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10 bis, rue Marcel Louvel - 61110 Rémalard Bourse de Commerce Tél : 33 (0)2 33 73 52 57 - Fax : 33 (0)2 33 73 57 69 Port. : 33 (0)6 14 21 20 16 E-mail : [email protected] 35th Anniversary Donors & Sponsors | Historic Buildings Take on New Life | The Emperor’s Guests Library at Compiègne | Education | $1 Million Milestone in Grants | Past National & Chapter Events —Table of Contents

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01 Table of Contents 02 Message from the Chairman 35 Years and Counting

35th Anniversary 05 35 Years of Accomplishments 06 We Thank our Donors and Supporters 09 Don’t Miss our CharityBuzz Auctions 10 An Imperial Feast by Two-Star Chef Jérôme Banctel

Featured Article 12 Historic Buildings Take on New Life

Education 16 Student Program More than 450 Transatlantic Internships

Grants 20 20 Grants in 2017 23 $1 Million in Grants in 2017 24 Palais de Compiègne Bringing a Library and an Époque Back to Life 29 Planned Giving Opportunities

Featured Article 30 Like a Château Rising to the Sky The Pierre’s French Roots

Past Chapter Events 33 French Heritage Literary Award 34 Young Friends Circle New York 35 Young Friends Circle Paris 36 Atlanta 37 Boston and Dallas 39 Louisiana 40 New York and Northern California 41 Paris 42 Philadelphia and Southern California 43 Salon du Patrimoine / Corporate Patrons

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35 Years and Counting

As we celebrate our 35th Anniversary this October during a whirl- the Pierre Hotel in New York City, the Banque Transatlantique, and Our 11 Chapters, 10 in the USA and one in Paris, are more energetic on French television and radio on 66 Minutes on the M6 Channel, wind week exploring the horse country and 19th century Proustian Lalique, with other partnerships in the works. We have been blessed than ever. Through events such as lectures, visits, receptions, and and on TF1. Such important exposure can only serve to enhance our world of Normandy, the secret charms of today’s Paris, and culmi- to have the Florence Gould Foundation as a longstanding supporter. galas, our dedicated chapters raise approximately $200,000 a year prestige in the Franco-American philanthropic world. nating in a glittering soirée at the Palais de Compiègne, we have This year they have supported two major grants: $250,000 for the for restoration grants to projects in the USA of French inspiration, much to reflect upon at French Heritage Society. We should be proud Chapel of the Jesuits in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, and $168,000 for as well as projects in our beloved France. I salute all the Chapter In conclusion, I would like to thank each member of our dedicated of our growth over these years as we look to the future. the Cloister of Mont Saint Michel in Normandy. We are also extreme- Chairmen for their dedicated hard work in these important fund- staff in both New York, and Paris for their tireless good humored and ly honored that the Danny Kaye & Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation raising efforts! Bravo! efficient work to help FHS in its mission of restoration, education, Today, we have a dynamic, diversified, and very engaged Board of has made two grants this year: $100,000 to support the scenography and Franco-American friendship. Great thanks to every member of Directors with 25 members from the worlds of business, law, interior of the upcoming exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in In addition, we give annual galas and dinners in New York, Paris, and FHS – you are our core constituency! design, historic research, and private philanthropy. Unlike many New York in the Spring of 2018, “Visitors to Versailles” as well as a Palm Beach. In 2017, we launched the first annual French Heritage boards, all of our Board Members actively serve on committees that $25,000 grant to the restoration of the Venetian Room at the Cultural Literary Award. Not only do these events raise monies for restoration pursue our goals in development, preservation, grants, education and Services of the French Embassy in New York City. Many thanks to projects, but also for our extremely meaningful Student Exchange Along with our President Denis de Kergorlay, I would like to wish a outreach. Our Founder, Michèle le Menestrel Ullrich is still an active our Board Member Dena Kaye for these grants from her family’s Program. We send students from the USA to institutions such as Happy Anniversary to French Heritage Society, member of our Board as well as George Martin, our original and still foundation. Chantilly, the King’s Garden at Versailles, and private châteaux all dedicated Counsel, and David Grey, our long-standing Treasurer. over France, and French students to places such as Drayton Hall At the same time, we are fortunate to have a very talented new We are delighted to have entered into a new partnership with Iron and Middleton Place in Charleston, SC, the Preservation Society of Executive Director, Jennifer Herlein, and an active Young Friends Mountain, which provides solutions for records and document man- Newport County in Rhode Island, and the Metropolitan Museum in Circle: one launched in 2015 in Paris with 25 members followed in agement. Iron Mountain will underwrite our grant of $80,000 for the New York City. We are in the process of creating an Alumni Network Elizabeth F. Stribling 2016 in New York with 21 members. Our total membership in the Emperor’s Guests Library at the Palais de Compiègne. The library via LinkedIn for our student interns (over 450 now). Chairman United States and Paris is 450. was created by Napoleon III for the pleasure of his guests in resi- dence for the famous “series”. Once restored, the site will open to All of this has earned FHS an expanded visibility. We have been fea- Our outreach has never been stronger. Our Corporate Patron the public, including class visits for schools, with a large part of the tured in articles in France-Amérique, The New York Times, M Magazine Program has such distinguished partners as the Bristol Hotel in Paris, former collection digitalized. of Le Monde, and Le Figaro Magazine. In addition, we have appeared

—2 Elizabeth Stribling, Chairman, and Denis de Kergorlay, President —3 —35th Anniversary Celebration —35th Anniversary Celebration

35 Years of Accomplishments!

We honor 35 years of accomplishment thanks to the loyal support of members, patrons, donors, foundations and corporations. And, of course, our Board of Directors, administration, Chapter Chairmen and volunteers. It is truly a team effort. Un grand merci à vous tous!

At a glance, here is what we have achieved together:

Restoration Since 1982, FHS has awarded 550 restoration grants totaling $19.5 million (including matching funds). In 2017 alone, we will award 20 restoration and cultural grants—14 in the U.S. and 6 in France—with a $1 million fund-raising goal. Thanks to our generous partners and donors nearly $900,000 has been raised to date.

Education Nearly 450 American and French university students have participated in our Student Exchange Program since its inception. In 2017, 38 stu- dents from prestigious educational institutions received scholarships and crossed the Atlantic to take part in internships in esteemed cultural organizations, historic châteaux, plantations, and parks and gardens in France and the U.S.

French-American Friendship Journey through Normandy Sparkling Paris Imperial Ball FHS’ 11 Chapters organize over 50 events per year with proceeds going Monday, October 2nd through Thursday, October 5th and Palais de Compiègne to restoration projects. In 2017, our chapters pledged to raise $173,500 Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 Friday, October 6th, 2017 Saturday, October 7th, 2017 in support of grant projects.

—4 —5 We thank our donors and patrons for their generous support!

