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Tributes

Since 1903, members of Arts and Letters have delivered commemorative tributes to fellow members who have passed away. These remarks celebrate and reflect on the lives and work of the members being honored and acknowledge their contribution to the arts. A selection of tributes is now available in the digital archive below. As we prepared this archive, we were reminded that these tributes reflect their times, and, in some instances, include terminology and social and moral judgments we do not endorse.

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Olly Wilson by Trevor Weston
Trevor Weston
2018
Paula Fox by Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
2017
Hugh Hardy by Billie Tsien
Billie Tsien
2017
Francis Thorne by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2017
William H. Gass by Robert Coover
Robert Coover
2017
A. R. Gurney by Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally
2017
John Ashbery by Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon
2017
Denis Johnson by Deborah Eisenberg and Wallace Shawn
Deborah Eisenberg and Wallace Shawn
2017
James Rosenquist by Peter Saul
Peter Saul
2017
Richard Wilbur by Joy Williams
Joy Williams
2017
Leslie Bassett by William Bolcom
William Bolcom
2016
Steven Stucky by Shulamit Ran
Shulamit Ran
2016
Daniel Aaron by Helen Hennessy Vendler
Helen Hennessy Vendler
2016
Edward Albee by John Guare
John Guare
2016
Marisol Escobar by Peter Saul
Peter Saul
2016
Romaldo Giurgola by Kenneth Frampton
Kenneth Frampton
2016
Shirley Hazzard by Rosanna Warren
Rosanna Warren
2016
Karel Husa by Stephen Jaffe
Stephen Jaffe
2016
Kenneth Snelson by Virginia Dajani
Virginia Dajani
2016
Jim Harrison by Thomas McGuane
Thomas McGuane
2016
Lennart Anderson by Paul Resika
Paul Resika
2015
Ornette Coleman by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2015
E. L. Doctorow by Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo
2015
Peter Gay by Ramie Targoff
Ramie Targoff
2015
William King by David Cohen
David Cohen
2015
Oliver Sacks by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
2015
Gunther Schuller by Samuel Adler
Samuel Adler
2015
William Jay Smith by Ward Just
Ward Just
2015
James Tate by Charles Simic
Charles Simic
2015
C. K. Williams by Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky
2015
Ellsworth Kelly by Terry Winters
Terry Winters
2015
Ezra Laderman by Martin Bresnick
Martin Bresnick
2015
James Salter by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2015
Jane Wilson by Mimi Thompson Rosenquist
Mimi Thompson Rosenquist
2015
Amiri Baraka by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
2014
Justin Kaplan by Robert Brustein
Robert Brustein
2014
Peter Matthiessen by Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo
2014
Galway Kinnell by C. K. Williams
C. K. Williams
2014
Mark Strand by Rosanna Warren
Rosanna Warren
2014
Robert Ward by Samuel Adler
Samuel Adler
2013
Albert Murray by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2013
John Hollander by J. D. McClatchy
J. D. McClatchy
2013
William Weaver by Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco
2013
Elliott Carter by John Harbison
John Harbison
2012
Gore Vidal by Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom
2012
Will Barnet by Lois Dodd
Lois Dodd
2012
Jacques Barzun by William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith
2012
Cy Twombly by Dorothea Rockburne
Dorothea Rockburne
2011
Milton Babbitt by Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen
2011
Peter Lieberson by John Harbison
John Harbison
2011
Reynolds Price by Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus
2011
Romulus Linney by A. R. Gurney
A. R. Gurney
2011
John Chamberlain by Malcolm Morley
Malcolm Morley
2011
Lanford Wilson by Edward Albee
Edward Albee
2011
Jack Beeson by Fred Lerdahl
Fred Lerdahl
2010
Kenneth Noland by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
2010
Louis Auchincloss by Louis Begley
Louis Begley
2010
Jack Levine by Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin
2010
Lester Johnson by Paul Resika
Paul Resika
2010
Louise Bourgeois by Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard
2010
Nathan Oliveira by Lois Dodd
Lois Dodd
2010
George Perle by Yehudi Wyner
Yehudi Wyner
2009
Hortense Calisher by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2009
Horton Foote by Romulus Linney
Romulus Linney
2009
John Updike by J. D. McClatchy
J. D. McClatchy
2009
Lukas Foss by John Guare
John Guare
2009
W. D. Snodgrass by Donald Hall
Donald Hall
2009
Andrew Newell Wyeth by John Wilmerding
John Wilmerding
2009
Charles Gwathmey by Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
2009
David Levine by Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
2009
Hyman Bloom by Isabelle Dervaux
Isabelle Dervaux
2009
Leon Kirchner by Samuel Adler
Samuel Adler
2009
Richard Poirier by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2009
Nancy Spero by Robert Storr
Robert Storr
2009
Henry Brant by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
2008
Robert Fagles by C. K. Williams
C. K. Williams
2008
