The L.A.-based sculptor Robert Graham, who died in December at age 70, had a star-studded send-off in early January, one befitting a renowned artist who happened to be married to the Oscar winner Anjelica Huston. Passing through the great bronze doors that Graham created for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where his funeral was held, were not only Graham’s artist pals, like Ed Moses, but also big Hollywood names, including Huston’s ex, Jack Nicholson wearing his signature shades. Huston read a Yeats poem and the eulogy was delivered by Maria Shriver, who was accompanied by her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"Glittering Goodbye" originally appeared in the March 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's March 2009 Table of Contents.