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Connoisseur Magazine May 1986 New York for The V.I.P. No Label
Discover the cultural heartbeat of America's greatest city with this original Connoisseur Magazine May 1986 issue, featuring "New York for the V.I.P." With a stunning cover photograph by Len Jenshel, this special edition offers an insider’s guide to New York’s finest hotels, restaurants, museums, and arts scene, capturing the energy and sophistication of the city.
Highlights from this issue include:
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Connoisseur’s World: Perspectives on New York City, a steak house in Kyoto, Chicago’s character, The Mahabharata in Paris, and an ocean-inspired home.
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Auctions: A celebration of the beauty and value of smaller collectibles.
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The Lively Arts: The celebrated return of Leningrad’s Kirov Ballet to North America.
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New York: A comprehensive introduction to the issue’s special focus on the city.
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Hotels Deluxe: Carol Barden profiles Manhattan’s eight elite hotels.
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Restaurants: Ph. Le Ventre explores where New Yorkers recommend dining.
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Grandes Dames: Walter McQuade profiles the new cultural philanthropists of the city.
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Museums: Thomas Hoving offers a highly critical guide to New York’s museums.
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Tastemakers: Patricia Lynden, Valerie Gladstone, and Paul Gardner spotlight Barbara Haskell, Finis Jhung, and Joseph Papp.
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Shopping: Nancy Hoving takes readers through five of Manhattan’s premier shopping streets.
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The Galleries: Paula Deitz traces the history of New York’s art dealers.
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The Performing Arts: Matthew Gurewitsch curates a calendar of top events.
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Anticulture: Julie V. Iovine discusses the need for a proper home for the Museum of the American Indian.
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Nightlife: Robert Knafo lists the best places to go after hours in New York.
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Investors File: A focus on investing in works by Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Wine: An exploration of Bordeaux’s lesser-known châteaux.
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Query: Recommendations of little-known but treasured books.
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Traveline: Highlights from Irish gardens, Lisbon landmarks, and Australia’s new arts center.
The magazine is in good condition. Please review the provided pictures for condition purposes, as the item pictured is exactly the same one you will receive.
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This issue is an essential addition for collectors, historians, and enthusiasts of New York’s cultural and artistic legacy.
CONNOISSEUR
COVER Photograph by Len Jenshel
27 CONNOISSEUR’S WORLD
An eye on the Big Apple; a steak house in Kyoto; a sense of place in Chicago; The Mahabharata in Paris; an oceanphilic house
54 AUCTIONS
Small is beautiful
66 THE LIVELY ARTS
Leningrad’s splendid Kirov Ballet returns to this continent
81 NEW YORK
An introduction to the special issue on America’s cultural capital
84 HOTELS DELUXE
In Manhattan, there are only eight of them, by Carol Barden
88 RESTAURANTS
Where New Yorkers tell their friends to eat, by Ph. Le Ventre
94 GRANDES DAMES
Meet the city's new powers in cultural philanthropy, by Walter McQuade
100 MUSEUMS
A very critical guide, by Thomas Hoving
114 TASTEMAKERS
Three who judge young talents: Barbara Haskell of the Whitney Museum, by Patricia Lynden; the ballet coach Finis Jhung, by Valerie Gladstone; and the Public Theater’s Joseph Papp, by Paul Gardner
122 SHOPPING
A tour of five of Manhattan’s best store-lined streets, by Nancy Hoving
126 THE GALLERIES
A chronological sweep of the art dealers, by Paula Deitz
132 THE PERFORMING ARTS
A calendar of this and next month’s top events, by Matthew Gurewitsch
136 ANTICULTURE
New York’s Museum of the American Indian should have a proper home, by Julie V. Iovine
142 NIGHTLIFE
Where to go after hours, by Robert Knafo
146 INVESTORS FILE
Toulouse-Lautrec
154 WINE
Bordeaux’s unsung châteaux
164 QUERY
What little-known book would you recommend?
176 TRAVELINE
Irish gardens, Lisbon’s landmarks, Australia’s new arts center
