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Annie Watt | Photography Exhibition 2023

Society photographer Annie Watt had her annual exhibition at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. The event was a fundraiser for the Palm Beach Police Department, and Iris Apfel was the guest of honor. Over 200 guests attended the party, among them, her friends from New York and Palm Beach. Their black and white portraits in the Solarium were offered in exchange for donations to the PBPD. The Wetenhalls, current owners of the Colony Hotel provided wine and appetizers for the party, which was hosted by famed restaurateur Robert Caravaggi of the Swifty's. Ukrainian artist Tatyana Horoshko from Brooklyn, NY, hand-delivered her painting of Iris Apfel to the honoree. April 18, 2023 Palm Beach, Fla.

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Mortimer’s Moments In Time | Swifty’s Palm Beach

On February 22, 2022, Swifty's Palm Beach at the Colony Hotel was hosting a book signing party "Mortimer's Moments In Time." The famed Upper East Side establishment was a favorite spot of the New York social crowd in the late 70s, 80s, and 90s. Robert Caravaggi, the Swifty's owner, was one of its maître d's back then, under the tutelage of restaurateur Glenn Bernbaum. The book is a collaboration of Robin Baker Leacock, and Mary Hilliard, preface by Robert Caravaggi and forward by David Patrick Columbia (New York Social Diary).

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Annie Watt | Solo Exhibition “Famous. The Celebrated and The Legendary”

Society photographer Annie Watt opened her solo exhibition on December 18, 2019 at the Laverdin Gallery in New York. Titled “Famous. The Celebrated and The Legendary (2009–2019)” it showcases her vast work throughout the last decade, with a roster of celebrities, politicians, socialites, philanthropists, artists and designers. Over 300 guests attended the show, including many subjects of the exhibition. New York, December 18, 2019