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But Mrs. Astor, who was present at the jurying (which was done without artists' names), said the slide of "Elders" was better.

"The jurying was done from slides - without my knowledge of the artists' names, ages, educational backgrounds, exhibition histories, race, ethnicity, and other identifying characteristics," Ms. Tannenbaum said.

They had reason to feel satisfied: they had participated in the jurying, which took place at the Hammond Museum in North Salem; interviewed the artists, written press releases, designed the invitations to the opening and planned the reception, which took place last month.