Leonard Lauder

Lauder Leaves Whitney Post

Lauder with Tom Ford
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Lauder with Tom Ford

After 14 years as head honcho, Leonard A. Lauder stepped down on yesterday as chairman of the board of trustees at the Whitney Museum of American Art, according to the New York Times. He remains a trustee and the chairman emeritus, with full voting rights.  read more »

Whitney to Get $131M From Own Chairman

Leonard Lauder and Tom Ford
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Leonard Lauder and Tom Ford

Leonard A. Lauder, the Estée Lauder Companies executive and chairman of the Whitney Museum of American Art, said on Tuesday that his art foundation would give the museum $131 million, the biggest donation in the Whitney’s 77-year history, Carol Vogel reports in the New York Times.  read more »

A New York Girl Who Did Good

"She made the world a prettier place," Roberta Myers, editor in chief of Elle magazine, said on Mond  read more »

Norton Two-Times Whitney, MoMA

As the Whitney Biennial launches this week to the usual hyperbolic chorus of yays and nays, behind t  read more »

Ron's TV Bloc Bust: Lauder Heir Faces U.S. Probe, Huge Losses Over Eastern Europe Media Empire

With the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ronald Lauder looked east and saw "business opportunity" scrolling  read more »

An Open Letter to Leonard Lauder

To: Leonard Lauder, Chairman, Whitney Museum of American ArtFrom: Ron Rosenbaum  read more »