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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 51, folder \"12/6/76 - State Visit of Prime\nMinister Giulio Andreotti (Italy) (2)\" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at\nthe Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Betty Ford donated to the United States\nof America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nPresident\nAndreotti\nMrs Ford\nPrime Minister\nMrs. Domenici\nMr. Lorengotti\nMrs Mayer\nMaria Mrs. Andretti\nFrank Capra\nby\nJoe Garagida\nPearl Bailey\nQ earl Badey\nJoe Garagide\nMrs Ford\nR. FOR\nA\nGuest list for the dinner to be given by the President and Mrs. Ford in honor\nof His Excellency Giulio Andreotti, President of the Council of Ministers of\nthe Italian Republic, on Monday, December 12, 1976 at eight o'clock, The\nWhite House\nHis Excellency Giulio Andreotti\nPresident of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic\nHis Excellency The Ambassador of Italy and Mrs. Gaja\nHis Excellency Mario Mondello\nDirector General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of\nForeign Affairs\nThe Honorable Umberto La Rocca\nDiplomatic Advisor to the President of the Council of Ministers\nThe Honorable Dr. Silvano Palumbo\nDirector General, Ministry of the Treasury\nMr. Sergio Berlinguer\nCounselor, Chief of the Press Office, Ministry of\nForeign Affairs\nMr. Vincenzo Mallardo\nVice Prefect Protocol\nMr. Umberto Vattani\nCounselor, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs\nThe Vice President and Mrs. Rockefeller\nThe Chief Justice and Mrs. Burger\nThe Secretary of State and Mrs. Kissinger\nThe Honorable Philip W. Buchen and Mrs. Buchen\nCounsel to the President\nThe Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. and Mrs. Marsh\nCounsellor to the President\nThe Honorable John O. Pastore\nU. S. Senate (Rhode Island)\nThe Honorable Robert J. Dole and The Honorable Elizabeth Handord Dole\nU. S. Senate (Kansas)\nThe Honorable Peter V. Domenici and Mrs. Domenici\nU. S. Senate (New Mexico)\nThe Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. and Mrs. Rodino\nHouse of Representatives (New Jersey)\nThe Honorable Silvio O. Conte and Mrs. Conte\nR.\nHouse of Representatives (Massachusetts)\nThe Honorable John B. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson\nGERALD\nFORD\nHouse of Representatives (Illinois)\nThe Honorable John W. Wydler and Mrs. Wydler\nHouse of Representatives (New York)\nThe Honorable Mario Biaggi\nHouse of Representatives (New York)\n- 2 - 12/6/76\nThe Honorable L. William Seidman and Mrs. Seidman\nAssistant to the President for Economic Affairs\nThe Honorable Richard B. Cheney and Mrs. Cheney\nAssistant to the President\nThe Honorable Brent Scowcroft\nAssistant to the President for National Security Affairs\nThe Honorable John A. Volpe and Mrs. Volpe\nAmerican Ambassador to Italy\nThe Chief of Protocol and Mr. Black\nCaptain Charles H. Mead, USAF, and Mrs. Mead\nAir Force Aide to the President\nMr. and Mrs. Mario Andretti, Nazareth, Pennsylvania\nPresident, Andretti Racing Enterprises\nMiss Pearl Bailey, Northridge, California\nEntertainer\nMr. and Mrs. Benton L. Becker, Potomac, Maryland\nCramer, Haber & Becker\nMr. John Bench, Cincinnati Reds Baseball Club\nMr. and Mrs. Yogi Berra, Coach, New York Yankees Baseball Team\nColonel Earl Blaik\nPalm Desert, California\nMr. and Mrs. George Blanda, La Grange Park, Illinois\nFormer football star\n? Mr. Sonny Bono, Los Angeles, California\nEntertainer\nThe Honorable Dean Burch and Mrs. Burch, Potomac, Maryland\nAttorney\nThe Honorable Howard H. Callaway, Jr. and Mrs. Callaway\nInterfinancial, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia\nMr. and Mrs. Frank Capra, La Quinta, California\nMotion picture producer\nMr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Caldiero\nBeverly Hills, California\nMr. Robert Carter\nCo-Chairman, Republican National Committee and escort\nof Mary Louise Smith\nMiss Sheila Clarke\nGuest of Cody Shearer\nMr. Richard C. Clarkson\nDirector of Photography, Topeka (Kansas) Capital Journal\nMr. John F. X. Condon\nVice President, Madison Square Garden Center and guest\nof Joe Frazier\nThe Honorable John B. Connally and Mrs. Connally\nR. FORD\nHouston, Texas\n?