Charles Wildbank in front of his towering Golden Buddha art
One of my large donated artworks, the ‘Golden Buddha’, is featured on the cover of the Tibet House Auction Benefit catalog this season. The event takes place at Christie’s Auction at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on December 1 with Benefactor Preview starting at 6 P.M. Live auction begins at 8.
AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK – AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVENT SAVE THE DATE: Monday, December 1, 2008!
Honorary Chair Committee: Christy Turlington Burns, Ed Burns, Sharon Gannon, Donna Karan, Yoko Ono Lennon, David Life, Petra Nemcova, Horst Rechelbacher, Martin Scorcese, Max Snow, Sting, Kiran Stordalen, Trudie Styler, Uma Thurman, Fortuna Valentino, and Arden Wohl
Items include: original art pieces from Donald Baechler and Pat Steir; an exotic Geographic Expeditions trip for two, lunch at world class restaurant with Uma and Bob Thurman, a fashion shoot with top model and photographer, a vacation to India and Bhutan staying at the Taj Hotels, a $20K shopping spree at Donna Karan & walk-on-part on a major motion picture. There will be many more items to bid on in the areas of contemporary or Asian art, photography, antique furniture, fine jewelry and accessories, vacation trips, tickets or invitations to special events, and other rare gift items.
Ticket prices are: $225 per person;
$175 for Junior Tickets (under 35 years)
$500 VIP tickets* *(includes a preview and private reception).
Tickets can be purchased by calling (212) 631-3531
Christie's Auction catalog for the Tibet House
Tags: Christie's Auction, Golden Buddha, New York, Tibet House, wildbank
December 2, 2008 at 9:40 pm |
I think the event was a great success for Tibet House. I had a great time there. Will you post the pictures from the event?