Jane Freilicher, Orchid Plant, 1997, screenprint.
Centennial Portfolio of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
A Reading of Tributes
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Wednesday, February 24, at 7 p.m. EST. Tributes were read for:
Harold Bloom, by Grace Schulman
Chou Wen-chung, by Chen Yi
Ben Johnston, by John Harbison
Elizabeth Spencer, by Allan Gurganus, read by Richard Ford
Tom Wolfe, by Christopher Buckley