Program Donors Madame Axelle Sandt 35th Anniversary Participants Gala Empress Eugénie’s Circle Monsieur Edouard Mayoral de la (Grants & Education) Mrs. Elizabeth F. Stribling and Mr. Travelers Program Emperor’s Circle Casa Micaux Guy N. Robinson Mrs. Véronique Bich et Madame Isabelle Mayoral de la The Florence Gould Foundation Mitch and Chrissy Sayare Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Baker Monsieur et Madame Jean CeCe and Lee Black Casa Micaux The Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Monsieur l’Ambassadeur et Ms. Amanda Crider Beunardeau Baroness Laurie Bodor Marvin Peterson and Helen Kaye Foundation Madame José-Maria Ullrich Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bolton Monsieur et Madame Jacques- Marquad Muench Iron Mountain Incorporated Ann and William Van Ness Mr. Jolyon Grant and Mrs. Gail Mr. Yann Coatanlem François Borrel Denise-Marie and Joseph Nieman Ms. Karen Archer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wasserman Bradley Monsieur Jean-Luc Colombo Comte et Comtesse Denis de George Norton Belinda Fund Monsieur Alain Witrand Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee F. Hart Mr. Timothy Corrigan Kergorlay Robin Okun Jane Bernbach-Rice Monsieur Arnaud Witrand Comte Denis de Kergorlay Monsieur François Decoster Frank and Sally Pedraza May Bigelow Monsieur et Madame François Mrs. Helen K. King Maître and Madame Freddy Monsieur Olivier de Rohan Madame Françoise Blanchet Witrand Robert and Joan Kroll Dressen Baronne Antoine de Roquette- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bolton Mr. Thomas A. Larsen Monsieur Laurent Faugerolas et Princess Mathilde’s Circle Buisson Elizabeth S. Browne Ms. Judy McLaren Madame Catherine Vaillant Susana Sam-Vargas Charles and Jane Carroll Mr. David Sadroff Charles and Clydette de Groot Ms. Karen Archer Madame Inès Sauzet-Fontanel Loretta Casey 35th Anniversary Donors Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Monsieur Charles-Marie Jottras Ms. Roxana Bartolomé Mitch and Chrissy Sayare Mr. and Mrs. Glynne Couvillion Scott et Madame Marie-Hélène Madame Dominique Biarnès Monsieur et Madame Henri Sahut Nathaniel Day Mr. Christophe Bernard Mr. John Staelin and Mrs. Lundgreen Ms. Victoria Blazy Odile de Schiétère-Longchampt Madame Richard Flahaut de la Monsieur et Madame Jean Elizabeth Locke Ms. Jennifer Kartono Bobbie Brewster and Michel Longchampt Billarderie Beunardeau Mrs. Elizabeth F. Stribling and Mr. Ms. Dena Kaye Monsieur et Madame Jean-Claude Ingo Schroeder Madame Bernard Forterre Harry and Linda Fath Guy N. Robinson Madame Labourdette Clément Dr. and Mrs. Hass Shafia Stephen and Margaret Gill Vincent and Nicole Garrow Mr. Thomas W. Thaler Patricia Auger Lecas Mr. Christian Draz Thomas and Patricia Shiah Mr. Burks Hamner Kazie Metzger and John C. Harvey Ann and William Van Ness Monsieur et Madame Didier Le Mr. John Eaton Monsieur et Madame Thibault Suzanne Kahl Ms. Barbara Wolf Calvez Shirley A. Estes Surer Michael A. Kovner and Jean Ms. Silvina Leone and Mr. Pablo Dr. Lynn E. Ezell Mr. Benjamin Wells Doyen de Montaillou Cisilino Nicky and Rick Falck Ms. Jacqueline Wilson Baronne de Laroullière Mr. Juan Pablo Molyneux Richard and Rosann Gutman Mr. Miles Young Madame Lasserre de Vézeronce Parisians Program Ms. Alicia Perdue Madame Ingrid Held Princesse Marie-Sol de La Tour Comtesse Caroline Safian Krawiec Madame Monique Raimond Mrs. Jennifer Herlein d'Auvergne Brownstone and Mr. Louis H. Monsieur Arnaud Revert Fernanda Hertelendy Kamie Lightburn Brownstone III Mr. Timothy Robinson Glen Hertelendy Prince Loulou’s Circle Judy McLaren Madame Barbara de Portago Jean Shafiroff Martha Hertelendy Norman Nelson Monsieur Pierre-Christian Tramier Madame Nicole Hirsh Cyrus Gentry Mr. and Mrs. George W. Peck, IV et Madame Christine Arlaux Arian Holman Elizabeth Hartnett Mr. Raymond Plumey Monsieur l’Ambassadeur et Tina Holman Laeticia de Laroullière Anne and François Poulet Madame José-Maria Ullrich Charlotte Kellogg Cecilia de Lencquesaing Ms. Alexandra Van des Meulen Baronne de Laroullière Luis de Lencquesaing Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Guillaume Princesse Marie-Sol de La Tour Maureen Nash Villeré d'Auvergne Philippe Stanfield-Pinel Monsieur Didier Wirth Monsieur et Madame Edouard- Vincent Van den Bogaert François de Lencquesaing Ursula and Paul Lowerre

—6 —7 —CharityBuzz Auction

La Boutique Arlaux Online Auction at charitybuzz.com Champagne time in Paris Imperial Ball: Thursday, October 5–Thursday, October 19 Cocktail Dînatoire: Wednesday, November 1–Wednesday, November 15

Bastille Day Fireworks Château de la Mazure Timothy Corrigan’s Parisian Flat The Ocean House Resort

———————————————— Enjoy a weeklong escape in Gain exclusive access to Hermès’ Help support FHS’ mission! Timothy Corrigan’s enchanting Parisian secret museum All proceeds from our online flat and a Dinner at Le 114 Faubourg You and a guest can discover the wonder- auctions will help fund our grants Exclusive lot - back by popular demand! ful world of Emile Hermès’ curiosity cabi- and programming. Enter an unforgettable and magical world net. Hidden on the top floor of the Hermès ———————————————— that you can call your home for one week. store on the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré In this enchanting pied-a-terre designed and closed to the general public, the Musée Unwind during a glamorous by Timothy Corrigan, named one of Emile Hermès features a stunning collec- New England seaside getaway Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Designers tion of equestrian antiques from around Enjoy a 2- night stay in the Tower Suite at for the tenth consecutive year, you will have the world as well as original Hermès prod- The Ocean House, a Relais & Châteaux a unique chance to experience first-hand his ucts. The private museum is made up of an resort perched on the bluffs of Watch Hill, inimitable brand of “comfortable elegance.” astounding series of wood-paneled rooms, Rhode Island. With sweeping views of the The designer’s private residence in the heart featuring a diverse array of equestrian items, Atlantic, allow yourself to be transported to of Paris will take your breath away with including hand-stitched saddles from the the early 1900s when this grand Victorian its sumptuous custom-fitted designs that 1800s, antique spurs and of course, classic hotel was a genteel beach resort where gen- offer a modern and often unexpected twist Hermès leather products. erations of families and guests from across on heirloom furniture and classical archi- America came “to summer.” You will enjoy tectural details. During your stay you will the recently-renovated beachfront location be treated to a romantic dinner for two at Additional exciting lots await you online… and world-class amenities of this resort that Le 114 Faubourg, Le Bristol Paris’ one-star We thank our generous donors, including: pay homage to New England’s golden age of Luxury Brasserie, situated just a few steps Timothy Corrigan hospitality with timeless elegance. away from your elegant abode. Le Bristol Paris The maison Arlaux, famous for its elegant champagnes, has just opened its new boutique Château de la Mazure in the heart of Paris, an enticing place to indulge in the French lifestyle. Embark on a unique and immersive Join the Mayor of Paris for the City Christian Duvernois Landscape/Studio sojourn through France with a château of Light’s VIP Bastille Day Reception Fonds pour Paris – Paris Foundation Located at 350 rue Saint-Honoré, Paris 1er, near the Place Vendôme, the Arlaux boutique as your home-base Bid to win 4 VIP tickets to attend the offi- Hermès offers delicious gourmet food, chocolates, biscuits, elegant champagne glasses, tableware Immerse yourself in the extraordinary beau- cial Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Lalique and, of course, the Arlaux Champagnes. Upon reservation, the shop turns into a tasting ty of French language, culture and gastron- Tuesday, July 14, 2018. This is a once-in- Mellerio dits Mellers workshop for groups of 5-10 people. Discover the history of Champagne, winemaking and omy through a full week getaway for you a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy the most The Ocean House Resort the art of tasting with three different cuvées from the Arlaux winery. and a guest at the Château de la Mazure. coveted view of the Bastille Day fireworks The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel Through the Château’s “Language, Culture launched from the Eiffel Tower itself, while FHS Members and Au Courant readers can purchase the cuvée spéciale “35ème anniversaire” & Cooking Program”, you will have a mingling with France’s elite! This exclusive champagne served at the Imperial Ball at the Palais de Compiègne. With the first purchase, unique opportunity to improve your French invitation-only reception gathers notewor- you will receive the limited edition French Heritage Society champagne stopper as a gift. while also living an authentic French expe- thy guests at the Palais de Chaillot, includ- rience in an architectural treasure located in ing the President of the Republic, the Prime For more information the heart of Northwest France. The package Minister, and the Mayor of Paris. With these also includes intimate visits to nearby cul- VIP tickets, you and your lucky guests will tel.: +33 1 4707 4308 — [email protected] Images from left to right: Bastille Day Fireworks; www.arlaux.fr tural monuments and hidden gems. be sure to experience Bastille Day at the Château de la Mazure; Timothy Corrigan’s Parisian height of Parisian glamour! Flat; The Ocean House Resort