\nMr. Chuck Connors, Beverly Hills, California\nActor\n- 3 - 12/6/76\nMiss Olga Constantine\nGuest of Alex Demar\nDr. and Mrs. William H. Cooper\nWashington, D. C.\nMr. Alex Demar\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\nMr. Harold Jesse Dukes\nGuest of Beverly Ebner\nMrs. Beverly J. Ebner\nRepublican National Committeewoman for South Carolina\nMiss Sandra L. Eisert\nGuest of Richard Clarkson\nMr. and Mrs. Douglas Engel\nArlington, Virginia\nMr. Luis Estevez, Los Angeles, California\nDesigner\nThe Honorable Max M. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher, Franklin, Michigan\nChairman, Fisher-New Center Company\nMr. Jack Ford\nMr. Steven Ford\nMiss Susan Ford\nMrs. Thomas G. Ford, Sr.\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\nMr. Joe Frazier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\nBoxer\nMr. Gant Gaither, Palm Springs, California\nSculptor\nMr. and Mrs. Joseph Garagiola, Scarsdale, New York\nSportscaster\nMr. and Mrs. Peter Graves, Santa Monica, California\nActor\nMr. and Mrs. George J. Greenberg, Hewlett, New York\nPres., Loehmann's\nThe Honorable William I. Greener, Jr. and Mrs. Greener\nSpringfield, Virginia\nMr. and Mrs. Philip A. Guarino\nR.\nWashington, D. C.\nMr. and Mrs. Gary W. Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio\nGENAL\nFORD\n1976 Olympic bronze medalist in swimming\nMr. Lionel Hampton, New York, New York\nMusician\nThe Honorable Bryce N. Harlow and Mrs. Harlow, Arlington, Virginia\nVice Pres., National Government Relations, Procter & Gamble Co.\nMr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Herrell\n(Mrs--Dr. Lukash's office)\n- 4 - 12/6/76\nMiss Telma Hopkins\n\"Dawn\"\nMr. and Mrs. Robert G. Howlett\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\nMr. and Mrs. Howard Kaskel\nHarrison, New York\nMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Kindel\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\nThe Honorable Tom C. Korologos and Mrs. Korologos\nTimmons & Company, Inc.\nMr. Abe Krash and Dr. Joan Krash, Chevy Chase, Maryland\nMr--Attorney; Mrs--Psychologist\nThe Honorable Melvin R. Laird and Mrs. Laird, Washington, D. C.\nSenior Counselor for National and International Affairs, Reader's Digest\nMiss Ginny Liddell, Guest of John Bench\nMiss Beverly Lohman\nGuest of Arthur Spitzer\nMr. and Mrs. Guido Lorenzotti\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer, Olivetti Corporation\nof North America, New York, New York\nMr. and Mrs. Donal MacAdam\nNewport Beach, California\nMr. and Mrs. Rodney W. Markley, Jr., Washington, D. C.\nVice President, Ford Motor Company\nMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mayer\nSan Mateo, California 94402\nMr. Rod McKuen, Beverly Hills, California\nPoet\nThe Honorable Rogers C. B. Morton\nEaston, Maryland\nMr. and Mrs. John O'Laughlin, Jr.\nBarrington, Illinois\nMiss Kim Nardi\nArlington, Virginia\nMr. Stephan J. Nardi\nHillside, Illinois\nMr. and Mrs. Tony Orlando\nEntertainer\nMr. and Mrs. Jack Paar, New Canaan, Connecticut\nTV personality\nMr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Paterno\nCoach, Pennsylvania State University Football Team\nMr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Rezneck\nR. FORD\nAttorney, Washington, D. C.\nMr. and Mrs. Walter J. Russell\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\n- 5 - 12/6/76\nMr. and Mrs. Henry Salvatori, Sr., Los Angeles, California\nPresident, Grant Oil & Tool Company\nMr. and Mrs. Peter Secchia\nGrand Rapids, Michigan\nMr. Cody Shearer\nWashington, D. C.\nMs. Audrey Smaltz\nGuest of Lionel Hampton\nMr. E. B. Smith\nGuest of Pearl Bailey\nMrs. Mary Louise Smith\nCo-Chairman, Republican National Committee\nMr. and Mrs. Stuart K. Spencer, Balboa, California\nPresident, Spencer, Roberts & Associates\nMr. Arthur Spitzer, Beverly Hills, California\nChairman, Digas Company\nMr. and Mrs. Frank Stella\nPresident, F. D. Stella Products Company, Detroit, Michigan\nMr. and Mrs. Don Sutton, Calabasas Park, California\nPitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers\nMr. and Mrs. Strobe Talbott, Washington, D. C.