Sylvia Miles

On Wednesday evening, the Daily Transom found itself at a curious little gathering in the Sky Lounge at the New Museum to celebrate what would have been Andy Warhol’s 80th birthday.

There was 75-year-old actress Sylvia Miles, who was Mr. Warhol’s muse and was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the wealthy seductress in Midnight Cowboy. And there was 59-year-old Geraldine Smith, another one of Mr. Warhol's It Girls whom he discovered at the age of 16, reclining on the banquette near Ms. Miles. And 29-year-old Mena Suvari, posing for photos in a skin-binding black minidress, her bleached blond hair severely styled into a look not unlike Mr.  read more »