Painting with Nane Annan

In what she described as a "gift to herself", Nane Annan, wife of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, spent several days in October painting still-life with students at Nelson Shanks Philadelphia studio. Annan, a Swedish-born lawyer and women's-issues activist, studied under Nelson in the 1980s at the Art Students League in New York City.

"It was wonderful to meet Mrs. Annan. She was brilliant and kind. It was wonderful to spend time with her doing something we both love."