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Virgil Thomson
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Virgil Thomson was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist, a neoromantic, a neoclassic
Thomson in 1947, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
Thomson in 1947, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
Maurice Grosser in 1935
Maurice Grosser in 1935
Gertrude Stein in 1934, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
Gertrude Stein in 1934, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
Kennedy Center Honors
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The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual tribute recognizing performing arts contributions to American culture. Presented annually since 1978, a December gala celebrates five honorees at the Kennedy Cen
Virgil Thomson
…Story and in 1977, he was awarded The Edward MacDowell Medal by The MacDowell Colony for outstanding contributions to American culture. In addition, the Kennedy Center Honors award was bestowed upon Thomson in 1983. In 1988, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Ronald Reagan. He was a National Patron of…
Honorees at the Kennedy Center on December 6, 2006, from left: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Zubin Mehta, and Smokey Robinson,
Honorees at the Kennedy Center on December 6, 2006, from left: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg, Dolly Parton, Zubin Mehta, and Smokey Robinson, with First Lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Lynne Cheney.
The Kennedy Center lights up in rainbow colors every year in the weeks preceding the ceremony.
The Kennedy Center lights up in rainbow colors every year in the weeks preceding the ceremony.
2005 Kennedy Center honorees: Julie Harris, Robert Redford, Tina Turner, Suzanne Farrell and Tony Bennett with President George W. Bush and First Lady
2005 Kennedy Center honorees: Julie Harris, Robert Redford, Tina Turner, Suzanne Farrell and Tony Bennett with President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, in the Blue Room at the White House, December 4, 2005.
2006 Kennedy Center honorees: Smokey Robinson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Zubin Mehta with President George W. Bush and
2006 Kennedy Center honorees: Smokey Robinson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, and Zubin Mehta with President George W. Bush and the First Lady Laura Bush.