Robert Rauschenberg by Dorothea Rockburne
Dorothea Rockburne
2008
John Russell by Francine du Plessix Gray
Francine du Plessix Gray
2008
Norman Dello Joio by David Del Tredici
David Del Tredici
2008
Studs Terkel by Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin
2008
Art Buchwald by Russell Baker
Russell Baker
2007
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. by Louis Auchincloss
Louis Auchincloss
2007
Elizabeth Murray by Jennifer Bartlett
Jennifer Bartlett
2007
Jules Olitski by Varujan Boghosian
Varujan Boghosian
2007
Kurt Vonnegut by John Updike
John Updike
2007
William Meredith by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
2007
Andrew Imbrie by Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter
2007
Elizabeth Hardwick by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2007
Grace Paley by Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus
2007
Norman Mailer by William Kennedy
William Kennedy
2007
Dimitri Hadzi by Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
2006
Stanley Kunitz by Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell
2006
William Styron, Jr. by Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen
2006
John Kenneth Galbraith by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
2006
Saul Bellow by William Kennedy
William Kennedy
2005
David Diamond by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
2005
Shelby Foote by Russell Banks
Russell Banks
2005
Al Held by Philip Pearlstein
Philip Pearlstein
2005
Philip Johnson by Peter Eisenman
Peter Eisenman
2005
George F. Kennan by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
2005
Arthur Miller by Edward Albee
Edward Albee
2005
August Wilson by Romulus Linney
Romulus Linney
2005
Donald Martino by Bernard Rands
Bernard Rands
2005
George Rochberg by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
2005
Richard Eberhart by William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith
2005
James Ingo Freed by Kenneth Frampton
Kenneth Frampton
2005
Robert Creeley by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Charles Bernstein, Fanny Howe, Paul Auster, and John Ashbery
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Charles Bernstein, Fanny Howe, Paul Auster, and John Ashbery
2005
Anthony Hecht by J. D. McClatchy
J. D. McClatchy
2004
Donald Justice by Mark Strand
Mark Strand
2004
Daniel Urban Kiley by Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
2004
Czeslaw Milosz by Robert Hass
Robert Hass
2004
Milton Resnick by Will Barnet
Will Barnet
2004
Edward Larrabee Barnes by Cesar Pelli
Cesar Pelli
2004
Cleve Gray by John Russell
John Russell
2004
Susan Sontag by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2004
Mona Van Duyn by William H. Gass
William H. Gass
2004
Leon Golub by Robert Storr
Robert Storr
2004
Arthur Berger by Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner
2003
Al Hirschfeld by Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
2003
Josephine Jacobsen by William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith
2003
Bennett L. Carter by Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
2003
Lou Harrison by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
2003
Edward Said by Richard Poirier
Richard Poirier
2003
Arthur Berger by Leon Kirchner
Leon Kirchner
2003
George Plimpton by Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen
2003
Leslie Fiedler by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2003
Kenneth Koch by Charles Simic
Charles Simic
2002
Richard Lippold by John M. Johansen
John M. Johansen
2002
Larry Rivers by John Russell
John Russell
2002
Ralph Shapey by Shulamit Ran
Shulamit Ran
2002
Peter Voulkos by Nathan Oliveira
Nathan Oliveira
2002
James Thomas Flexner by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
2002
R. W. B. Lewis by Daniel Aaron
Daniel Aaron
2002
Anne Poor by Paul Resika
Paul Resika
2002
George Rickey by John M. Johansen
John M. Johansen
2002
A. R. Ammons by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
2001
Esteban Vicente by Chuck Close
Chuck Close
2001
Esteban Vicente by Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
2001
Robert Starer by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
2001
Gyorgy Kepes by Varujan Boghosian
Varujan Boghosian
2001
Eudora Welty by Reynolds Price
Reynolds Price
2001
Louisa Matthiasdottir by John Ashbery
John Ashbery
2000
Karl Shapiro by William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith
2000
Vivian Fine by Arthur Berger
Arthur Berger
2000
Alan Hovhaness by Martha Hinrichsen
Martha Hinrichsen
2000
George Segal by Michael Brenson
Michael Brenson
2000
William Maxwell by Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard
2000
Leonard Baskin by Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht
2000
Gwendolyn Brooks by Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel
2000
Jacob Lawrence by Jack Levine
Jack Levine
2000
William Thon by Will Barnet
Will Barnet
2000
Paul Bowles by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
1999
Paul Cadmus by George Tooker
George Tooker
1999
Joseph Heller by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
1999
J.F Powers by Elizabeth Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick
1999
C. Vann Woodward by William Styron
William Styron
1999
Saul Steinberg by John Hollander
John Hollander
1999
Walker Hancock by Robert Pirie
Robert Pirie
1998
John Hawkes by William H. Gass
William H. Gass
1998
John Heliker by Jed Perl
Jed Perl
1998
Wright Morris by John Updike
John Updike
1998
Henry Steele Commager by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
1998
Julian Green by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
1998
Alfred Kazin by Louis Auchincloss
Louis Auchincloss
1998
Loren MacIver by Anne Poor
Anne Poor
1998
John Malcolm Brinnin by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
1998
Mel Powell by Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt
1998
Denise Levertov by Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley
1997
Roy Lichtenstein by Larry Rivers
Larry Rivers
1997
William Seward Burroughs by Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley
1997
Leon Edel by R. W. B. Lewis
R. W. B. Lewis
1997
Brendan Gill by William Maxwell
William Maxwell
1997
James Laughlin by Charles Simic
Charles Simic
1997
Paul Rudolph by John M. Johansen
John M. Johansen
1997
Sidney Simon by Paul Resika
Paul Resika
1997
Emily Hahn by Hortense Calisher
Hortense Calisher
1997
Murray Kempton by Alfred Kazin
Alfred Kazin
1997
Hugo Weisgall by Dominick Argento
Dominick Argento
1997
Allen Ginsberg by John Hollander
John Hollander
1997
Ross Lee Finney by Leslie Bassett
Leslie Bassett
1997
Jacob Druckman by John Harbison
John Harbison
1997
James Dickey by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
1997
Willem de Kooning by Ibram Lassaw
Ibram Lassaw
1997
Eleanor Clark by Shirley Hazzard
Shirley Hazzard
1996
Miriam Gideon by George Perle
George Perle
1996
Morton Gould by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
1996
Otto Luening by Jack Beeson
Jack Beeson
1996
Joseph Mitchell by Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
1996
Meyer Schapiro by Wolf Kahn
Wolf Kahn
1996
Louise Talma by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
1996
Paul Horgan by Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed
1995
Stanley Elkin by William H. Gass
William H. Gass
1995
Nancy Graves by Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray
1995
Ulysses Kay by Henry Brant
Henry Brant
1995
George McNeil by Esteban Vicente
Esteban Vicente
1995
James Merrill by John Hollander
John Hollander
1995
Peter Taylor by Elizabeth Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick
1994
Francis Steegmuller by William Maxwell
William Maxwell
1994
Sam Francis by George Rickey
George Rickey
1994
Ralph Ellison by Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow
1994
Amy Clampitt by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
1994
Marchette Chute by Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
1994
Cleanth Brooks by R. W. B. Lewis
R. W. B. Lewis
1994
Pietro Belluschi by Paul Rudolph
Paul Rudolph
1994
William Bergsma by Robert Ward
Robert Ward
1994
Harry Levin by Leon Edel
Leon Edel
1994
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie by Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
1993
Margaret Mills by Jacques Barzun
Jacques Barzun
1993
Harrison E. Salisbury by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
1993
Wallace Stegner by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
1993
Kenneth Burke by Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom
1993
Peter De Vries by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
1993
Richard Diebenkorn by Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
1993
John Hersey by R.W.B. Lewis
R.W.B. Lewis
1993
Irving Howe by John Hollander
John Hollander
1993
Lewis Thomas by Alfred Kazin
Alfred Kazin
1993
Peter Blume by Jack Levine
Jack Levine
1992
James Brooks by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
1992
John Cage by Allen Ginsburg
Allen Ginsburg
1992
M.F.K. Fisher by James Merrill
James Merrill
1992
William Schuman by Morton Gould
Morton Gould
1992
Joan Mitchell by Jane Freilicher
Jane Freilicher
1992
Kay Boyle by Grace Paley
Grace Paley
1992
Ernst Krenek by George Perle
George Perle
1991
Elmer Bischoff by Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn
1991
Elie Siegmeister by Morton Gould
Morton Gould
1991
Isaac Bashevis Singer by Cynthia Ozick
Cynthia Ozick
1991
Howard Nemerov by Mona Van Duyn
Mona Van Duyn
1991
Robert Motherwell by Varujan Boghosian
Varujan Boghosian
1991
Chaim Gross by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
1991
Leonard Bernstein by William Schuman
William Schuman
1990
Gordon Bunshaft by I.M. Pei
I.M. Pei
1990
Walker Percy by Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty
1990
Balcomb Greene by Ibram Lassaw
Ibram Lassaw
1990
Giorgio Cavallon by Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz
1989
Francis Speight by Walker Hancock
Walker Hancock
1989
May Swenson by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
1989
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman by Harrison E. Salisbury
Harrison E. Salisbury
1989
Malcolm Cowley by Leon Edel
Leon Edel
1989
Mary McCarthy by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
