Miami, FL – September 26, 2015 – Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU celebrated the unveiling of the “The Saw” by Jack Beal painting donated to the Museum by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, in honor of Betty Laird Perry. The evening also highlighted the importance of art conservation with presentations by Rustin Levenson and Rosa Lowinger. The Director of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, Dr. Jordana Pomeroy, and the museum’s Major Gifts Officer, Ana Martinez, welcomed executives from BNY Mellon, the Museum’s Board Chair Jose Valdes-Fauli, the Senior Vice President of the FIU Foundation, Howard Lipman, art collectors Cricket and Martin Taplin, Betty Laird Perry, the artist Carlos Estevez and Miami’s arts and culture influencers.

Gloria Zaldivar, Brian Lang, Ana Martinez, Jordana Pomeroy, Betty Laird Perry, Joe Fernandez, Jose Valdes-Fauli, & Denise Harris

Betty Laird Perry, Denise Harris, Joe Fernandez, & Jose Valdes-Fauli

Betty Laird Perry

Jordana Pomeroy

 Jordana Pomeroy, Martin & Cricket Taplin, & Carlos Estevez

 Jordana Pomeroy

 Martin Taplin, Carlos Estevez, & Jose Valdes-Fauli

Martin Taplin, Carlos Estevez, & Jose Valdes-Fauli

Howard Lipman

Rosa Lowinger, Jordana Pomeroy, Gloria Zaldivar, Brian Lang, Howard Lipman, & Betty Laird Perry

Rosa Lowinger

Alludes Avila & Luis Castellano

Alludes & Caridad Avila

Carlos Estevez

Carlos Estevez

Carlos Estevez & Jose Aldrich

Martin Taplin, Jordana Pomeroy, & Cricket Taplin

Cricket Taplin, Jordana Pomeroy, & Martin Taplin

Jose Valdes-Fauli, Joe Fernandez, Elizabeth Rogers, Jordana Pomeroy, & Mark Rogers

Peter Lowden, Heidy Frank, Dran & Frances Brea