\nTime Magazine\nThe Honorable Charls E. Walker and Mrs. Walker, Washington, D. C.\nPresident, Charles E. Walker Associates\nMr. and Mrs. William G. Whyte, Washington, D. C.\nVice President, U. S. Steel Corporation\nMr. and Mrs. Rockwell Wilson\nMrs--\"Dawn\"\n? = Not heard from\nR.\nFORD\nRegrets for dinner - December 6, 1976\nThe Secretary of Defense & Mrs. Rumsfeld - out of country\nMrs. Scowcroft - illness\nMr. & Mrs. James A. Baker, III - in Texas\nMrs. Earl Blaik - cannot travel\nMr. & Mrs. Paul Collins - no reason\nMr. & Mrs. Mike Connors - just returned to California from New York\nMr. Hernando Courtright -- must be in Florida\nMr. & Mrs. Oscar de la Renta - opening of Russian costume exhibit\nMr. & Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr. - taping show in Acapulco\nMr. Glenn Ford - no reason, but is writing letter\nMr. & Mrs. Michael Ford\nMrs. Joe Frazier\nMr. Thomas S. Giordano\nMr. & Mrs. Rocky Graziano - doing commercial in Rochester, N.Y.\nMr. & Mrs. Woody Hayes - death of Ohio State Univ. staff member\nMr. & Mrs. Tom Landry - preparing for Redskins game\nMr. & Mrs. Clark MacGregor - out of country on business\nMr. & Mrs. Lee Majors - working commitments\nMr. & Mrs. Tommy Mason (Cathy Rigby ) on tour doing college lectures\nMrs. Rogers Morton - out of town\nMr. & Mrs. Ed Nelson\nColonel & Mrs. Merritt Peterson - he is in Canada; she is in Hawaii\nMr. & Mrs. Wayne Rogers - prior commitment involving business\nMr. & Mrs. Bo Schembechler - speaking in Detroit & receiving award\nDr. Elmer Smith\nMr. & Mrs. Bart Starr - prior commitment\nMr. & Mrs. Paul Thayer - prior commitment\nMr. & Mrs. Willy Bogner - leaving for Europe\nMrs. John O. Pastore\nSenator & Mrs. Paul J. Fannin - out of town\nMrs. Mario Biaggi\nMr. and Mrs. Brian G. Harrison - in London\nThe Secretary of Transportation & Mrs. Coleman - no reason\nThe Secretary of Labor (Usery) - long standing speaking engagement\nMrs. Clare Boothe Luce - speaking in Chicago\nMr. & Mrs. Steve Garvey - moving on Monday\nSEALD R. FORD\nLIBRARY\nPRELIMINARY Guest list for the after-dinner entertainment following\nthe dinner in honor of His Excellency Giulio Androtti, President of the\nCouncil of Ministers of the Italian Republic, on Monday, December 6,\n1976 at ten o'clock, The White House:\nUnofficial Italian Party:\nMr. & Mrs. Pietro E. Ago\nFirst Secretary, Embassy of Italy\nMr. & Mrs. Ginacarlo Carrara-Cagni\nCounselor, Embassy of Italy\nMr. Giuseppe Sgarlata\nProtocol Officer, Italian party\nMr. Guido Zecca\nSecurity, Italian party\nMr. Charles Black, Jr.\nSon of the Chief of Protocol\nMiss Nancy C. Braselton\nOffice of Doug Bennett\nMrs. Dorothy K. Cavanaugh\nOffice of Mildred Leonard\nMr. & Mrs. A. Denis Clift\nSenior Staff Member, National Security Council\nMr. & Mrs. Leo D. Hochstetter\nV. P., The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., Bethesday, Md.\nMiss Norma J. Howard\nOffice of Jim Baker (escort: Bill Sargent, McLean, Va.)\nDr. & Mrs. Paul H.J. Krogh\nOral surgeon, Bethesda, Md.\nThe Honorable Myron B. Kuropas & Mrs. Kuropas\nSpecial Assistant to the President for Ethnic Affairs\nMr. & Mrs. James Michaux\nMrs. (Rusty) - Volunteer, Mrs. Ford's Press Office\nMr. James Merson\nMrs. Ford's hairdresser\nMr. & Mrs. Girolamo Mo desti\n\"La Nazione\" & \"Il Resto Del Carlino\" - Italian press\nMr. & Mrs. L. Robert Raish\nMrs. (Angela) - formerly with President Ford Committee\nMr. Robert M. Rittenhouse\nManager, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge, Cape Charles, Va.\nMr. & Mrs. Gordon W. Rudd\nRudd's Swimming Pool Supply Co., Inc., Alexandria, Va.\nMr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Rudd\nRudd's Swimming Pool Supply Co., Inc., Alexandria, Va.\nR.\nMr. Douglas J. Smith\nFOR\nSpecial Assistant to the President\n-2- 12/6/76 Preliminary\nPC\nThe Honorable Helmut Sonnenfeldt & Mrs. Sonnenfeldt\nCounselor, Department of State\nMs. Connie Thumma\nPress Office, WH (escort: Don Derman, Washington, D. C.)\nMrs. Rose Tiralla\nInterior Decorator, Chevy Chase, Md.\nMr. John A. Volpe, Jr.