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DEL.ICIO.USEvening of Elegance at the “Pink Palace”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More than 180 preservation-minded guests turned out for An Evening of Elegance: Renaissance in Buckhead,; benefiting the Atlanta Preservation Center.
The black-tie gala was held last month at one of Atlanta’s most famous private homes, the Rhodes-Robinson-Lezhava House, known fondly over the years as the Pink Palace.
Honorary chairs for ;Evening of Elegance were the home’s current owners, Nino Sukhishvili, director of the Georgian National Ballet, and Zurab Lezhava, an exporter. The couple came to Atlanta from the Republic of Georgia and spent two years restoring the home. Renowned Atlanta architect Neel Reid began building the home in 1924; it was completed in 1926 by the heralded Philip Schutze.
Co-chairing the event were Jean Astrop and Jane Kell. The evening’s keystone sponsor was the Hon. Anne Cox Chambers, a principal owner in Cox Enterprises, which owns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cornerstone sponsors were Meg and Jeff Arnold, Jean and William B. Astrop and Penny and George Hart.
Foundation sponsors were Elizabeth and Howell Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley, Jane and Dameron Black, Catherine W. Dukehart, Anne and Robert Colgin, Peggy and Rawson Foreman, Belle and Barry Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCamish, Mr. and Mrs. Wade T. Mitchell, William E. Pennington (president of the board of trustees), Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Rather, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mack Robinson and Mrs. Allison Thornwell Jr.
The host committee of more than 40 people included Atlanta Fine Homes agent Rosina Seydel, who has the six-bedroom, seven-bath (and four half-bath) home listed for sale at $20 million.
The evening began with cocktails and tours of the exquisite home. Guests then dined in various rooms of the house at elegantly appointed tables; Dr. Felton Norwood, a past president of the APC board, was in charge of floral arranging for the evening. Finally, the event concluded outside by the pool, where the crowd was entertained by Georgian National Ballet dancers.
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