Julia's 100th Birthday Celebration Guidelines
For those wishing to put on a private event (i.e., no tickets sold):
We simply request that the event remain centered around Julia in the areas of cooking, gastronomy, the pleasures of the table and the culinary arts.
For those wishing to put on a public event in which tickets will be sold:
We request that such events be organized only if they are educational and/or celebratory in nature and connect to Julia's legacy. We require that messaging and marketing collateral used in the promotion of such events, especially any which use Julia's name and likeness, be reviewed and approved by the JCFGCA prior to their circulation. Please contact JCFGCA Administrator Jennifer Krauss.
For those wishing to put on a public or private event which raises money:
In addition to the above, we require that any public or private fundraising event that publicizes Julia's name and likeness and/or invokes her memory be held only to benefit a nonprofit or charitable organization - preferably one that supports the field of gastronomy and the culinary arts. All other events, such as those that might benefit a political organization, a private club, or business will not be supported by the JCFGCA and permission to use Julia's name and/or likeness in connection with such an event will not be granted. Note that all messaging and marketing collateral used in the promotion of such events, especially any which use Julia's name and/or likeness, must be reviewed and pre-approved by the JCFGCA. Please contact JCFGCA Administrator Jennifer Krauss.
While the JCFGCA does not solicit funds nor does it participate in fundraising activities, we recognize that there may be those who wish to put on a public or private event that raises money to be donated to the JCFGCA. In this case, the following additional guidelines must be followed:
In addition to the above, the program of the event's proceedings as well as the messaging and marketing collateral such as posters, flyers, programs, and invitations must be reviewed and pre-approved by the JCFGCA. Please contact JCFGCA Administrator Jennifer Krauss.
In honor of Julia's 100th birthday, her longtime publisher Alfred A. Knopf will inspire Americans to celebrate in a multilayered program, The JC100. The JC100 launches May 7, 2012 and runs through the 100 days leading up to Julia's birthday on August 15, 2012. Please visit Knopf's Julia Child Facebook Page
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Becoming Julia
From her christening photo to leaning out the window of her Paris kitchen in 1949 on the cusp of classes at Le Cordon Bleu - with Ceylon and her wedding in between - here's an intimate look at young Julia before she launched her meaningful career. The Foundation is grateful to Julia's family for allowing us to share these special images on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Mother Caro with Julia at her christening
Julia and brother John with Grandmother McWilliams
On a fountain with John and cousins Alice and Dana, circa 1915-1916
Gone fishing with Johnnie
The McWilliams children circa 1927-1928
Sister Dorothy and Julia at the beach in St. Malo, CA
Growing McWiliams siblings, which Caro would call her "18 feet of children"
Back in California in 1934
Julia in 1937 as a young copyrighter at in the advertising department of W. & J. Sloane in Manhattan
Julia in 1939 as "a little Princess" in the Junior League production of Arabian Nights
Julia in a rubber grove, Ceylon 1944, photographed by Paul Child
Julia in Ceylon, photographed by Paul Child
Julia and Paul Child on their wedding day, September 3, 1946
In the kitchen window of "Roo de Loo", 1949. Photo by Paul Child.