\nSon of the Ambassador to Italy; Nahant, Massachusetts\nMr. & Mrs. Louis V. Watwood\nMrs. (Ann) - Volunteer, Mrs. Ford's Social Office\nR.\nGERALD\nFORD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 3, 1976\nFOR:\nMRS. FORD\nFROM:\nMARIA DOWNS\nSUBJECT:\nState Dinner in Honor of Prime Minister\nAndreotti of Italy - December 6, 1976 -\n8:00 p.m. - BLACK TIE\nThe following items are attached for your review and\ninformation:\n1.\nScenario (for review and approval)\n2.\nDinner and After-Dinner Guest Lists\n3.\nRegret List\nThank you.\nR. FORD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDINNER IN HONOR OF\nHIS EXCELLENCY GIULIO ANDREOTTI\nPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS\nOF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC\nDecember 6, 1976\n8:00 p.m.\nDress:\nBlack tie\nlong dresses for the ladies\nArrival:\n--\n8:00 p.m.\nat North Portico Entrance\n...\nPrime Minister\nAndreotti, The Chief of Protocol and Mr. Black.\n--\nYou and Mrs. Ford will greet.\n--\nPhoto coverage of greeting.\nYellow Oval Room:\nVice President and Mrs. Rockefeller; Secretary and Mrs.\nKissinger; American Ambassador and Mrs. John A. Volpe;\nand Foreign Ambassador and Mrs. Roberto Gaja will assemble\njust prior to the 8:00 p.m. arrival of Prime Minister Andreotti\nand The Chief of Protocol and Mr. Black.\n--\nApproximately 8:10 p.m.\nall guests except Prime Minister\nAndreotti will depart at this time\n...\nColor Guard will request\npermission to remove Colors.\nGrand Entrance:\n--\nApproximately 8:12 p.m.\n...\ndescend Grand Staircase preceded\nby Color Guard.\nBERAL R. FORD\n-2-\nPrime. Minister Andreotti of Italy\n--\nPause at foot of staircase for official photograph (Prime\nMinister Andreotti to your right\n...\nthen Mrs. Ford).\n--\nColor Guard reforms and procession moves to red carpet\nfacing East Room\n...\npause for Ruffles and Flourishes and\nannouncement\ntake receiving line positions (Prime\nMinister Andreotti to your right\nthen Mrs. Ford).\n--\nFollow Color Guard into East Room when \"Hail to the Chief\"\nis played.\nReceiving Line:\n--\nTake position just inside door of East Room\n...\nAmbassador\nBlack will present your guests.\n--\nAfter receiving line, follow guests into State Dining Room.\nDinner:\n--\nRound tables (State Dining Room and Red Room)\n:\nThe Army Strolling Strings will play during dessert.\n--\nNo press coverage of dinner ... toasts will be piped to the\npress\ntranscripts will be released to the press\nthere\n...\nwill be mini-camera coverage of the toasts with a small\nphoto pool.\nAfter-Dinner:\n--\n10:00 p.m.\n...\nguests proceed to parlors for demitasse,\nliqueurs, and cigars. You and Mrs. Ford will escort\nPrime Minister Andreotti to the Blue Room where you will\nvisit informally with your guests.\n10:05 p.m.\n... after-dinner guests will be escorted to the\nState Floor. You, Mrs. Ford and Prime Minister Andreotti\n(Prime Minister Andreotti to your right\n...\nthen Mrs. Ford)\nwill receive the after-dinner guests from a position in the\nR.\nBERAL\nFORD\n-3-\nPrime Minister Andreotti of Italy\nGrand Hall between the Blue Room and Green Room doors --\na Military Social Aide will present your guests -- guests will\nproceed to the East Room and take their seats.\nEntertainment:\n--\nAfter the guests are seated, you will enter the East Room\nthrough the center door and seat Mrs. Ford and Prime Minister\nAndreotti.\n--\nYou proceed to the stage which will be located along the center\nof the north wall and introduce Tony Orlando and Dawn.\nNOTE: Suggested remarks (Tab A).\n--\nAt the conclusion of the performance, you and Mrs. Ford\nwill escort Prime Minister Andreotti to the stage to thank\nTony Orlando and Dawn.\nNOTE: There will be press coverage of the entertainment.\nPhoto and mini-camera coverage will be of the first and\nlast parts of the program and of your thanking Tony Orlando\nand Dawn.\n--\nAfter you have thanked Tony Orlando and Dawn, you and\nMrs. Ford will escort Prime Minister Andreotti to the\nBlue Room where you will mingle informally with your guests.\nNOTE: There will be dancing in the Grand Foyer.