Betty Blake and Joe Minton in Newport

Dallas designer Joe Minton just e-mailed me this wonderful photo of him and Dallas art collector Betty Blake watching the Tall Ships leave Newport, R.I., during the July 4th holiday. Blake, Minton and Dallas arts philanthropist Margaret McDermott gathered there for the Newport Art Museum’s opening of Blake’s astonishing collection of modern art (she lives part of the time in Newport). “The Collection of Elizabeth Brooke Blake” runs through October 7.