Ceremonials
On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Academy held its annual Ceremonial at the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights, New York City, and inducted 23 new members and presented awards in Architecture, Visual Art, Literature, and Music. Newly elected Foreign Honorary Member Andrey Kurkov delivered the annual Blashfield Address, entitled “Rain, Snow, and Ashes,” and our highest awards were presented to Faith Ringgold, Susan Unterberg, and Helen Hennessy Vendler.
Andrey Kurkov at Ceremonial, Arts and Letters, 2023
Susan Unterberg and Henri Cole at Ceremonial, Arts and Letters, 2023
Gordon Teskey on behalf of Helen Hennessy Vendler at Ceremonial, Arts and Letters, 2023
Faith Ringgold and Glenn Ligon at Ceremonial, Arts and Letters, 2023
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