\nDeparture:\n--\nYou and Mrs. Ford, The Chief of Protocol and Mr. Black\nwill escort Prime Minister Andreotti to the North Portico.\n--\nYou and Mrs. Ford may wish to return for dancing or return\nto the Family Quarters.\n--\nThere will be champagne, mixed drinks and dancing for the\nguests who remain.\nR.\nGERAL\nFord\n-4-\nPrime Minister Andreotti of Italy\nNOTES:\n--\nThe dinner and after-dinner guest lists are attached (Tab B).\n--\nA suggested toast is attached (Tab C).\n--\nMilitary Social Aides will be present.\n--\nMarine Corps Harpist will be playing in the Diplomatic\nReception Room as your dinner and after-dinner guests arrive.\n--\nWhite House photographer will be present.\nMaria Downs\nR.\nFORD\nAMOUNT\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nDOC.\nGOVERNMENT REPORT\n12/76\nA\nFILE LOCATION BETTY FORD PAPERS, STATE DEPARTMENT DINNERS.\nFOLDER TITLE : 12/6/76- STATE VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ANDREATi DF ITALY\nRESTRICTION CODES\n(A) Closed by Executive Order 12356 governing access to national security information.\nJJO\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\n3/3/16\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\nGSA FORM 7122 (REV. 5-82)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 2, 1976\nMEMO FOR:\nMRS. FORD\nFROM:\nMARIA DOWNS\nSUBJECT:\nTable Centerpieces for the\nAndreotti State Dinner\nAllegorical animal sculptures by Gant Gaither will be\nused as table centerpieces for Monday night's State\nDinner.\nI thought you might enjoy browsing through the attached\ninformation on Gant Gaither's work. I found it quite\ninteresting.\n1 R. FORD\nThe Animal Kingdom\nof\nGant Gaither\nRegatta\nFolding Screen 9' x 8'\nPresenting Gant Gaither's allegorical animal oil paintings, prints\nand Silver or Gold over Bronze sculptures\nA limited edition based on \"lost wax\" process (Ceri Perdu)\nLippizan at Waikiki\nThe Lovers\nOn the Beach\nGut\nGirler\nChauviniste\nIntroducing\nForeword\nGant Gaither spent his early years in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Since then art has always played a major\nrole in his life. He attended the Royal Academy of Art in London, the University of Mexico, and\ngraduated from the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. He went on to post-graduate work at\nthe Yale University School of Architecture. Special courses included study with the great water-colorist\nEliot O'Hara, and Impressionist Fernand Leger. It was during this period that his career first turned\nA collection of Seventeen Subjects\ntoward the theatre. He won a number of awards for his projects, but his engineering professor had\nin Limited Edition of 500 each\ndoubts about their endurance, and he suggested that Mr. Gaither should design sets for the theatre,\nwhere creativity and imagination were the criteria and permanence was unessential.\nFollowing his professor's advice, Mr. Gaither worked during the summer with a New England stock\ncompany as a set designer. The next winter, at the age of twenty-two, he built his own theatre, The\nMiami Beach Playhouse, which was completed in twenty-eight days. Mr. Gaither says, \"Despite my\nprofessor's concern, the building is still standing!\" He was now thoroughly immersed in the theatre and\nwent on to Broadway productions which include George Kelly's \"Craig's Wife\", Jane Cowl's last New\nYork appearance in \"The First Mrs. Fraser\", Boris Karloff in \"The Shop At Sly Corner\", and Victor\nYoung's musical version of \"Seventh Heaven\".\nDuring his military service in World War II, Mr. Gaither worked with the Air Force's production of Moss\nHart's \"Winged Victory\" on Broadway, and served as assistant director to George Cukor for the film\nversion in Hollywood. Later he took a unit from the production to the Pacific Theatre of Operations, and\nfor these efforts he was awarded the Bronze Star.\nAfter the war, Mr. Gaither went to California where he was an executive producer for Paramount\nPictures Corporation. As time went on, he curtailed his production activities to devote himself to writing\nand his abiding interest - - painting. He wrote a biography, \"Princess of Monaco, The Story of Grace\nKelly\", and then combined his talents in a charming children's book \"for adults only\", \"Sally Seal\". The\nillustrations for \"Sally Seal\" were exhibited in his first one-man show at the Hammer Galleries in 1964.