Social Diary/Blog Post - DOJ-OGR-00031535

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Type: Social diary/blog post

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Summary

This document is an entry from 'David Patrick Columbia's New York Social Diary' dated April 20, 2004. The author recounts a dinner at the New York restaurant Swifty's, noting the presence of Lee Radziwill, as well as Jim Kaufman dining with Laura Codman. The entry focuses on Laura Codman's lineage, as she is a descendant of the influential 20th-century interior designer Ogden Codman, and muses on his legacy and collaboration with Edith Wharton.

People (7)

Name	Role	Context
David Patrick Columbia	Author/Publisher	The name of the social diary is 'David Patrick Columbia's New York Social Diary'.
JH	Photographer	Credited with the photo of Central Park: 'Photo: JH'.
Lee Radziwill		Mentioned as dining with friends at Swifty's.
Jim Kaufman		Mentioned as dining with Laura Codman at Swifty's.
Laura Codman		Mentioned dining with Jim Kaufman, being from Texas, en route to London, and being a descendant of Ogden Codman.
Ogden Codman	Interior designer	Described as the 'gran-pappy of 20th century interior design' and 'the god of interior design'.
Edith Wharton	Collaborator	Mentioned as a potential collaborator of Ogden Codman.

Organizations (2)

Name	Type	Context
New York Social Diary	Publication/Website	The name of the publication from which the article is taken.
Swifty's	Restaurant	The restaurant where the author and others were having dinner.

Timeline (1 events)

2004-04-19

The author and various social figures had dinner at Swifty's restaurant on a Monday night.

Swifty's

David Patrick Columbia Lee Radziwill Jim Kaufman Laura Codman

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Locations (4)

Location	Context
New York	The setting for the social diary entry, mentioned multiple times.
Central Park	The location depicted in the photograph.
Texas	Mentioned as the place Laura Codman was 'in from'.
London	Mentioned as Laura Codman's destination.

Relationships (3)

Jim Kaufman → Social → Laura Codman

They were dining together at Swifty's.

Laura Codman → Familial → Ogden Codman

The text states that 'Laura is directly descended from Ogden Codman, the gran-pappy...'

Ogden Codman → Professional → Edith Wharton

The author refers to Edith Wharton as Ogden Codman's 'collaborator'.

Key Quotes (1)

"Talk about influence, talk about power in New York! Except he's dead. Daid."

Source

— David Patrick Columbia (The author's commentary on the enduring influence of the deceased interior designer Ogden Codman.)

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A beautiful warm day in New York

Under a canopy of Cherry Blossoms in Central Park. 1:45 PM. Photo: JH.

Some people were beginning to complain about the heat. A good sign. Beauty abounds.

I went to an early dinner over at Swifty's with some old friends in from out of town. The place was jammed on this early Monday night in New York.

At the table by the open windows was Lee Radziwill with friends. At another table, Jim Kaufman was dining with Laura Codman, in from Texas on her way to London. Laura is directly descended from Ogden Codman, the gran-pappy of 20th century interior design. Ogden Codman is now the god of interior design. Talk about influence, talk about power in New York! Except he's dead. Daid. And I'll bet at least 50% of the design community (sorry, but I'll bet I'm right) doesn't have a clue as to WHO Ogden Codman is/was. Or even his collaborator Edith Wharton. That's okay, that's show biz.

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