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    On May 20, the Whitney Museum of American Art honored Amy Sherald, Barbara Haskell, and Richard DeMartini during its annual gala. Held in the lobby and 7th floor galleries of the Renzo Piano-designed building that has hosted it for the past decade, the museum raised more than $7.7 million to benefit its exhibitions and public-facing programing, as well as the the Barbara Haskell American Fellows Legacy Fund and its free admissions initiative. An opening cocktail hour with a DJ set by Natasha Diggs gave way to a seated dinner, catered by Olivier Cheng, designed by David Stark Design and Production, and with remarks by director Scott Rothkopf.
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