This month’s Vogue was full of interesting things. There were lots of articles about disgustingly rich people, and one about how Angelina Jolie is prettier than Princess Diana. (No, they really said that.) But the most interesting tidbit of all was how Andre Leon Talley – he of the designer caftans and buying tennis bracelets just to play tennis – started out as a receptionist. Granted, he was a receptionist in Andy Warhol’s Factory, but he was a receptionist nonetheless. Can you imagine ALT having to do plebian tasks like fetch coffee and hang up coats? I mean, THIS GUY.
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I’ve had several receptionist jobs before, including one in college where I worked the front desk at the campus art museum (it was awesome, actually). But I’m pretty sure my experience was not as great as Cathy Naso’s. Naso got the chance to interview Andy Warhol when she was just a high school student in Brooklyn – that meeting led to her being hired on as one of the receptionists in his Factory after graduation. As a token of appreciation, Warhol gave her one of his paintings, a self-portrait. After holding onto it for more than forty years, Naso finally sold it at a Sotheby’s auction last weekend. The painting, which had been expected to sell in the $1 million range, sold for $6.1 million.
Man… I think the best thing a boss ever gave me when I had a receptionist job was a day off.
