NEWS RELEASE
New York, March 16, 2007 -- The American Academy of Arts and Letters announces the seven recipients of this year's awards in art that total $47,500. The winners were selected by a committee of Academy members Jennifer Bartlett, Varujan Boghosian, Vija Celmins, Eric Fischl, Richard Hunt, Yvonne Jacquette, Alex Katz, Alfred Leslie, and Kenneth Snelson. The awards will be presented at the Academy's annual Ceremonial in May.
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Jackie Gendel Julian Hatton Bryan Hunt |
Sarah Oppenheimer Dana Schutz |
Jimmy Ernst Award in Art
The $5000 Jimmy Ernst Award in Art, established by Dallas Ernst in memory of her husband, is given to a "painter or sculptor whose lifetime contribution to his or her vision has been both consistent and dedicated." This year's award will be given to Sally Hazelet Drummond.Rosenthal Foundation Award in Painting
The annual Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award of $5000 is presented to a "young American painter of distinction." This year's winner is Juan Gomez.Art Purchase Program
The Academy's purchase program began in 1946 to place the work of talented, living American artists in museums across the country. Since the inauguration of the purchase program, the Academy has spent nearly $3 million to purchase over 1100 works of art. The American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859-1935) founded this program through the bequest of over 400 of his works with the stipulation that the accumulated income from their sale be used to establish a fund to purchase paintings and works on paper. Similar bequests were made by Academy members Eugene Speicher (1883-1962), Louis Betts (1873-1961), and Gardner Symons (1865-1930).Works by the following artists were purchased in 2007 and will be donated to American museums:
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Robert Bordo Mark Ferguson Ann Pibal Clytie Alexander Sally Hazelet Drummond Jackie Gendel Juan Gomez |
Warren Isensee Saul Leiter Sally Mann Stephen Mueller Emily Nelligan Cynthia Westwood Emna Zghal |
