New York City Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards Photos by: ©Patrick McMullan
Chair, Maria Bell Ellsworth Kelly and Ronald Lauder Jo Carole Lauder and Ronald Lauder Henri Barguirdjian and Marianne Lafiteau
Dana Hammond Stubgen and Dr. Jean Claude and Christo Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Honoree, Wallis Annenberg and Bob Lynch. Patrick Stubgen
New Yorkers are culture crazy, so it was no sur- try generates $166.2 billion in economic activity prise that The National Arts Awards for every year resulting in $29.6 billion in federal, Americans for the Arts at Cipriani’s 42nd street, state, and local tax revenues, and 5.7 million full- the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations for time equivalent jobs. advancing the arts brought out illustrious philan- thropists, politicos and artists. Mayors Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading non- Bloomberg and Dinkins, the Annenbergs, Jo profit organization for advancing the arts in Carole and Ronald Lauder, Julie and Edward America hosts the National Arts Awards - a cele- Minskoff, Yoko Ono, Felicia Taylor, Jeanne bration of national leadership in the arts. The Claude and Christo, Larry Gagosian, Frank National Arts honors individuals and corpora- Stella, Kate Burton and Y & R actress and foster tions who enrich our country’s cultural landscape care advocate Victoria Rowell, LA philanthropist through both magnificent artistry and philan- Eli Broad, and Jessye Norman were among thropic generosity that makes that artistry possi- those who came to honor Wallis Annenberg, ble. With offices in Washington, DC, and New Ellsworth Kelly, John Legend, Anna Deavere York City, it has a record of more than 45 years Smith, the Music Industry and NAMM, and the of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated United States Conference of Mayors as they to representing and serving local communities received special awards for their contribution to and creating opportunities for every American to the arts. participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Americans for the Arts promotes private and For more information please visit: public support of the arts, including educating www.americansforthearts.org Yoko Ono and Nora Halpern key decision makers. The non profit arts indus-
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