\nMr. Gaither's second exhibition of Allegorical Animals presented various members of the Kingdom\nAnimalia behaving like their human counterparts, flourishing in surroundings which reveal the follies\nand foibles of our society in terms of humor and gentle satire. Mr. Gaither paints in bold colors, and\nenormous gaiety is engendered by the complex situations he invents for his private menagerie, who\nseem to emerge from any circumstance with winning heroism.\nGant Gaither has since enjoyed highly successful exhibitions at the Galerie Andre Weil in Paris, Galerie\nJuarez in Palm Beach, La Galeria Janna in Mexico City. He has now added new facets to his work. His\n\"Allegorical Animals\" have jumped off the canvas into three dimensional bronze figures washed in\nsilver and gold, and will be presented nationally this fall and winter, beginning at Halls, Kansas City,\nNovember 1st. Recently Mr. Gaither has been commissioned by C.W. Stockwell Co. to design an\nexclusive line of wallpaper. A new book of selected paintings \"Who's Zoo?\" with an introduction by the\ncelebrated poet/composer Rod McKuen is currently in-the-work.\nThe bonnehumeur which permeates these paintings and sculptures is contagious, and the viewer enjoys\nparticipating in Mr. Gaither's facile fantasies and in his genuinely witty attitude toward life and art.\nHubert the Hippo\nWhat THEY SAY about Gant Gaither:\nGant Gaither's allegorical animal sculptures in Silver and\nGold over Bronze\n\"Gant Gaither's whimsical paintings of that elite 400 in the animal kingdom - those four-legged bluebloods:\ntigers, zebras, Lippizaners, French poodles, pugs, giraffes, cats and hares - are a chuckle of splendidly fresh satire\nand infinite imagination\nEach oil is a delicious treat\nWell worth seeing.\"\nGeorge Christy\nTOWN & COUNTRY\n\"Smashing!\nAdorable little creatures.\"\nAnita Loos\nAuthor: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Gigi, etc.\n\"Theatrical to the core and magnificent theatre at that\nIt's Gant Gaither, that's who or Dr. Seuss for grown-ups as\nwe like to think of him.\"\nCamilla Snyder\nLos Angeles Herald-Examiner\n\"Gant Gaither's paintings are in the same subtle, humorous style as the classic fables of La Fontaine.\"\nFrance-Soir\nParis, France\n\"Mr. Gaither paints in bold colors, and enormous gaiety is engendered by the complex situations he invents for his\nprivate menagerie, who seem to emerge from any circumstances with winning heroism.\"\nPalm Beach Daily News\n\"You call it allegorical. I call it art. Marvelous!\"\nCharlotte Curtis\nThe New York Times\n\"You'll fall in love with his zany animals. Their frills and foibles are more human than most humans. You may see\nPeaceable Kingdom\nyourself or your friends wittily spoofed. You'll come away in a rollicking good humor and more than likely the\nproud owner of a painting by a man who became the rage of Paris when he exhibited there at the Galerie Weil last\nMay.\"\nSloane Simpson\nWhat's Doing in Acapulco\n\"Gant Gaither has dedicated a great part of his life illustrating the life of his choice Animal Kingdom. All a\nfascinating world of humor, especially in the subtle manner with which he presents these mischievous and elegant\nanimals in his paintings.\"\nNicolás Sanchez-Osorio\nEl Heraldo, Mexico City\nAmong Owners of Gant Gaither's Allegorical Animal Paintings\nMs. Anita Loos, New York. Mrs. Robert E. Sherwood, New York. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bean (Mitzi Gaynor), Beverly\nHills, CA. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas D. Biddle, Marbella, Spain. Mr. Valerian Rybar, Paris. Mr. & Mrs. Ivan\nObolensky, New York. Ms. Merle Oberon, Malibu, CA. Ms. Helen Hayes, Nyack, New York. T.S.H. The\nPrince & Princess of Monaco, Monaco. Mr. Ryan 'Neal, Malibu, CA. The Don Loper Foundation, UCLA, Los\nAngeles. Ms. Pia Lindstrom, New York. Mrs. Harry Gould, Greenwich, Conn. Mr. & Mrs. George Hamilton,\nBeverly Hills, CA. Ms. Hermione Gingold, New York. Mr. & Mrs. Andre Dubonnet, Paris. Mr. Dominick\nDunne, Beverly Hills, CA. Mr. & Mrs. Francis Lederer, Canoga Park, CA. