In "Lady N, " from 2009, a long-stemmed silver oil lamp has punctured pink seashells and silver candle-snuffers blooming from its tip.

WSJ: Kara Hamilton's Sculptures Are Whimsical Riffs on Faberg�� Eggs

Janet Yellen is a nice lady from Brooklyn, N.

WSJ: Economic Cycling With the Fed's Janet Yellen

As a French diplomat after World War II, Hessel joined a panel that included former U.S. first lady Eleanor Roosevelt which wrote up the U.N.

NPR: Hessel, France's Surprise Elder Icon, Dies At 95

Current prized include the America's Cup ride-along, two VIP tickets and backstage passes to a Lady Gaga show, tickets to see Stevie Wonder at the U.N.

CNN: Turning global activism into a game