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Thomas Campbell, the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, speaking at a Tribute luncheon for Eunice Johnson. |
This past Monday they paid tribute to Eunice W. Johnson, fashion icon, philanthropist and a founder of Ebony magazine at a luncheon in the Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mrs. Johnson, who died on January 3rd at age 93, was a pioneer in fashion and business as surprise guest former President Bill Clinton pointed out in his keynote speech. |
She served as producer and director of the Ebony Fashion Fair from 1961 until 2009. Her creation, Ebony Fashion Fair, was the world’s largest traveling fashion show, and featured black models and designers. The shows are credited with launching the careers of many African-American models. It also changed the perceptions of minorities in fashion. She was also involved in the creation of Fashion Fair Cosmetics in 1973 as an answer to problems black models were having in finding make up that matched their darker skin tones.
Mrs. Johnson was a leader. She used fashion to achieve something for everyone. President Obama wrote in a letter read by Desiree Rogers. “As a philanthropist and entrepreneur, Eunice wrote a chapter in history.” |
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Iasha Rivers and Ty Stone-Adams |
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Anna Wintour |
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Johnetta Shearer and Arthur McGee |
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Bill Clinton |
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Courtney Thompson, Julie Latsko, and Nora Daly |
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Desiree Rogers, Thelma Golden, David Meitus, and Carol Sutton Lewis |
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Edward Goldberg and Jeff Burns |
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Veronica Webb and Gayle King |
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Linda Johnson Rice and Sanya Richards |
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Henry Jackson and Natatia Griffith |
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Darren Walker, Holly Peterson, and Spencer Means |
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Sandra Parks, Sherry Bronfman, and Harriette Cole |
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Litea Malet, Terri Trotter, and Anne Simmons |
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Brooke DeVard Smith |
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Lynn Yaeger |
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Elaine Calloway, Lu Willard, and Carol Brantley |
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Elina Kazan and Sharne Jackson |
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Lowery Sims and Jean Parnell |
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Peggy McCoy, Sheryl Finley, and Donna Williams |
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Maurice DuBois |
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Renaldo Barnette and Gail Marquis |
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Whoopi Goldberg |
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Sanya Richards and Constance White |
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Ruben and Isabel Toledo |
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Toni Fay and B Smith |
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| Photographs by Patrick McMullan
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| The 2009 New York Film Critics' Circle Awards were held Monday night at Crimson. |
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Amy Ryan |
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Christian Berger |
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Christoph Waltz |
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Anthony Mackie |
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Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney |
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Christine Lahti |
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Jeremy Renner |
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Olivier Assayas |
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Michael Fassbender |
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Sylvia Miles |
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James Gandolfini and Deborah Lin |
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Wes Anderson |
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Kathryn Bigelow |
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James Toback |
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Lynn Redgrave |
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| Photographs by Patrick McMullan
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