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Gabel (Arlene\nFrancis), New York. The Cole Porter Foundation, New York. Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Lerner, New York. Ms. Sloane\nSimpson, Acapulco, Mexico.\nFrogs Frugging on a Lily Pad.\nGiselle the Giraffe\nDA\nGant Gaither\n3\nOTHER\nGANT GAITHER\nANIMAL FANTASIES\nNovember 29 through December 3, 1966\nYOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED\nTO ATTEND THE PREVIEW\nAND MEET THE ARTIST\nMONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 5-7 P.M.\nHAMMER GALLERIES\n51 East 57th Street, New York, N. Y. 10022\nPLaza 8-0410\nCABLE:\nHAMMERGALL, N.Y.\n23. CHAUVINISTE\n291/4 X 141/4\nForeword\nGant Gaither spent his early years in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Since then art has always played a major role in\nhis life. He attended the Royal Academy of Art in London, the University of Mexico, and graduated from the University of the\nSouth at Sewanee, Tennessee. He went on to post-graduate school at Yale University, where he studied architecture. It was\nduring this period that his career first turned toward the theatre. He won a number of awards for his projects, but his engi-\nneering professor had doubts about their endurance, and he suggested that Mr. Gaither should design sets for the theatre,\nwhere creativity and imagination were the criteria and permanence was unessential.\nFollowing his professor's advice, Mr. Gaither worked during the summer with a New England stock company as a set\ndesigner. The next winter, at the age of twenty-two, he built his own theatre, The Miami Beach Playhouse, which was com-\npleted in twenty-eight days. Mr. Gaither says, \"Despite my professor's concern, the building is still standing!\" He was now\nthoroughly immersed in the theatre and went on to Broadway productions which include George Kelly's Craig's Wife, Jane\nCowl's last New York appearance in The First Mrs. Fraser, Boris Karloff in The Shop at Sly Corner, and Victor Young's musical\nversion of Seventh Heaven.\n26. Portrait of a Dictator\n11½ X 15\n8. Pussycat-à-Go-Go\n115/8 X 81/2\nDuring his military service in World War II, Mr. Gaither worked with the Air Force's production of Moss Hart's Winged\nVictory on Broadway, and served as assistant director to George Cukor for the film version in Hollywood. Later he took a unit\nfrom the production to the Pacific Theatre of Operations, and for these efforts he was awarded the Bronze Star.\nAfter the war, Mr. Gaither went to California where he was an executive producer for Paramount Pictures Cor-\nporation. As time went on, he curtailed his production activities to devote himself to writing and his abiding interest\n- painting. He wrote a biography, Princess of Monaco, The Story of Grace Kelly, and then combined his talents in a\ncharming children's book \"for adults only,\" Sally Seal. The illustrations for Sally Seal were exhibited in his first one-man show\nat the Hammer Galleries in 1964.\nMr. Gaither's second exhibition of Animal Fantasies, or Zoophisticates, as he calls them, presents various members of\nthe Kingdom Animalia behaving like their human counterparts, flourishing in surroundings which reveal the follies and foibles\nof our society in terms of humor and gentle satire. Mr. Gaither paints in bold colors, and enormous gaiety is engendered by\nthe complex situations he invents for his private menagerie, who seem to emerge from any circumstance with winning heroism.\nThe bonne humeur which permeates these paintings is contagious, and the viewer enjoys participating in Mr. Gaither's facile\nfantasies and in his genuinely witty attitude toward life and art.