For a patron, the school at that time was not considered glamorous. Straight ahead theres a reflecting pond, where a Maillol sculpture of a voluptuous nude woman appears to frolic upon the water. When the story came out about Sid and Mercedes in New York magazine, I called Anne and said, I cant believe how rich you are. I knew they were rich, of course, but that isnt what our friendship is about., There was some question, however, about Anne and Peter Martins friendship after the news broke that Sid had not only departed with Mercedes but had had other girlfriends. They begin on March 7. As we walk around, I keep wanting to ask whats next, but I know from Anne Basss friends that shes hoping her husband will come home and that like anyone in her position she can only wait with as much dignity and humor as she can muster. Date of experience: February 2016. Talk about your motivation, your background . When people talk about the Basses contribution to the arts and their high standards of excellence, they eventually get to the Bass body count and the people who didnt make the grade. Chip Gaines Bought Larry McMurtrys Historic Texas Bookstore. She returned to New York, and a week later Kirstein fired her as the director of development. She simply failed to understand who Lincoln Kirstein was. The Bass family. The best meant Balanchine, someone from the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet. According to one of Kirsteins supporters in New York, Anne Bass came off looking like a hick. This is a mess. Three years later the Sid Richardson Foundation paid for a $1 million expansion at the museum. I count her as a dancer. They are feeling that way because we don't feel like we're getting support.. Forbes magazine estimated the family fortune last year to be over $9 billion, although it had been as high as $11 billion, several years ago. Great Harvest Bread Co. in Fort Worth closed on February 25, after six years. Descendants of Sam Walton and brother Bud Walton own about half of Walmarts stock. City Employees Are Heading for the Exits. He was also involved in the development of other real estate projects, including the Harbor Pointe office complex in Dallas and the Lincoln Plaza.[7]. But come inside. Saul Steinberg and Anne Bass (right) at a gala tribute to Diana Vreeland at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, on December 7, 1987. My life doesnt seem extraordinary to me. [14], Rainwater often visited Canyon Ranch and acquired the spa via Crescent Real Estate. Everyone at these institutions today is quick to praise her contributions. The existing tenants, I call us survivors now.. His father, Perry Bass, had grown up in Wichita Falls, where his father was a doctor. [19] Rainwater also left $5 million to UT Austin for the study of American music. I told her yes, that she might as well know now that there are people like that. Yes, that way there are no mistakes, she answers and smiles primly. [14], Rainwater was a fan of The Road Less Traveled, a spiritual book by M. Scott Peck. At one point, she shows me snapshots of her family; one is a wintry photograph of herself with her younger sisters and brother on the terrace of her grandparents penthouse in Indianapolis. Beyond, theres a large rectangular lily pond, then the orchid house, which though it is white steel and glass seems almost Victorian in spirit. Anne Koonsman, the symphonys executive director, says that Anne Bass is nurturing, that she has had good ideas for fundraising and building a board, yet she doesnt interfere with the professionals hired to run the organization. Modelo Gold Lion Bar & Grill is serving a vegan burger and a vegan brat with spicy mustard. Money, however, was not a problem. [6], From 1968 to 1970, Rainwater worked for Goldman Sachs. Fort Worth For the first time since 1983, Sundance Square will be managed by a company outside the Bass family. Were all pretty well educated around here. "There's a lot of anger and disappointment with the way things are going. "I pray that theres more collaboration," Holliday said. I went to public schools until my last two years, but I never could sort out my parents academic expectations and the social demands at school, where boys and being a cheerleader were everything. Mike Micallef, who has run the district's signature Reata restaurant since 2002, shared on Instagram in January that his restaurant's 2021 sales were down 10.4 percent. Recently, though, its struggled to fill space, fought publicly with a downtown advocacy group and left current tenants frustrated by a lack of communication and vision. This roundup of restaurant news around Fort Worth includes some openings, some expansions, and a big closure or two. The implication that Anne and her daughters were getting second-best was enough to set Anne off. At the same time, Sundance Squares top sellers sold an average of 4 percent less. But it was Balanchine who was the artist. The new 3,000-square-foot space features a full-service dine-in experience with seating for 70, a full bar, daily food and drink specials, and online ordering. Its bright blue with some scudding gray; a slight chill is in the air. Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. Jos R. Ralat is Texas Monthlys taco editor, writing about tacos and Mexican food. Her straight blond hair is held back by two gold barrettes shaped like bows; a wide gold necklace, or to be more exact, a gold collar molded like coils of rope, emphasizes her correct posture. It was and still is the sort of town where social life takes place at the country clubs, where people reach for the social directory when they want a telephone number. Anne and I are friends, he tells me, and we sometimes go places together, but thats all there is to it. 17 35. She wrote letters, she helped with the planning, and she called people. Reached for comment on the situation, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said the city will continue working closely with all stakeholders downtown. If Alice Walton were a family unto herself, shed rank as the fourth wealthiest clan in the country. The sort of people who, for a time, not only defined the best that middle-class America had to offer but also believed in that naive concept of best. When she shows me a snapshot of her husband and his roommates in their caps and gowns at Yale I remark on how nice they look. Hunt, sit at No. For the living room, two huge Mark Rothkos that could rival the view of the city. The city will continue working closely with all stakeholders committed to downtown and Sundance Squares success on day-to-day items, as well as larger infrastructure progress in order to continue to improve downtown.. Im not the only person that's concerned, Holliday said. At No. Loukaitou-Sideris believes Sundances struggles could impact all of downtown Fort Worth. The corners of her eyes turn down as emphatically as the corners of her mouth turn up in an expression thats as poignant as it is mirthful. But she doesnt move. Long before buying the apartment, Anne Bass had become involved in the School of American Ballet. Anne had the right to speak up when Mary was fired, Martins says. After having Bob Zion, an East Coast landscape architect, lay out the grounds, she chose Russell Page to plan the gardens. She brought thirty to forty people from Texas, plus people from Connecticut, California, and New York. She was interested only in the best, but in pursuing it, her own behavior was often anything but exemplary. The sky has started to clear over Fort Worth. .. We will not share or sell your email address. We thought it was glamorous.. As Anne and Sid Bass became more prominent in the community, they also became more reclusive. The fact was that Anne and Sid Bass werent trying to capture anyones attention the family was not only the most prominent in Fort Worth, but it was also the most reclusive. 18 on the Forbes list with a net worth of $15.5 billion. Owner Mike Micallef said Wednesday that the restaurants lease is up in June of 2024, and that they had not received an offer to renew from Sundance Square, with management turning down their request to meet face to face. WebNearby homes similar to 10805 Bass Creek Trl have recently sold between $260K to $260K at an average of $145 per square foot. Sid Bass, oil and investments, $2.9 billion. He loved motorsports and sponsored cars in competitions. Said Bradley: "Its trying to get everybody together and say, Where do we need to go to? Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. What is the name of the book about that horrible Undine Sprague? she asks, shuddering at the thought. She has deep blue eyes, and when she smiles her face resembles the mask of comedy. Rainwater's father, Sam, was a successful businessman and investor, who owned a number of companies in the Fort Worth area. It's an embarrassment to this city.. "I observed what I felt was a lesser standard of the maintenance and upkeep," said Mark Daniel, whose law firm moved out of Sundance in November after 36 years. 30 spot with a net worth of $10.8 billion. You do believe in the printed word, I say after glancing at the page. Now the city is practically an obsession. There's really a lack of leadership.. It's sad for this community, former tenant Daniel said. Books line the walls; theres a gray carpet on the floor and a view of the garden below. [11], By the time he died, Rainwater had donated more than $380 million to organizations working for the benefit of higher education, at-risk children, and research associated with neurodegeneration. But it is fairly easy to see why Anne Bass has been perceived as a villain. They had three children: Matthew, Todd, and Courtney. The Basses hold down the No. To the right is a narrow alley of live oaks, their tops boxed, giving a European touch to what could almost be a Hill Country meadow in Texas. When Peter Martins describes her, he talks, as do most dancers, about the way she carries herself or, as he puts it, the way she moves herself around., When I was a little boy in Denmark, he says, the king and queen would come to the Royal Theaterto their theaterto make a visit. speak of what they call a Texas takeover, because one of Miss Porters prime supporters is Anne Bass., The controversy (it was regarded as nothing less than a scandal in the dance world) played out over the next month in the Times. Amon Carter, Sid Richardson, and Kay Kimbell had made collecting a sensible avocation as well as a source of community pride. To get a sense of this past, all you need to do is drive through old Westover, which is far and away the citys most exclusive neighborhood. In 1970 she and her husband commissioned the distinguished New York architect Paul Rudolph to design a house for the thickly wooded eight-acre tract of land that they had purchased in new Westover. 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