1989
Virgil Thomson by Ned Rorem
Ned Rorem
1989
Katharine Lane Weems by Hugo Weisgall
Hugo Weisgall
1989
Robert Penn Warren by Richard Eberhart
Richard Eberhart
1989
Robert Penn Warren by Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks
1989
Gardner Cox by John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith
1988
Robert Gwathmey by Charles Gwathmey
Charles Gwathmey
1988
Isamu Noguchi by Dimitri Hadzi
Dimitri Hadzi
1988
Romare Bearden by Will Barnet
Will Barnet
1988
Stuyvesant Van Veen by David Diamond
David Diamond
1988
Raymond Carver by John Updike
John Updike
1988
Louise Nevelson by Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
1988
Louise Nevelson by George Rickey
George Rickey
1988
Isabel Bishop by Anne Poor
Anne Poor
1988
James Baldwin by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
1987
Richard Ellmann by R. W. B. Lewis
R. W. B. Lewis
1987
Vincent Persichetti by Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt
1987
Marguerite Yourcenar by Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman
1987
Howard Moss by John Malcolm Brinnin
John Malcolm Brinnin
1987
Raphael Soyer by Chaim Gross
Chaim Gross
1987
Joseph Campbell by Leon Edel
Leon Edel
1987
Glenway Wescott by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan
1987
Erskine Caldwell by John Hersey
John Hersey
1987
Austin Warren by Leon Edel
Leon Edel
1986
Francis Fergusson by R. W. B. Lewis
R. W. B. Lewis
1986
Minoru Yamasaki by Pietro Belluschi
Pietro Belluschi
1986
John Ciardi by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
1986
Christopher Isherwood by Stephen Spender
Stephen Spender
1986
Georgia O’Keeffe by Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson
1986
Bernard Malamud by Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow
1986
Stuart Chase by John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith
1985
Josephine Miles by William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith
1985
Robert Fitzgerald by William Maxwell
William Maxwell
1985
José de Rivera by Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold
1985
E. B. White by Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries
1985
Roger Sessions by Elliott Carter
Elliott Carter
1985
Truman Capote by James Dickey
James Dickey
1984
Jimmy Ernst by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
1984
Lillian Hellman by John Hersey
John Hersey
1984
Randall Thompson by Jacques Barzun
Jacques Barzun
1984
Alice Neel by Raphael Soyer
Raphael Soyer
1984
Richmond Lattimore by Richard Howard
Richard Howard
1984
Ivan Albright by Peter Blume
Peter Blume
1983
Josep Lluis Sert by John M. Johansen
John M. Johansen
1983
R. Buckminster Fuller by Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
1983
Peter Mennin by David Diamond
David Diamond
1983
Tennessee Williams by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
1983
José de Creeft by Chaim Gross
Chaim Gross
1982
Djuna Barnes by Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle
1982
Babette Deutsch by Richard Eberhart
Richard Eberhart
1982
René Dubos by William Meredith
William Meredith
1982
Dwight Macdonald by Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
1982
Kenneth Rexroth by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
1982
John Cheever by Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow
1982
Gilmore D. Clarke by Walker Hancock
Walker Hancock
1982
Horace Gregory by Robert Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald
1982
Julian Levi by Peter Blume
Peter Blume
1982
Archibald MacLeish by Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov
1982
Jack Tworkov by Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz
1982
Joseph Hirsch by Jack Levine
Jack Levine
1981
Ilya Bolotowsky by James Brooks
James Brooks
1981
Marcel Breuer by I. M. Pei
I. M. Pei
1981
Wallace K. Harrison by Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
1981
Theodore Roszak by Ivan Albright
Ivan Albright
1981
William Saroyan by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
1981
Nelson Algren by Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley
1981
Howard Hanson by Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
1981
Paul Green by Robert Ward
Robert Ward
1981
Philip Guston by John Heliker
John Heliker
1980
Louis Kronenberger by Irving Howe
Irving Howe
1980
Henry Miller by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
1980
Bruce Moore by Walker Hancock
Walker Hancock
1980
Tony Smith by Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold
1980
Clyfford Still by Hugo Weisgall
Hugo Weisgall
1980
Robert Hayden by William Meredith
William Meredith
1980
Katherine Anne Porter by Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
1980
Muriel Rukeyser by Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle
1980
James Wright by Alfred Kazin
Alfred Kazin
1980
Alexander Brook by Dorothea Greenbaum
Dorothea Greenbaum
1980
S. J. Perelman by Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries
1979
James T. Farrell by Alfred Kazin
Alfred Kazin
1979
Richard Rodgers by William Schuman
William Schuman
1979
Elizabeth Bishop by Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