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An Imperial Feast by Two-star Chef Jérôme Banctel

« As gastronomy is an integral part of the French culinary heritage, it is an honor for La Réserve Paris to prepare the menu for the 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner for French Heritage Society. » —Jérôme Banctel, Executive Chef at Le Gabriel at La Réserve Paris

For FHS’ Gala Dinner and Ball, the splendors of the Imperial In 2006 Alain Senderens asked the young Banctel to become Court of the Second Empire come alive, evoking a time when head chef of his restaurant at the Place de la Madeleine. Working Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie celebrated in style. The with this starred chef greatly contributed to Jérôme Banctel’s Emperor dazzled Europe by reviving the pomp of Versailles and own unique development. He adopted Senderens’s creed of a host of other festivities. At the Palais de Compiègne, the fa- starting with the finished product (wine) to determine the best mous séries, organized three or four times per season between possible pairing. The concept of pairing wine and food offered a late October and mid-December, brought together writers, com- whole new perspective on gastronomy, one that we will have the posers, painters and politicians for dazzling soirées. pleasure of savoring for ourselves.

FHS is delighted to share an unforgettable evening of opulent Two stars in the Guide Michelin for Le Gabriel spender with its devoted American and French friends. We have at La Réserve Paris the pleasure of enjoying our Gala Dinner in the magnificent In early 2015, Jérôme Banctel was asked to head up the kitchens Galerie de Bal to savor the gastronomic marvels of the talented of Le Gabriel, the gourmet restaurant of the newly opened La Michelin two-star chef Jérôme Banctel from Le Gabriel at Hôtel Réserve Paris. Success was immediate and well-deserved. When La Réserve Paris! the Guide Michelin revealed its star-awarded tables in 2016, La Réserve Paris under Didier Le Calvez, and its restaurant, All the flavor and refinement of a feast fit for an Emperor will Le Gabriel, managed by Jérôme Banctel, were proud to have delight our senses as Jérôme Banctel brings his mastery of tradi- joined the ranks of two-starred establishments, just a year after tional French cuisine to our table. A native of Brittany trained by they opened. the greats, he has worked for the best restaurants in France. He will be right at home at the magnificent Palais de Compiègne. Like the adventurers of Napoleon’s day, he also adds a flourish of the exotic. His travels to Japan have had a major influence on him and his search for authentic flavors above all else.

Jérôme Banctel celebrates French gastronomy with a creative flair. His career began in Enghien and the Netherlands, before progressing to some of the best tables in Paris, from the Jules Verne to Les Ambassadeurs, and the Hôtel de Crillon. This was followed by the prestigious L’Ambroisie, on the Place des Vosges, where he spent eight years as Sous-Chef working with Bernard Pacaud.

—10 Jérôme Banctel © Stéphane de Bourgies —11 —Feature

In Paris and Lyon, Major Historic Buildings Take on New Life

La Bourse de Commerce – an Important New Art Museum

French luxury goods tycoon François Pinault, once described Pinault has been searching for decades for a Paris home for as the most powerful man in the modern art world, and his his 1.25€ billion art collection. A self-made man whose luxury plans for his new modern art museum in the center of Paris group had acquired a string of the world’s most famous fashion are the talk of the art and architecture world. Work on “The brands, from Yves Saint Laurent to Gucci and Balenciaga, Pinault Collection, Bourse de Commerce” is underway and Pinault had given up on trying to build a museum on the site it is scheduled to open in early 2019. The interior is to get a of an old Renault car factory on the Île Seguin and instead makeover by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando while French opened two museum spaces in Venice, the Palazzo Grassi and architect and longtime FHS collaborator Pierre-Antoine Gatier Punta della Dogana, both of which were also renovated by oversees the historic monument. The stakes are high for what Tadao Ando. is seen as one of the most important transformations of a Paris building in years. Pinault, who also owns Christie’s auction house, promised that the renovation and transformation of the stock exchange would The 18th-century structure, a former grain market whose ar- be as much a work of art as the pieces set to be displayed inside chitecture fascinated Thomas Jefferson, later became a stock it. One of the conditions of the new gallery, closely monitored by exchange. It is one of Paris’ most historically significant but France’s national heritage bodies, is that all new modifications least known buildings. A column built by Catherine de Medici must be reversible. still towers over the site where a former 16th-century residence stood. Tadao Ando will install a giant concrete cylinder in the Strategically located between the Louvre and the Centre middle of the unique circular building under a historic dome Pompidou, France’s pre-eminent contemporary art museum, to create a fresh and innovative space for Pinault’s collection the Pinault Collection will bring additional “caché” to the dis- of more than 3,500 works by contemporary artists like Mark trict already undergoing important renewal. Anne Hidalgo, Rothko, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Jeff the mayor of Paris, who negotiated the deal under which Koons, Cindy Sherman, Agnes Martin and Cy Twombly. It will Pinault’s art foundation will restore the building in exchange have 32,000 square feet of exhibition space on three floors and for a 50-year lease, said the project was an “immense gift” to an underground auditorium. The museum will be renovated the city and would open up a “closed” building to the public at an expected cost of $121 million and be run by the Pinault as part of an on-going urban renewal to give a “new beating family’s foundation. heart” to the area.

