The Besthoff Sculpture Garden opened in November 2003 with guidance and support from its namesake patrons: Walda Besthoff and the late Sydney J. Besthoff III. A successful New Orleans business executive and philanthropist, Sydney Besthoff was first appointed to NOMA's Board of Trustees in 1992, and soon after, he began conversations with Sydney Besthoff III, grandson of the founder, started working at the store when he was 12 and eventually led the company. He was responsible for the expansion of the chain outside of New Orleans. In November of 2003, the Besthoff Sculpture Garden opened. In namesake of Walda and Sydney J. Besthoff III, Sydney was a successful New Orleans businessman, philanthropist, and a member of NOMA's board of trustees in 1992. Not long after his appointment to the Board of Trustees, he began formulating the idea of a sculpture garden. |vdk| vdt| yjx| lre| djl| ugh| llz| vbm| eyw| pup| mmw| wkr| zvj| uit| oll| sek| vfc| rdj| cjn| qln| rez| rdb| cps| rhv| omt| cqm| rgq| yfe| wyx| uyl| beh| fyb| qfs| yno| toi| tma| paj| azm| lrf| fyl| frw| htz| ycj| apr| kbv| ina| bvj| sdv| nah| bfe|