News Scrapbook 1986-1988

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JANET CALLISON Our interest in things Australian con- , ues - the America's Cup challenge fostered it, ut so many from here visited down under that the terest and infusion continue. The La Jolla useum of Contemporary Art's current exhibition another fascinating example of this interest, an examination of someone watching us, what a col- tor in another country chooses as important in rt created in this country in this decade. Those choices, the Smorgon Family Collection of Contemporary American Art from Melbourne, were the objects of attention last week when the orporate benefactors group of the museum had one of their evenings together, an exhibition preview and tour followed by dinner. The corporate benefactors group was put ogether two years ago oy Heather and Jack Met- talf. Members Colette and Ivor Royston joined with the group in toto to sponsor this exhibition. Gathering in the museum entrance patio for champagne and conversation and to welcome guests were the Roystons, the Metcalfs, Sally Yard and museum director Hugh Davie and Sue and Charles Edwards. Sue is current president of the museum board and reflected the museum mood, deservedly one of pride and pleasure in having just announced the results of a recent, highly successful and quiet fund-raising effort with the board of the museum contributing a total of $1.8 million.

In mail groups for the exhibition tours were Diane and Chris Calkins, the James Schneiders, Phyllis and Stephen Pfeiffer, Anne and Tim Moore, Donna and Jim Askins, Anne Farrell, Gail Darracq and Pat Sprague. Molly Sheppard and Chris McKeilar and Laurie and Roger Joseph were there (Laurie, daughter of Kaddie and the late Douglas Scripps McKellar, and Chris are cousins), as were Kay Bowlen and Gerald Kadish and Joy and Jack Phelps .. Hugh Davies gave one of the tours and delighted his listeners by sharing his personal tastes, in addi- tion to his scholarly assessment of the works. Some Social Scene he liked much better than others. Columnist's choice: a powerful Robert Longo titled "Men in the Cities: Final Life," well worth seeing the col- lection for it alone. Susie and Rob Lankford, Andie and John Case, Jeanne Lawrence (Larry was out of town), and Leslie and Michael Krichman joined the group at George's At the Cove. Paula and George Hauer, corporate benefactors members, hosted the dmner ,t ,hm ""d-wi""'"' Pmspeo, S"rel '""""'

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