It is the latest chapter in the art-world rivalry of two of France’s The bourse looms over the newly revamped Les Halles shop- wealthiest businessmen: a tale of momentous art collections and ping mall and transit point, the busiest in Europe, where more a quest to build Paris museums that would transform the city’s than 750,000 people pass daily. In the 1970s the city bulldozed landscape and put it at the heart of the contemporary art world. the 19th-century wrought-iron market pavilions there and the Pinault stressed at a news conference announcing the project new construction aged badly. Les Halles is now at the end of a last year that his “goal is to share my passion for contemporary massive renovation and redesign, and a vast new steel-and-glass art with as broad an audience as possible.” canopy was unveiled last year. The nearby Louvre central post office and the old Samaritaine department store are also being Three years ago Pinault’s long-time business rival, Bernard redeveloped as luxury hotels and other mixed-use projects, Arnault, the owner of the Louis Vuitton luxury goods group which will give this entire section of Paris an upscale face lift. LVMH, built his own Paris museum for his art collection, a vast building designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Gehry. Earlier this year, the Shchukin exhibition there alone drew an impressive one million visitors.

—12 —13 Bourse de Commerce and renovated gardens at les Halles —Feature

The Grand Hôtel-Dieu Redevelopment Project in Lyon

Lyon, the second largest city in France, is also in the midst of As Didier Repellin observes, “the quality of the present struc- a dynamic redevelopment project of its own. As a UNESCO ture is strong enough to simply restore it and remove all the World Heritage Site, Lyon is recognized for its architectural “tinkering” added on here and there. But we must…connect it landmarks, its historic prominence as a silk weaving center and again with the surrounding neighborhood and the flow of local as a gastronomic capital. and foreign visitors ... Behind these stones, hides a human, scientific and aesthetic richness. It is this osmosis of all three The Grand-Hôtel Dieu is a major urban renewal project taking which gives an exceptional dimension to the Hôtel-Dieu, and place in the city where culture represents 20% of the municipal which makes it an inspired edifice.” budget. It is the largest private renovation project ever carried out for a classified historic monument in France at a cost of Care has been taken to develop the project “without losing the some 270 million euros. soul of the site.” The building has been protected from total privatization as was the case with the historic Laennec Hospital The Grand Hôtel-Dieu project, undertaken by the builder in Paris. In December 2017, the first phase of the Grand Hôtel- Eiffage, entails restoring 40,000 m² of building façades, add- Dieu project will open its doors to the public. The restoration ing 11,500 m² of new buildings, and renovating 8,000 m² of work has allowed a truly modern urban district to take shape in courtyards and gardens. It will house nine restaurants, for- the heart of the city. All of the important historical sections of ty-five boutiques, offices, an InterContinental 5-star hotel with the Hôtel-Dieu will gradually be opened to the public to redis- 143 rooms, a conference center, a dozen residential units and cover and make a part of their everyday lives as they dine, shop the International City of Gastronomy. 1,400 windows will be or sip a glass of wine in the series of historic courtyard gardens. restored or replaced and 15,000 m2 of roofing will be repaired. The site will open onto the city at eight different points of ac- cess, replacing the single access point currently in use. The city will also renovate the surrounding streets and the quay. Though founded in the 12th century, nothing remains of the original Hôtel-Dieu de Notre Dame where François Rabelais practiced medicine in 1532. The current Hotel-Dieu dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, including Soufflot’s magnificent 18th-century dome.

It is one of the most beautiful and imposing monuments in the city but also one of the least well known. As it was originally established as a hospital, operational until 2010, it was rarely visited by the general public if they could help it. A veritable city within a city, stretching for blocks, it did not receive the at- tention it deserved. It includes three spectacular domes, a clois- ter and a series of interior courtyards. Its majestic façade spans 350 meters. This architectural treasure is now set to become one of Lyon’s major cultural and tourist attractions as well.

While maintaining its religious function, the chapel, in close connection with the Grand Hôtel-Dieu, will participate in its development by hosting cultural events (exhibitions, concerts, etc.). The main entrance of the Grand Hotel-Dieu will be next to the Chapel of the Hotel-Dieu. Therefore, the plan began with the restoration of the chapel, built between 1637 and 1655, with its eight interior chapels. This 8.2 million euro restoration proj- ect was the key to the larger project taking shape. FHS was the first private donor to support the restoration of the chapel with a grant of $25,000 in 2008 followed by an addition grant in 2014 of $239,400 with the support of The Florence Gould Foundation. Head architect Didier Repellin, a longtime collab- orator of FHS, is overseeing both the restoration of the chapel The Grand Hôtel-Dieu project, with the chapel (center) along the Rhône River in and the Grand Hôtel-Dieu redevelopment project. Lyon; The 18th-century Soufflot dome

—14 —15 Rendering of the Soufflot dome as part of the five-star hotel —Education —Education

FHS’ Student Exchange Program 2017 Student Program in France and the U.S. More than 450 Students over the Past 35 Years

“In parsing through these [attic] files, I felt as though I held the history 18 Americans Students interning in France 20 French Students interning in the US of Paris at my fingertips. Never before in my studies had the past felt so tangible, so close at hand…I felt the historical and physical heft of the Bard Graduate Center Parsons School of Design Ecole Nationale Supérieur Ecole du Louvre keys to the Bastille prison in the palm of my hands. I, with pride and Isabella Gaia LETTERE Kelly KONRAD du Paysage Khemais BEN LAKHDAR joy, held a pin worn by attendees of the Liberation Day Parade on the Musée du Louvre, Paris Musée Carnavalet, Paris Camille ANTARIEU Fashion Institute of Technology, Champs-Elysées.” Lyndhurst Estate, Tarrytown, NYC —Kelly Konrad from Parsons School for Design who interned at the NY Musée Carnavalet in Paris Cornell University University of Georgia Lara CAVA LLO Eve ANDERSON Skyler KEENEY Tiphane BABULLE Clark Institute, Potager du Roi, Versailles Château d’Acquigny Magnolia Garden, Charleston, Williamstown, MA Château de Canisy With its 35th Anniversary milestone this year, FHS’ Student Elizabeth FABIS SC Exchange Program offered 38 American and French students Château de la Bourdaisière Eulalie FERRY GAYE Château de Villandry Lucille FEUILLET Laura Plantation, prestigious internships this summer. In addition to the remark- Ashley WIGGINS able partnerships already in place, Diane de Roquette Buisson Adriana HIDALGO Magnolia Garden, Charleston, Vacherie, LA Château de Sasnières SC and Amy Fienga developed a number of exciting new ones this Potager du Roi, Versailles Château de Vauville Leo FREZEL year with the Musée d’Orsay (Paris), the Château de Villandry Château de Valmer Arnaud HAINCAUD Historic New Orleans Collection, (Indre-et-Loir), the Saint-Omer Library (Pas-de-Calais) and University of Chicago Middleton Place, Charleston, SC LA in New York City with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Sonia FELDMAN University of Vermont Frick Collection and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Bibliothèque Caso, Saint-Omer Cédric REOLON Virginie GUFFROY Samantha SU LLI VA N Chicago Botanic Garden, Metropolitain Museum of Art, More than 450 students have benefited from the program Château d’Acquigny Chicago, IL NYC since it began. These alumni have gone on to obtain special- Château de Canisy Georgetown University Yale University Marie RUFFIER Maud LECLAIR ized degrees, do advanced research, work in the field of heri- Raphaele SEVRAIN tage preservation, museums, collections, cultural institutions St. Anthony’s Garden, Metropolitain Museum of Art, Château de Gizeux Alice YANG New Orleans, LA NYC and in horticulture. And, in some cases, host new FHS in- Château de Commarque terns. Thanks to the generous support of the Florence Gould Château de Montréal Rebecca THIBAUD François POURIAS Foundation, the American Society of the French Legion of Harvard University Julie SALZINGER Lyndhurst Estate, Tarrytown, Museum of Modern Art, NYC Honor as well as private donors, FHS offers stipends which Alexandra MORRISON NY allow French students to benefit from internship in the U.S. Musée Picasso, Paris Musée d’Orsay, Paris Manon QUEUDRAY and Americans students to come France. Many of this year’s Preservation Society of Newport Mateo LINCOLN Ecole des Chartes students are already studying for their Masters degrees and Musée Sandelin, Saint-Omer School of the Art Institute County, Newport, RI brought a high level of skill and knowledge to their positions. Anne-Claire BOURGEON of Chicago The Frick Collection, NYC Clémence SALMON Diane and Amy are already laying the groundwork for next Jade BOUDREAUX year’s program, which promises to be equally excellent. Magnolia Garden The Frick Collection, NYC Cecilia PROBST Château de Chambord Château de Brécy (architect in residence) Alistair TAOUNZA- JEMINET, Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA Middlebury College Cameron FLY NN Salome VAN EYNDE Château de Commarque Historic New England, Château de Montréal Boston, MA

