Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Soiree Raises Over $1.25 Million

When it was announced philanthropist Agnes Gund had sold a Lichtenstein and earmarked $100 million of the proceeds to promote criminal justice reform, we thought of all the Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Parties at which we had seen Gund and Roy Lichtenstein’s widow, Dorothy. Had the painting been bought from one friend to the other? We fantasized. “Agnes Gund is obviously a very close friend of Dorothy Lichtenstein,” Parrish Chairman of the Board and evening Co-chair Fred Seegal told us at this weekend’s Parrish bash, honoring Gund and artist Clifford Ross. “One of the things that’s great is people like Dorothy, who’ve been with the museum forever, are still with us,” he said.