Over 150 attendees gathered in Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center's Garden to celebrate Honorees Victoria Hertz, Ken Carbone & Carbone Smolan Agency, and raise $25,000 for the Edward Hopper House.

Guests were invited to participate in the silent auction containing prizes such as a sunset cruise with Nyack Boat Charter and a wood-carved Craft from the Butternut Tree in Hopper's backyard. 

The John Malino Band and an outdoor sculpture exhibit set the event's vibrant ambiance. 

“As with all Edward Hopper House fundraisers, this was a fantastic celebration of his legacy. But this time, we were able to celebrate in a glorious garden with beautiful sculpture. What made the event such a pleasure was the warmth our honorees exuded when they were presented with the Key to Edward Hopper House indefinitely.”

- Jennifer Patton, Ed.D., Executive Director, Edward Hopper House ​

Victoria Hertz

Victoria Hertz has been a great support and passionate advocate for Edward Hopper House for many years.  She was the Executive Director of the Edward Hopper House 2014-2016. Ms. Hertz has also served as President of the Edward Hopper House Board of Trustees where she restructured the board and was one of House's most successful fundraisers, helping to drive the Edward Hopper House toward becoming a museum. 

​She has been an Exhibitions Registrar at the Guggenheim Museum, as well as the Traveling Exhibitions Registrar for the American Federation of the Arts. Ms. Hertz holds a B.A.degree in Sociology and Art History from the University of Redlands, ​

She has put in countless hours organizing events, helping to secure Sanborn-Hopper Family Archive, establishing our Artistic Curiosity Scholarship for high school students and many other things.  We would not be where we are today without her passion and commitment. 

Ken Carbone

Ken Carbone is a designer, artist, musician, author, and teacher. He is among America’s most respected graphic designers, whose work is renowned for its balance of substance and style.
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Ken is the author of The Virtuoso: Face to Face with 40 Extraordinary Talents. He is also the co-author of “Dialog”: What Makes a Great Design Partnership, which celebrates his 35-year collaboration with Leslie Smolan. He is also a professor at the School of Visual Arts, and a blogger for Fast Company and Huffington Post.

Ken is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the AIGA. He received the 2014 AIGA Medal in recognition of his contributions to the field of design and visual communication. He has also been recognized by Print, Graphis, Idea, Communication Arts, ID, and the New York Art Directors Club.

For more than 40 years, he has been the Creative Director and Artist-in-Residence for the internationally renowned design firm Carbone Smolan Agency, which he co-founded in New York City in 1977.

Carbone Smolan Agency

Founded by celebrated design visionaries Ken Carbone and Leslie Smolan, Carbone Smolan Agency (CSA) is an independent design-led branding agency with an award-winning portfolio of international work—from W Hotels, the Boston Consulting Group, Dale Carnegie and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra—to some of the most esteemed art institutions in the world such as The Museum of Modern Art, LACMA, The Jewish Museum, The Morgan Library, The Musée du Louvre in Paris... and the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center. 

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