32Nd Annual Benefit Auction
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FRIENDS OF ACADIA 32ND ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION SILENT AUCTION: Friday, August 6 at Noon to Saturday, August 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET LIVE AUCTION: Saturday, August 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET Live Auction and Paddle Raise hosted by Christie’s auctioneer, Lydia Fenet ABSENTEE BIDDING If you are not able to join us live, you can place an absentee bid. Visit: friendsofacadia.org/absentee-bid VIEW AUCTIONS ITEMS ONLINE event.gives/acadia/items REGISTER AND BID at event.gives/acadia or Text the word ACADIA to 843-606-5995 v OR USE YOUR PHONE CAMERA TO SCAN & REGISTER HERE GREENING a adi Our special thanks to the Benefit Committee, Ac this year’s co-chairs Laura and Vassar Pierce, and Chilton Trust Company, our presenting sponsor. Presenting sponsor FRIENDS OF ACADIA MISSION Friends of Acadia preserves, protects, and promotes stewardship of the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality, and distinctive cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities for the inspiration and enjoyment of current and future generations. FRIENDS OF ACADIA 32ND ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION LIVE AUCTION Lot #1 Moose Sculpture by Celebrated Local Artist Dan Falt This sculpture would look ideal high above a fireplace, with his commanding gaze upon your guests. The original design was produced by Maine native Dan Falt who is known for his whimsical and unorthodox creations. Made with hundreds of pieces of wood but still remarkably light, the moose measures 59”Wx45”Hx38”D. DONOR: Lynne Wheat. ESTIMATED VALUE: Escalating! Lot #2 Clove Brook Farm with Christopher Spitzmiller Enjoy a garden tour and luncheon for up to 8 people at Clove Brook Farm with Christopher Spitzmiller. Christopher restored this beautiful farmhouse while entertaining friends, tending flocks, keeping bees, and creating a garden that awakens more beautiful with each season. Known for his lamps, tableware, and other ceramics, his creations are found in every A-list interior, including the White House, and have been featured in Architectural Digest and The Wall Street Journal. DONOR: Christopher Spitzmiller. ESTIMATED VALUE: $10,000 Lot #3 A Week Stay at an Antigua Beachfront Estate at Jumby Bay for 12 A ferry will transport you and your guests from the main island to a private oasis surrounded by crystal-clear turquoise waters. Enjoy 360-degree views, an infinity pool, tennis courts, and golf nearby. All water sports—sailing, waterskiing, and a sunset cruise—are included. DONOR: Thomas Peterffy. ESTIMATED VALUE: $30,000 Lot #4 Afternoon Sail & Tour of Skylands with Martha Stewart for 4 Guests Join Martha Stewart for an afternoon sail aboard the Hinckley Sou’wester 70 Blue Muse. Upon disembarking, you’re invited to Skylands, the legendary home of Martha Stewart built by Edsel Ford. You will be served specialty cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and take a special tour of this exceptional estate, which has been meticulously maintained by Martha for many years. Mutually agreed-upon dates through August 14, 2022. DONOR: Martha Stewart and an anonymous friend of Acadia. ESTIMATED VALUE: $12,000 Lot #5 Sunset Cruise for 10 Aboard Gallopin’ Join Bob Bell for an Acadian sunset cruise and cocktail party aboard Gallopin’, a seventy- foot Hatteras motor yacht. Departing from Northeast Harbor at 4 p.m., enjoy a 3-hour cruise around Sutton Island, Greening Island, and through the narrows of Somes Sound with breathtaking views of Acadia. A perfect adventure for a wedding, reunion, or birthday celebration. This wonderful excursion will be catered with a full bar and will be available between August 15 - September 30, 2021. DONOR: Bob Bell. ESTIMATED VALUE: $4,500 Lot #6 Montana Fishing Camp and Flyfishing for 8 Guests Channel your inner Brad Pitt as he fly fishes in the film A River Runs Through It while on a week-long fishing excursion at a private retreat in the Paradise Valley on Mill Creek in Livingston, Montana. Paradise Valley is a major river valley of the Yellowstone River, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Fish Mill Creek out your back door or the Yellowstone River just down the road. Two days of guided fishing and instruction included. DONOR: Lesley Draper and Robert Stolar. ESTIMATED VALUE: $10,000 Lot #7 Naming Opportunity in the Next John Grisham Novel If you have ever dreamed about naming a character in a John Grisham novel, this is your chance. The winning bidder will receive the rights to name a character in Grisham’s upcoming novel to be released in 2022 and will receive two signed copies. DONOR: John Grisham. ESTIMATED VALUE: Priceless! View full descriptions and more photos of auction items at event.gives/acadia/items ART SILENT AUCTION Lot #124 Dan Falt Whale carve and