1979
Roy Harris by William Schuman
William Schuman
1979
Jean Stafford by Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor
1979
Allen Tate by Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley
1979
James Gould Cozzens by Hortense Calisher
Hortense Calisher
1978
Janet Flanner by Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman
1978
Edwin Dickinson by Isabel Bishop
Isabel Bishop
1978
Charles Eames by Kevin Roche
Kevin Roche
1978
Margaret Mead by René Dubos
René Dubos
1978
Nicholas Nabokov by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan
1978
Edward Durell Stone by Gordon Bunshaft
Gordon Bunshaft
1978
Stow Wengenroth by Clare Leighton
Clare Leighton
1978
John Koch by Joseph Hirsch
Joseph Hirsch
1978
Richard Lindner by Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg
1978
Abraham Rattner by Henry Miller
Henry Miller
1978
Phyllis McGinley by Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries
1978
Matthew Josephson by Kenneth Burke
Kenneth Burke
1978
Carl Paul Jennewein by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1978
John Hall Wheelock by Archibald MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish
1978
Bruce Catton by Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara W. Tuchman
1978
Louis Untermeyer by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
1977
Anaïs Nin by Henry Miller
Henry Miller
1977
Robert Lowell by Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor
1977
Naum Gabo by Lewis Mumford
Lewis Mumford
1977
Alexander Tcherepnin by Vladimir Ussachevsky
Vladimir Ussachevsky
1977
Mark Schorer by Alfred Kazin
Alfred Kazin
1977
Loren Eiseley by Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov
1977
Mark Tobey by Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold
1976
Nikolai Lopatnikoff by David Diamond
David Diamond
1976
Leonid Berman by Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson
1976
Walter Piston by Elliott C. Carter
Elliott C. Carter
1976
Alexander Calder by Josep Lluis Sert
Josep Lluis Sert
1976
Josef Albers by Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller
1976
Samuel Eliot Morison by Henry Steele Commager
Henry Steele Commager
1976
Brenda Putnam by Katharine Lane Weems
Katharine Lane Weems
1975
Philip James by Howard Hanson
Howard Hanson
1975
Lionel Trilling by Jacques Barzun
Jacques Barzun
1975
Michael Rapuano by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1975
George L. K. Morris by Dwight Macdonald
Dwight Macdonald
1975
Hannah Arendt by Robert Lowell
Robert Lowell
1975
Thomas Hart Benton by Joseph Hirsch
Joseph Hirsch
1975
Thornton Niven Wilder by Leon Edel
Leon Edel
1975
Vincent Sheean by Harrison E. Salisbury
Harrison E. Salisbury
1974
Moses Soyer by Peter Blume
Peter Blume
1974
Zoltan Sepeshy by Isabel Bishop
Isabel Bishop
1974
Eric Gugler by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1974
Duke Ellington by Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
1974
Adolph Gottlieb by James Brooks
James Brooks
1974
John Crowe Ransom by Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
1974
Leon Kroll by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1974
Louis I. Kahn by Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson
1974
Walter Lippmann by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan
1974
John G. Neihardt by Stanley Kunitz
Stanley Kunitz
1973
George Biddle by William Gropper
William Gropper
1973
Catherine Drinker Bowen by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan
1973
Robert M. Coates by William Maxwell
William Maxwell
1973
Philip Evergood by Robert Gwathmey
Robert Gwathmey
1973
Morris Gilbert Bishop by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1973
Jacques Lipchitz by Raphael Soyer
Raphael Soyer
1973
Anna Hyatt Huntington by A. Hyatt Mayor
A. Hyatt Mayor
1973
Wystan Hugh Auden by Stephen Spender
Stephen Spender
1973
Conrad Aiken by Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley
1973
Ralph Walker by Gilmore D. Clarke
Gilmore D. Clarke
1973
William Gropper by Jack Levine
Jack Levine
1973
Eugene Berman by Virgil Thomson
Virgil Thomson
1972
Mark Van Doren by Archibald MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish
1972
Stefan Wolpe by Elliott C. Carter
Elliott C. Carter
1972
Franklin Watkins by Julian Levi
Julian Levi
1972
John Folinsbee by William Thon
William Thon
1972
Peter Dalton by Jean de Marco
Jean de Marco
1972
John Berryman by Mark Van Doren
Mark Van Doren
1972
Padraic Colum by Glenway Wescott
Glenway Wescott
1972
Pearl S. Buck by John Hersey
John Hersey
1971
Thomas W. Nason by Clare Leighton
Clare Leighton
1971
Carl Ruggles by Otto Luening
Otto Luening
1971
Ogden Nash by S. J. Perelman
S. J. Perelman
1971
Karl Knaths by Robert M. Coates
Robert M. Coates
1971
Rockwell Kent by George Biddle
George Biddle
1971
Federico Castellón by Chaim Gross
Chaim Gross
1971
Igor Stravinsky by Elliott C. Carter
Elliott C. Carter
1971
Reinhold Niebuhr by George F. Kennan
George F. Kennan
1971
Allan Nevins by Henry Steele Commager
Henry Steele Commager
1971
Walter Stuempfig by Francis Speight
Francis Speight
1970
Gilbert Seldes by Kenneth Burke
Kenneth Burke
1970
Henry Schnakenberg by Peter Blume