Naomi JABOUIN Zoe VA N NIER Château de Fontainebleau WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA

Images from top to bottom: 1944 postcard for exhibition on the Liberation of Paris at the museum; Musée Carnavalet (History of Paris) currently under restoration; Amy Fienga and Diane de Roquette-Buisson, Student Program Co-Chairman, at the Potager du Roi in Versailles Intern Day: The FHS New York team tours the Met’s Department of Arms and Armor with Pierre Terjanian, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator, Virginie Guffroy (first row, far right) and next to her, Maud Leclair who both interned there, with other French interns in New York City and at Lyndhurst Mansion.

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Behind the Scenes at the Musée d’Orsay Notes on Urban Landscapes in Chicago

Among the new internships offered this summer was an incredible I worked mostly from the museum’s archives, library, and the Centers Cédric Réolon, landscape designer from the École Nationale Supérieure de opportunity at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Alexandra Morrison, a for Research and Restoration of Museums of France at the Louvre Paysage, spent the summer at the Chicago Botanic Garden and shares with student from Yale doing doctoral work on copying in the 19th cen- and at Versailles. As an art historian interested in the material and us excepts from his journal. tury, spent two months working on an upcoming exhibition at the technical practices of 19th-century painters, the exhibition provided heart of Paris’ temple to Impressionists. an exciting opportunity to investigate questions of method in depth. “First weekend of discovery of the “Windy city” August 15th As Alexandra reports, “my time at the Musée d’Orsay has been an As one of the largest and most impressive institutions of late 19th-cen- I am surprised by the size of the city and the diversity of the urban Early-morning arrival at Chicago Botanic garden, deep cleaning of edifying and inspiring experience. Under the direction of curator tury painting, the Musée d’Orsay faces a few exceptional challenges. parks and green spaces. Since 1830, Chicago’s motto has been “urbs the vegetable garden for the visit of the team of Barack Obama the Paul Perrin, I had the opportunity not only to contribute to an up- It has one of the richest permanent collections of any museum in in horto”, a Latin phrase meaning “city in a garden.” I would like to next day. The purpose of this visit is to create a vegetable garden ad- coming exhibition, but also to learn more about the museum’s com- the world, one so full of masterpieces in fact that it is necessary to share my own experiences and learnings day after day, in Chicago joining the future library named after the former President that will mitment to scholarship and curatorial challenges. constantly rotate the works on view in order to accommodate loan Botanic Garden (Glencoe) as well as in Ragdale Foundation (Lake be built in a sensitive area of South Chicago. Afternoon working on requests from other museums. As a result, the museum’s galleries are Forest), but also during my spare time spent discovering the fabulous the plant list to be suggested to Ragdale, in line with the intentions of The upcoming exhibition Les Impressions colorées, which will travel constantly in flux. The museum’s closure every Monday provides a city of Chicago. I was a gardener in the morning and a landscape my project and with my drawings. Back to Ragdale for an important to Singapore and Adelaide, Australia later this year, was the main one-day window to reconfigure the galleries. During the summer designer in the afternoon. meeting with the landscape designer in charge of a new project for focus of my internship. The development of new, synthetic pigments months, many of the museum’s best-known galleries changed com- the Ragdale Foundation Garden. This is the first public presentation in the late 18th and early 19th century remains largely separate from pletely: Monet’s Déjeuner moved to face off with Manet’s Déjeuner sur of my project now entitled “the Crinkle Crankle Garden.” This is a the standard narratives of art-making in the age of modernity. The l’herbe, for example.” particularly important step since my work seems to be much appre- Impressionists’ innovation lay not only in their choice of subjects or ciated by both the project manager, a landscape design professional, their working en plein air, but also in their painterly methods. For the and my internship supervisor. exhibition catalogue, I prepared a chronology juxtaposing the histo- ry of Impressionism and of color theory. I also compiled and translat- ed an anthology of criticism concerning Impressionists’ use of color and drafted biographies of the key artists featured in the exhibition.

—18 Alexandra Morrison, of Yale, working in the reserves of the Musée d’Orsay —19 Cédric Réolon at Chicago Botanic Garden and one of Cédric’s sketches —2017 Grants

20 Grants in 2017 $1 Million Awarded

Château de Versigny (Oise) Basilique de la Daurade (Toulouse) Chapelle des Jésuites de St Omer (Pas de Calais) $20,000—Dallas & Northern California Chapters $10,000—Atlanta Chapter $250,000—Florence Gould Foundation

Abbaye du Mont St Michel (Manche) Abbaye du Mont St Michel (Manche) Abbaye de Longues (Calvados) Prieuré du Mont St Michel (Manche) Palais de Compiègne (Oise) Orangerie de Bagatelle (Paris) $168,000—Florence Gould Foundation $35,000 goal—Boston & Northern California Chapters $22,000—Marie-Sol de La Tour d’Auvergne–FHS Chapters $80,000—Iron Mountain $75,000 in memory of Simone Monneron

Château de Bonnemare (Eure) Château de Braux Sainte Cohiére (Marne) Château de Chaumont Laguiche (Saône & Loire) MET (NYC) Visitors to Versailles exhibition Rochambeau Monument (Newport, RI) Stanton Hall (Natchez, MS) $20,000—Paris Chapter $10,000—Paris Chapter $10,000—New York Chapter $100,000—Danny Kaye & Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation $15,000—Boston Chapter $20,000—Atlanta & Louisiana Chapters

Château de la Ferté St Aubin (Loiret) Château de la Moglais (Côte d’Armor) Château de Montréal (Dordogne) Venetian House, Cultural Service of the French Vernon House (Newport, RI) St Bartholomew’s Church (NYC) $35,000 goal—Paris Chapter $10,000—Atlanta Chapter $20,000—Atlanta & New York Chapters Embassy (NYC) $13,000—New York Chapter $15,000—French Heritage Society $25,000—Danny Kaye & Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation

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$1 Million in Grants Caps 35th Anniversary Celebration