carve, then eventually something comes. The human Made of various pieces of wood. figure and animals often find a place in my work. Donor: 48”L. Maine Native Dan Falt is Anonymous. Estimated value: $12,000 known for his whimsical and unorthodox creations! Brother to Lot #109 Gail Cleveland - Cadillac Sky offered with a the moose, this whale is looking Coloring Book and Calendar for his new home! Donor: Berno Watercolor print of Cadillac Sky 79/200 25”x15.5” framed. and Laura Hamilton. Estimated Coloring Mount Desert Island illustrated by Gail Cleveland value: $3,000 An original coloring book of beautiful Mount Desert Island landscape. Gardens of Maine 2022 Calendar By Wini Smart (1932- Lot #127 Rosemary Levin 2017). Donor: the estate of Camilla Knapp. Estimated value: $300 Hooked Rug - Day Mountain and Triad Bridge Lot #110 Nancy Howren - The Road Not Taken Gorgeous hand-hooked, hand- “The Road Not Taken”, Framed with UV Glass and Archival dyed wool rug designed by the Mat. Printed on Archival Paper with Archival Inks artist, Rosemary Levin. This Photograph Size 20” x 13.3” - Framed Size 19”” x 26”. Donor: is the final design in a series Nancy Howren. Estimated value: $650 of seventeen rugs inspired by Acadia’s carriage road bridges. Lot #111 Nancy Howren - Twilight Sail 18”x19”. Donor: artist, Rosemary “Twilight Sail,” Framed with UV Glass and Archival Mat. Levin. Estimated value: $550 Printed on Archival Paper with Archival Inks. Photograph Size 20” x 13.3” - Framed Size 19”” x 26”. Donor: Nancy Howren. Lot #128 Carroll Sargent Tyson - Estimated value: $650 Great Black Backed Gull Great Black Backed Gull - limited Lot #112 Rick Osann - Bear Island Lighthouse edition print. 40”x31 1/2” framed. Original MDI watercolor painting. Matted and framed in 29”x21” unframed. Carroll Sargent 11”x14” natural wood frame. Donor: Artist, Rick Osann. Tyson (1877-1956) is renowned Estimated value: $160 for his ornithological prints, which have been featured in Friends of Lot #113 Acadia Digital Media Team Photo - Boat Acadia’s Benefit Auction in past Acadia Digital Media Team image - ready-to-hang metal print. years. Donor: Berno and Laura Taken by Will Newton, who was an ADMT intern. He captured Hamilton. Estimated value: $5,500 this image while visiting Isle au Haut last summer (2020). 24”x12”. Donor: Acadia Digital Media Team. Estimated value: $200 Lot #129 Carroll Sargent Tyson - Double Breasted Cormorant Lot #114 Acadia Digital Media Team Photo - Eagle Lake Double Breasted Cormorant, Acadia Digital Media Team image - ready-to-hang metal print. Limited edition print. 40”x31 1/2” Photo of the clouds over Eagle Lake on Jordan Pond Bubbles. framed. 29”x21” unframed. Taken by Ashley Conti in the summer of 2020 at sunset. 8”x12”. Carroll Sargent Tyson (1877-1956) Donor: Acadia Digital Media Team. Estimated value: $100 is one of the best known painters of Mount Desert Island in the Lot #115 Acadia Digital Media Team Photo - Pemetic Mountain twentieth century. Donor: Berno Acadia Digital Media Team image - ready-to-hang metal and Laura Hamilton. Estimated print. Taken by Ashley Conti at the top of Pemetic Mountain value: $4,500 in January of 2021 and is the 2021 Acadia National Park pass photo. 18”x12”. Donor: Acadia Digital Media Team. Estimated Lot #130 Katie Bell Sculpture value: $200 “Mermother” Katie Bell sculpture Lot #116 Acadia Jig Saw Art “Mermother.” 28” L. Carved An original creation of Acadia National Park made especially in brown soapstone. From the for Friends of Acadia by William Seanor, resident of Cranberry artist: “I am a direct carver, Island. Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands are jig- meaning I begin carving a piece sawed out, then painted and mounted. 24” diameter. Donor: with no idea at all. I start to William Seanor. Estimated value: $250 Lot #117 Dorothy Monnelly Photography - Wonderland, Lot #131 Bridges Aderhold - C.O.A. Dock Acadia N.P. 1992 Photograph (C.O.A. Dock) fine art metallic archival. Face- Print is 16”x20”, Frame is 24”x30” (wide silver frame). Silver mounted on Acrylic. Framed Reclaimed cedar from Reef Point. Gelatin, printed by photographer. Print appeared in “Fragile Donor: Katrina Rank. Estimated value: $850 Waters” show along with photos by Ansel Adams and Ernest Brooks II in six museums 1913-1916. Donor: Dorothy Lot #132 Robert S. Neuman Etching “Ship to Paradise - Lover Night” Monnelly. Estimated value: $1,200 “Ship to Paradise - Lover Night” Robert S. Neuman Etching 8 3/4” x 11 3/4”. Framed 17”x20 1/2” Signed and dated in pencil: Lot #118 Ed Monnelly Fine Art Photography - Northeast Creek Robert S. Neuman 1979 AP, and catalog. Donor: Sunne Savage Colored digital photography. The scene is of Northeast Creek Gallery LLC. Estimated value: $2,000 taken at the absolute height of the autumn foliage from the pullover off Route 3 in Eden. Photographic print size is 13”x21” Lot #133 Brenda Merritt - Birch Trees placed in a 24”x30” frame.