Maria Tallchief 1925-2013

"If anything at all, perfection is not when there is nothing to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

I had never been at a penthouse party before, let alone one on the upper east side of Manhattan. I was a little in awe and remarkably aware of what a hillbilly I am, which made me a bit shy when speaking with the people gathered. Also, as a large number of us were pressed into a concentrated space, I was trying not to tip over any of the japanned furn…