Isabelle de Laroullière, Grants & Awards Chairman, and assisted by FHS’ unique position, not being linked to any one historic building Sarah de Lencquesaing, have seen their share of dusty construction or cultural institution, has allowed it to cover every corner of France, sites and have enthusiastically scaled imposing scaffolding to get and many places in the U.S., in search of often overlooked architec- a closer look. They are especially proud that to celebrate its 35th tural gems in need of rescue and restoration, giving them a chance Anniversary this year, French Heritage Society will award $1 mil- to regain new purpose and lost luster. For the past 35 years, FHS has lion for 19 restoration and cultural grants (14 in the U.S. and 6 in supported the historic architectural and cultural heritage in France, France). Thanks to its generous partners, donors and network of and French-inspired heritage in the U.S. from village churches, im- dynamic Chapters across the U.S. and in Paris, nearly $900,000 has posing châteaux and enchanting gardens, to Creole plantations and been raised so far. This promises to be a banner year for giving for French colonial settlements and fortresses. The list is long, with more the association as FHS continues to make its mark on the historic than 550 restoration grants totaling $19.5 million (including match- preservation landscape both on French and American soil. ing funds) – and each one has a unique history, its memory inscribed in stone, brick and plaster.

- A rtiS tiC D oor AND b A th hA r D w A re - New York Chicago Los Angeles 23 Jane Street, New York, NY +1 212 243 5270 Dallas Atlanta San Francisco Pierre-Antoine Gatier, Chief Architect for Historic Monuments, Sarah de Lencquesaing, Isabelle de Laroullière and Christiane Dressen visit the worksite at the Jesuit Chapelle of Saint-Omer, recipient of a FHS grant of $250,000 —22 pegueriN . C om —23 with the generous support of The Florence Gould Foundation

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Palais de Compiègne Bringing a Library and an Epoque Back to Life

When you think of the French monarchy, the palaces of Versailles Compiègne’s Two Libraries and Fontainebleau immediately bring forth images of pageantry Napoleon I and Napoleon III both contributed to the develop- and opulance. But another palace, Compiègne, should be added to ment of the two palace libraries. Napoleon I turned the Emperor’s that illustrious list. As one of three seats of royal government, the Library into a lavish room reserved for his private use. The Palais de Compiègne was a royal residence built for Louis XV and Emperor’s Guests Library was rehabilitated by Napoleon III. Its then an Imperial residence restored by Napoleon. 22,000 volumes were scattered among many libraries during the 1890s, leaving its shelves empty to this day. The restoration of the In 1750, prominent architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel proposed a Guests Library will include structural restoration, the painted thorough renovation of the château, creating a Neoclassical palace décor and putting in electricity. Furnishings will be restored and that covers 5 acres. Entirely renovated by Napoleon I, the Palace a digital library created. The Palace is implementing restitution hosts Europe’s most important furnished imperial apartments and policies that will allow some of the books to be returned to their is an example of First French Empire style (1808-1810), though shelves. After restoration, the Guests Library will be open to the some traces of the earlier décor survived. The writer Auguste public, to schools and for workshops. Luchet remarked that “Compiègne speaks of Napoleon as Versailles does of Louis XIV.” A Digital Library Setting up a digital library offers numerous opportunities and broad From 1856 on, Emperor Napoleon IIII and Empress Eugénie made accessibility to allow the public to experience the Second Empire’s Compiègne their autumn residence, redecorating rooms in the tastes, to reconstruct history as well as to connect literature, music, Second Empire style. During their celebrated “Séries”, they hosted and art history to Compiegne’s own history. prominent guests from the worlds of politics, the arts and sciences. They were entertained by hunts, excursions, balls, concerts and An example is the importance of Egypt in the Palace’s libraries. plays. To receive their guests nearly 200 lodgings and a library were In 1798, Bonaparte followed in the footsteps of great conquerors put in place. like Alexander the Great and Caesar by invading the Nile Valley.

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M A I S O N The Emperor encouraged scholars to study the history and writ- ings of Egypt at the time of the pharaohs. The libraries’ collections TA I LL A R DAT attests to the Egyptian influence that marked the reigns of both Napoleon I (Egypt Expedition) and Napoleon III (Suez Canal). One could then borrow Théophile Gautier’s Mummy Novel or peruse Champollion’s Letters from Egypt in the Guests Library. For the official Suez Canal inauguration in 1869, Empress Eugénie was sent as the Empire’s representative. The Palace preserves memo- ries of the sovereign’s journey in an album of watercolors. After a f a b r i q u e d e s t y l e s stay in Constantinople, she arrived in Alexandria, reached Cairo, and descended the Nile Valley to inaugurate the Suez Canal. After hosting the Empress at the foot of the pyramids, the Vice-King of Egypt commissioned an opera from Verdi: Aïda, whose libretto was written by Egyptologist Edouard Mariette. Prior to that, Verdi had been invited to one of the well-known Séries de Compiègne.

French Heritage Society is pleased to have the support of Iron Mountain Incorporated for its $80,000 grant to restore the Emperor’s Guests Library. “Preservation and protection are at the core of everything we do for our customers as part of our commit- ment to serving as the trusted guardians of their most precious assets,” said Arnaud Revert, managing director, Iron Mountain France. “Beyond that, we’ve established our Living Legacy Initiative to extend that commitment into the communities where we work and live every day, focusing on the protection and shar- ing of information and artifacts that are unknown, at-risk or not widely accessible so that current, and future generations are able to learn and benefit from it. We’re pleased to support French Heritage Society in our first international partnership to preserve the Palace of Compiegne’s Emperor’s Guests Library, located just 12 kilome- ters from one of our state of the art facilities.”

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Preserving our historic treasures to inspire future generations

Define your legacy through French Heritage Society. At the heart of our charitable mission is a belief that the most enduring expression of a culture is the preservation of its highest achievements. Thus, French Heritage Society exists to ensure that French cultural treasures in the United States and France survive and continue to inspire future generations. To commemorate our 35th anniversary, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Planned Giving Program and invite you to consider a legacy gift in your estate plan. Your support of our Planned Giving Program will ensure that our organization maintains its crucial role in promoting our shared beliefs and charitable mission in the United States and France for years to come.

Consider French Heritage Society in your estate plan. A bequest to French Heritage Society in your estate plan can support our chari- table mission and enshrine your philanthropic legacy. When structured properly, charitable contributions can also provide donors with significant tax benefits, some extending beyond the gift year. Though there are many creative ways to provide for charity, a simple bequest in a will or designation on a beneficiary form may often suffice.

Please contact our New York office at 212-759-6846 to learn more or to obtain sample bequest language to include in your estate plan. If you have already named FHS as a beneficiary of your estate, please let us know so that we may welcome you into our Legacy Society. Requests for anonymity will be honored.

