Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:04 PM

The American Friends of
The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation
2nd Annual Tretyakov Ball
At Jazz at Lincoln Centre NY
Nov 8th 2006

The evening was a glamorous Black Tie night of celebrating the works of Russian art from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The Ball had brought together a mix of government officials, patrons, artists and entertainers. To raise money for The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation. The Tretyakov Gallery is the largest museum in Moscow which houses a vast collection of Russian masterpieces from the 13th to the 21st centuries
Alexandre Gertsman, President of The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation, was Benefit Chair (Mr. Gertsman is also Head of the International Foundation of Russian and Eastern European Art.
Over 300 people attended a sold-out Ball, with many prominent Russians, Americans and Europeans from the arts, business, government and foreign affairs; as well as interested patrons, socialites, celebrities, and artists.
In attendance were New York’s socialites and philanthropists Guest star Elijah Wood  Russian Super model Natalia Vodianova (all were also on the Committee for the Ball), Jacob Arabo, known as Jacob the Jeweler; and the Tretyakov Gallery Directors Lidia Iovleva, Nina Divova, and Irina Lebedeva.
Big Jazz Band with Valery Ponomarev and singer Hilary Gardner had entertained throughout the night, and Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky Principal Dancers of The American Ballet Theatre did a live performance.
The Live Auction was handeled by Benjamin F.Doller the Vice Chairman of Sotheby’s to raise the necessary money for the for the permanent collection of the Sate Tretyakov Gallery.
It was a great event,the Russian art work on display was some of the most beautiful pieces I have ever seen,the people were great,I have to say this was one of the best Russian events we have covered in Liberty News Online Magazine,we like to thank Mr Alexandre Gertsman, President The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery,for his kind invite, for more info feel free to view their website @ www.intart.org/Tretyakov

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