Our Project History

2009 The Brass Ring Collection

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Christie’s Los Angeles and United Friends of the Children.
Eight United Friends of the Children foster youth, ages 8-16.
Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Raised $93,000, 8 artworks, price range $5,000 - $20,000.
United Friends of the Children programs for LA foster youth.

2007/2008 Enchanted...

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Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, Christie’s Los Angeles and Hollygrove.
Twenty-three Hollygrove foster youth, ages 6-13.
Christie’s Los Angeles and Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, California.
Raised $250,000, 24 artworks, price range $2,500 - $45,000.
Hollygrove, a Los Angeles children and family services agency.

2006/2007 L’Enfant et l’Art

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Christie’s Europe, Les Arts Décoratifs, and Les P’tits Crack.
Twenty-one children afflicted with cancer, ages 2-17.
Les Arts Décoratif, in the Louvre Palace in Paris, France.
Raised $350,000, 21 artworks, price range $3,730 - $82,500.
Les P’tits Crack, a Parisian association dedicated to caring for children with cancer.

2003/2006 The Children’s Collection

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Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles.
Forty-seven Los Angeles youth, ages 5-12.
Barnsdall Junior Arts Center Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
Ten pieces from The Children’s Collection were selected for exhibition alongside
L’Enfant et l’Art at Les Arts Décoratifs in the Louvre Palace in Paris, France in 2007.
This collection was not auctioned.