Make a gift in your will Name FHS as a beneficiary of an account Charitable bequests through a will or trust are among the easiest Retirement accounts, life insurance policies, and other investment ways to make significant future gifts to the individuals and charities accounts can be dedicated to charity through beneficiary designa- that matter the most. We hope that you will consider FHS in your tion forms. Due to special tax considerations, these assets could estate plan. make an excellent choice for funding a charitable gift. For more information www.tourisme-saintomer.com www.thecarrollodyssey.com—28 —29 —Feature

Like A Château Rising to the Sky The Pierre’s French Roots

Characterized by its simplicity and refinement, The Pierre is a France’s preeminent chef in the early part of the 20th century. landmark on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The iconic U.S. This “father of French cuisine” served as guest chef at The flagship of the Taj reopened its doors after an impressive reno- Pierre in its early years. vation a decade ago. Escoffier, born near Nice on the French Riviera, codified the Since its inception, New York’s ever-changing culture has recipes for the five mother sauces and created many famous left a unique imprint on the history of this luxurious five-star dishes: pêche Melba and Melba toast in honor of the Australian hotel with deep French roots. Inaugurated with great fanfare singer Nellie Melba, fraises à la Sarah Bernhardt (strawberries in 1930, at a cost of $15 million (approximately $220 million with pineapple and Curaçao sorbet), baisers de Vierge (me- today) The Pierre fast became the toast of New York, “a mon- ringue with vanilla cream and crystallized white rose and vio- ument of beauty and one of the most majestic structures in the let petals) and suprêmes de volailles Jeannette (jellied chicken whole city.” breasts with foie gras).

Its founder, Corsican-born Charles Pierre Casalasco, worked Referred to by the French press as “roi des cuisiniers et cuisinier as a pageboy at the redoubtable Hôtel Anglais in Monte Carlo, des rois” (“king of chefs and chef of kings”), Escoffier published owned by his father. There he rubbed shoulders with Russian Le Guide Culinaire, which is still a major reference work, both grand dukes and European royalty. When Pierre sailed into as a cookbook and a textbook on cooking. Escoffier’s recipes, New York as a 25-year-old immigrant, he immediately made techniques and approaches to kitchen management have been his mark as first assistant at the fashionable Sherry’s. There adopted by chefs and restaurants throughout the world. He cre- he became acquainted with the influential elite, including J.P. ated a more structured and streamlined approach to the restau- Morgan, the Astors and the Vanderbilts. Backed by Wall Street rant kitchen: the celebrated Brigade de Cuisine, a hierarchy for financiers, Pierre open the opulent 714-room Pierre Hotel, on all the positions in the kitchen (Chef de Cuisine, Sous Chef a prime site commanding unrestricted views of Central Park. de Cuisine, Chef de Partie, Cuisinier, Commis, Apprentice). The new hotel was Georgian in design, capped with a tall In honor of the chef’s refined taste and its history, The Pierre tower of gleaming copper, inspired by a French château. A features a luxurious two-bedroom Escoffier Suite. gala dinner marked the official grand opening. New Yorkers were impressed, and the top tier of society turned out to savor The Pierre is pleased to offer preferred rates to FHS members. an elaborate menu prepared by 85-year-old August Escoffier,

—30 French-inspired rooftop of The Pierre overlooking Central Park —31 Chef Auguste Escoffier (seated) with his staff —Past Chapter Events

THE BEST OF CULTURE & A RT DE VIVRE French Heritage Literary Award

BILINGUAL

The inaugural French Heritage Literary Award of the New York Chapter was held on May 18th at the Colony Club. A cocktail was given by FHS Chairman Elizabeth Stribling and New York Chapter Co-Chairman Guy N. Robinson at their home the previous evening. The winner, “The Other Paris” by the talented Luc Sante of Bard College, was one of five short-listed works.

The distinguished jury was comprised of Laura Auricchio, Professor of Art History at Parsons School of Design; Tom Bishop, Florence Lacaze Gould Professor of French Literature and the Director of the Center for French Civilization and Culture at NYU; Robert Couturier, ac- Clockwise from top left:Denis de Kergorlay, FHS President, Elizabeth Stribling, claimed interior designer; Anne Poulet, Director Emerita FHS Chairman, author Luc Sante; Luc Sante, Elaine Sciolino, Elizabeth Stribling; Elaine Sciolino, Jennifer Herlein, FHS Executive Director; Luc Sante, New York of The Frick Collection; and Elaine Sciolino, contributing Chapter Co-Chairmen Odile de Schiétère-Longchampt and Guy N. Robinson, writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times. Denis de Kergorlay

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Young Friends Circle New York Young Friends Circle Paris

On June 7th, the Young Friends Circle Paris was welcomed On June 15th, world-class landscape designer Christian by Guillaume Féau to visit the Paris showroom of Féau & Duvernois showed the Young Friends Circle New York Cie, which has supplied museums, billionaires, architects three gardens that he designed: a West Village Co-Op with a and designers with period paneling since 1875. The Getty breath-taking view of the city; Skyline Arboretum, inspired Clockwise from top left: A stunning marble fountain at Casanova Gardens, de- Museum in L.A. has a Ledoux room that was in Féau’s by the owner’s origins in the French Alps; and Ladurée’s signed by Christian Duvernois Landscape Studio; Romain Jouffre, Victoire de inventory in the 1930s. Féau recently sold a 1925 Ruhlmann new SoHo location with a garden with an orchard of cherry Vaugelas, François-Xavier Blaudin de Thé, Eléonore Hachette, Margaux de Jenlis; room once owned by the press mogul Viscount Rothermere Clockwise from top left: Béryl Moizard, Anne Faguer, Emile-Armand Benoit and Ian McCullo, Pierre-Eloi Milcent-Baudoin; Elizabeth Hartnett,YFC Co-Chair, Maz others with Guillaume Féau; Aude Evrard, Emile-Armand Benoit, Béryl Moizard, trees, formal French trellising, and an antique fountain. Zouhairi, President and CEO, Lalique North America, and Victoire de Vaugelas, to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Today, Féau has more than 100 Charlène Parry, Jackson Giuiricich; Féau’s Paris showroom; Emile-Armand Benoit, The tour ended with a glass of Taittinger champagne. YFC Co-Chair carvers, painters and gilders at 30 sites around the world. Anne Faguer

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Atlanta Boston and Dallas

Clockwise from top left: Boston Boston: In front of the Rochambeau statue in Newport, On July 17th, the Boston Chapter held a luncheon and visit of Bellevue House Consul General de France in Boston Valéry Freland, Dr. in Newport, RI., hosted by FHS Board Member Ronald Lee Fleming, under Francis de Marneffe, François Bardonnet and Laurent Colomines. The Boston Chapter awarded a grant this year Clockwise from top left: the patronage of The Honorable Valéry Freland, Consul Général de France in of $15,000 for the restoration of the Pyramid section of The On June 6th, the Atlanta Chapter hosted a presentation in partnership with Consul General Louis de Corail, Edouard de Lencquesaing, Boston, and Monsieur Laurent Colomines. Bellevue House was built in 1910 by Rochambeau Monument; Speaker Michael Adams, next the Saint-Omer Foundation. François Decoster, Mayor of Saint-Omer, told the Suzy Wasserman, Leslie Petter, François Decoster, Mayor the celebrated architect Ogden Codman Jr. and features one of the most beautiful to host Ronald Lee Fleming (center), Consul General de of Saint-Omer and Vice President du Conseil Regional France in Boston Valéry Freland and members of the Boston story of the Carroll family who attend the prestigious college of the Jesuits of des Hauts-de-France; Detail of the Jesuit Chapel of Saint- private gardens in Newport. Chapter; Garden at Bellevue House Saint-Omer. Charles Carroll went on to become a U.S. Senator in Maryland Omer which received a FHS grant of $250,000 with the and a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Daniel Carroll was a signer of support of the Florence Gould Foundation; Carolyn O’Neil, Dallas Dallas: Versigny: In 2017 the Dallas and Northern California Tom Saltino, Emily Saltino; Steve Wasserman, Sarah and Chapters awarded a grant of $20,000 for the restoration of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution; John Carroll was the first Edouard de Lencquesaing; Jean Astrop, Doug Astrop, Anna Dallas Chapter Chairman Carol Hall organizes a number of events each year, the Château de Versigny (Oise); Carol Hall, Dallas Chapter American Catholic bishop and a founder of Georgetown University. Henson, Barbara Guillaume, Nancy Stone such as the spring Gala, which raise funds for grants supported by the chapter. Chairman

