THE PHILLIPS
COLLECTION GALA

PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON (THIS PAGE)
AND TONY POWELL (NEXT PAGE)

THE EVENT: A perennial favorite among Washington society fi gures, this year’s Phillips Gala was “Bal des Canotiers,” the Boater’s Ball, and the decadent French theme was on display in every gallery of the museum. The evening also served as an informal going-away party for museum Director Jay Gates, who will retire this year. Gates oversaw a fi ve year, 30,000-foot expansion of the Phillips, including the construction of a garden and an auditorium. THE SCENE: Lobster and veal were served at tables topped with fi ve foot-tall topiaries. Dessert and dancing were held at the Anderson House. THE GUESTS: Justice Alito and Martha Ann Alito, Mayor Adrian Fenty and Michelle Fenty, Linda Douglass, and Sidney and Rep. Jane Harman, David and Katherine Bradley, and Dan and Rhoda Glickman.