art in the 20th century, Major gift to support reimagining visitor experience at Library of Congress, Pavlensky, artist provocateur, claims top French political scalp, Ultra-rare sealed video games, unique Nintendo console offered at Heritage Auctions, Galerie Barbara Thumm exhibits works by Anna Oppermann, Dallas Museum of Art appoints Vivian Crockett as Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami appoints seven new Trustees and Board President, Praz-Delavallade Paris opens an exhibition of works by Xavier Robles de Medina, NOME presents Kirsten Stolle's latest solo presentation, Pesticide Pop, Exhibition juxtaposes artists' work with nature's to question the lines we humans draw. }, 100); var valid = ctx.validate( $form, $email); function loadJQuery() { Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Caroline Goldstein, var SignupForm = { How a $750 Wedding Dress Led to a Trustee Revolt at the Cooper Hewitt. onSuccess(); Green. .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus){ function getCookie(cname, prefix) { The director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museumthe most prestigious design museum in the United Statesabruptly resigned last week. She asked the price of the dress, I sent her an email and she paid me that amount., It is not clear what the inspector general concluded about the dress, but another focus of its investigation was the location of the wedding, the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton. + '<\/div>' The following transit lines have routes that pass near Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Modeled on the English tradition of country wedding feasts, the Times wrote that Miss Sallie Hewitt arranged and managed all the detailsand there were many, from turning the manor interior into a floral conservatory, planning delicious lunches served at small tables, and hiring a full orchestra. Its conflict of interest policy states "employees shall not solicit or accept any gift from any source that is, or appears to be, offered because the employee holds a Smithsonian position or may have influence within the Smithsonian". She wore an elegant silveresque dress shed ordered from a Brooklyn designer. Ringwood tenant farmers were asked to loan their teams to convey the city guests from the train station to Ringwood Manor and back again and right cheerfully did they respond with two hundred wagons ready to greet the train. + '