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Louisiana

In honor of FHS’ 35th Anniversary Celebration this fall, on May 2nd, John Whitehead, historian, art dealer, and author of books on ceramics, porcelain, and decorative arts gave a Clockwise from top left: Stanton Hall in Natchez, MS received a restoration grant lecture in New Orleans, “Palais de Compiègne: From Louis of $20,000 from the Louisiana and Atlanta Chapters; Sarah de Lencquesaing and PRELLE | MATHIEU LUSTRERIE | PASSEMENTERIE VERRIER PARIS XV’s Reconstruction to Empress Eugénie’s Parties.” Walter Wolf; Peter Patout and guest; Jennifer Herlein and Rick Normand 43 EAST 10TH STREET – NYC, NY 10003 – T: 212-683-2081 PASSEMENTERIE-VERRIER.COM —39 —Past Chapter Events —Past Chapter Events

New York and Northern California Paris

An exceptional afternoon on Nov. 29th, 2016, organized by the We were welcomed at the National School of Fine Arts of Paris Maison Mellerio included the “Spectacular Second Empire” exhibi- (ENSBA) by the Directeur Jean-Marc Bustamante and Luc Liogier, tion at the Musée d’Orsay, followed by an exclusive visit of Mellerio, Directeur of the National School of Architecture Paris-Malaquais. hosted by CEO Laurent Mellerio and his wife, Laure-Isabelle, who We visited « La cour du Mûrier » with François Chatillon, Chief showed their collection of contemporary jewelry before offering us Architect of Historic Monuments, in charge of the restoration, and a glass of champagne. Ippolita Romeo, whose team is restoring the decorative elements.

New York On June 5th, the New York Chapter hosted a presentation in partnership with The Paris Chapter’s galette des rois on Jan. 9th, 2017, was held this year the Saint-Omer Foundation. François Decoster, Mayor of Saint-Omer, told story in the elegant library of the former residence of the Duke of Morny of Charles Carroll and his cousins, Daniel and John Carroll who attend the pres- at the Hotel La Reserve Paris. tigious college of the Jesuits of Saint-Omer. They each went on to play a key role in the political and constitutional foundations of America. FHS awarded a grant of $250,000 with the support of the Florence Gould Foundation for the resto- ration of the chapel of the Jesuits in Saint-Omer and Chief Architect for Historic Monuments Pierre-Antoine Gatier, in charge of the restoration, was also present.

Northern California Members of the Northern California Chapter, including Chairman Dori Bonn, Clockwise from top left: attended San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s official flag raising ceremony for Bastille New York: Pierre-Antoine Gatier, Chief Architect for Historic Monuments, guest, Odile de Schiétère-Longchampt, Day. After the official ceremony, additional invited guests stood on the mezza- Co-Chairman of the New York Chapter, François Decoster, nine to hear the Monaco Boys Choir sing the national anthems and several songs Mayor of Saint-Omer and friend; Gaëtan Vandenbussche, Clockwise from top left: Laurence Laurentin, Laure-Isabelle Mellerio, Laurent to pay tribute to France and Franco-American friendship. It wasn’t until 1880 Jennifer Herlein, FHS Executive Director and guest; The Mellerio, PDG, Astrid Stanfield-Pinel, Laurence de La Ville-Baugé, Dominique On June 1st, the Paris Chapter enjoyed an exceptional reception by Chapel of the Jesuits in Saint-Omer under restoration that France officially chose July 14 as a national holiday to honor the French Biarnès; Paris Chapter members in front of a Japanese cherry tree, and plaque hon- oring the Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship. From left, Florence Jeanjean, RMHP di- Jean and Bénédicte de Foucaud at the Château de Sourches. After Republic. That was 91 years after Parisians stormed the Bastille Prison, a turn- Northern California: Official flag raising ceremony for rector, Myriam Toledano of ENSBA (in the back to the right of the plaque), Ippolita visiting the château with Jean, and enjoying a refined gourmet ing point in the French Revolution. In support of the Republic, San Francisco’s Bastille Day at San Francisco City Hall; Emmanuel Lebrun- Romeo (with the hat); Our host, Jean de Foucaud flanked by Carole Meininger, lunch, Bénédicte showed the group their conservatory for peonies. Damiens, Consul General of France in San Francisco, Dr. French community also celebrated La Fête Nationale in 1880, and has continued Dominique Sahut, Marie- Thérèse Lepage, Anne-Martine Ducreux-Picon, Anne Jean-Jacques Vitrac, Dori Bonn, San Francisco Mayor Ed Carminati; Bénédicte de Foucaud, our hostess, with the group; Ariane Sauvage, Unique in the world, it includes 1,900 species, and strives to con- with large and small celebrations throughout the years. Lee; The French tri-color waves proudly over City Hall Isabelle de Laroullière serve as well as search for species and ancient and modern varieties.

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Philadelphia

FHS Corporate Patrons

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French Heritage Society’s Philadelphia Chapter celebrated Bastille Day 2017 at the From left to right: Julia Ward, Philadelphia Chapter Chairman, with husband Chris, Leonardo Politzi, Dylan Ward, Harry Surer Philadelphia Cricket Club with a party featuring live music, fine wine, and French and Laurenson Ward; Chris Ward and Suzanne and John Shook Gypsy Jazz with Phyllis Chapell and Baird Standish. The Philadelphia Chapter organizes a variety of cultural and social events for its members throughout the year in order to raise funds for restorations projects that it supports.

Southern California Program Sponsors

American Society of the French Legion of Honor Gill Foundation Danny Kaye & Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation GRoW Annenberg Foundation Florence Gould Foundation Kazie Metzger and John Harvey Charitable Fund George E. Coleman Jr. Foundation NY Community Trust

We are pleased to welcome our new sponsor

FRENCH HERITAGE SOCIETY From left to right: Danielle Haskell, Joan DeJean, Eric Haskell, On April 12th, the Southern California Chapter presented “17th Century Paris: frenchheritagesociety.org The First Great Walking City.” Guest Speaker Joan DeJean explored some of the who will speak at the fall lecture, Edie Frère, Southern California Chapter Chairman; Edie Frère, Sondra Browning Ott; ICAA innovations – from bridges to boulevards – essential to Paris’ transformation. This Southern California Chapter Chairman Doc Williamson with New York Office Paris Office speaker Joan Dejean was part of its joint “2017 Classical Lecture Series, A Year of Enlightenment: The 14 East 60th Street, Suite 605 7 rue Lincoln French Influence in Design and Style”, in partnership with the Institute of Classical New York, NY 10022 75008 Paris, France Architecture & Art. 212-759-6846 +33 (0) 1 40 70 07 57 [email protected] [email protected]

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French Heritage Society on its 35th Anniversary.

Preserving the Past.

Building French-American Friendship. 2013 – v. 7 ®

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