\n5. Prudence Pig Takes a Holiday\n101/4 X 131/8\n27. Le Catiche et la Poussiquette\n7½ 91/8\n21. Vive l'Empereur\n29 X 141/4\n22. Chicken in a Basket\n171/4 X 131/4\n18. Roman Holiday\n23 171/4\n2. Pancho at Teotihucan\n141/4 X 18\n3. The Ostrichettes\n105/8 X 131/2\n11. German Paratroops\n17½ X 23%\n16. Les Touristes\n24 X 291/4\n25. On Guard\n73/4 X 91/4\n293/4 X 143/4\n34 X 23%\n19. Doggie in the Window\n15. Camels at Canterbury\n341/8 X 231/4\n11½ X 15\nsh\n12. Delta Wedding\n17. Pig on a Platter\n113/4\n83/4 X\n23% X 35½\nTHE\n4. H.R.H. Hubert of Hippo\n13. Horsecapades\n27\n23½ X 17½\n10. The Long Hot Summer\n14. The Bears Who Went South Out of the Cold 21 X\n24. Grand Prix\n23 x 47\nDEALD R. FORD\n1\nThe Allegorical Animal Seulptures of Gant Gaither\nGISELLE THE GIRAFFE. Her long neck is great for spotting submarines.\n$350\nHUBERT THE HIPPO. Emperor Nero also wore a crown of laurel leaves\nand played his fiddle the night Rome burned.\n$425\nTALLULAH THE TURTLE. She can outrun any rabbit. Her secret? Catch\nthe Ladybug-For-Luck riding on her back!\n$375\nTHE LOVERS. Would it blow your mind to watch a big leopard make a\ncrown of wildflowers for his mate?\n$475 pr.\nBLEU-BLEU THE BUDDHA. And I thought poodles were French!\n$175\nFROGS FRUGGING ON A LILYPAD. Move over Fred and Ginger!\n$350\nON THE BEACH. Prudence Pig always stays at the cheapest hotel, but\nsunbathes at the most expensive.\n$250\nTHE DICTATOR. A Chinese pug dog likes to sit on the softest place he\ncan find. After the Imperial Government fell, he became a Dictator.\nWho else could afford a satin cushion?\n$175\nLOOK MA, ONE SKI! They do say \"fatties\" make the most graceful\nski bums.\n$400\nLEAPFROG. A bear would rather play than work - any day!\n$475 pr.\nOUTBOARD! The Yorkshire terrier in his sailor cap saw the most\nbeautiful \"boat\" drift by. It winked at him. He jumped on the swan's\nback and together they sailed away. Forever.\n$450\nTHE KING AND I. Not only sacred and royal, but Siamese cats are trained\nto leap off the backs of soldiers in the jungle, right into the faces of\nthe enemy. Poor enemy!\n$450 pr.\nPEACEABLE KINGDOM. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the\nleopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion\nand the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.\nIsaiah XI, 6\n$200\nTHE NOSEGAY. Would you believe a mouse that likes to sniff flowers\nmore than cheese?\n$200\nCIRCUS BALLET. An unlikely twosome. The horse is a confirmed\nalcoholic and the monkey has no sense of balance!\n$475\nTHE PROFESSOR WHO CAME TO DINNER. The mouse is the bravest! Who\nelse would dare stick out his tongue at a mortal enemy?\n$300\nCHURCHILL DOWNS. Switcherool\n$400\nSome items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted\nmaterials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to\nthese materials.\nNEW YORK POST FRIDAY APRIL 19, 1974\nInside Fashion\nEUGENIA SHEPPARD\nSTICK TO THE ANIMALS\nG\nANT GAITHER, who built his own Miami Play-\nhouse at the age of 22, designed sets for\nBroadway productions and became executive pro-\nducer for Paramount Pictures, has found a new\ncareer that he likes better. His first collection of sculp-\ntured animals, along with animal paintings, all slightly\nhumorous, opened yesterday on Bonwit Teller's second\nfloor, with a large slice of his world of friends pouring\nin to congratulate him.\nGANTGAITHER:\nstudied architecture. and it was at this\npoint that his professional interest first\nTHE COMPLETE\nturned to theater.\nHis professors at Yale admired\nARTIST,RULEROF\nhis designs but didn't think they would\nendure. They suggested that he should\nTHE KINGDOM\ndesign sets for the theater, where\nANIMALIA\ncreativity and imagination were the\ncriteria and permanence wasn't really\nessential. He followed their advice -\nBy Pat Phillips Oliver\nwith a bit of one-upmanship. He built\ntheater sets, but he built a theater to\n:\nhold them - the first legitimate theater\nin Miami Beach. The Miami Beach\nPlayhouse stands today. The thing now,\nhowever, is the sermon, not the play.\nGaither sold his theater to a church\nGant Gaither isn't a mere mortal.\nwhen he went into the army at the\nHe's an experience a juggler of diver-\nbeginning of World War II.\nsified talents with thirteen oranges in\nDuring his military service he\nthe air most of the time.\nworked with the Air Force's production"
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