Peter Blume
1970
Mark Rothko by Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold
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1969
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1969
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1968
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1967
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1966
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1964
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1964
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1964
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1964
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1964
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1964
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1964
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1960
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1959
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1959
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1959
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1959
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1957
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1954
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1954
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1953
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1953
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1953
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1951
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1951
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1951
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1950
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1950
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1949
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1948
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1948
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1948
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1947
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1947
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1947
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1947
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1946
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1945
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1945
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1944
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1943
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1943
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1943
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1942
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1942
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1941
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1941
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1941
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1941
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1940
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1939
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1938
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1938
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1936
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1934
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1934
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1933
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1933
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Tribute to Esteban Vicente

1903–2001by Chuck Close

Esteban Vicente has been my critic, mentor and friend since I studied with him from 1962 through 1964. Actually he was not officially my critic. Unlike most of the faculty at Yale, who rarely saw students who were not enrolled in their classes, Esteban, in his characteristically generous manner, agreed to criticize my work even though he was not obligated to. He was thoughtful, generous and open-minded. Unlike many of his generation who were bitter and angry about the increasing attention given to the Pop and Minimal tendencies supplanting the previously dominant role Abstract Expressionism played in the art world, Esteban was open to and unbothered by change.

Movie star handsome, elegant beyond belief, and an extremely natty dresser (especially in contrast to the scruffy attire of the rest of the faculty), all the women students immediately fell in love with him. The male students were jealous.

In the late '60s when I began to show my early black and white portrait paintings, Esteban was especially supportive. Again, this was in marked contrast with some of the other faculty from Yale.

I was fortunate to recently see a large selection of his paintings at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. His luminous canvases from all periods of his career looked substantial and consistent and really held up. Spain, the country of his birth, gave him recognition in the form of its Gold Medal for the Arts presented by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, and his own museum in his birthplace of Segovia. This much-deserved attention has yet to be matched by his adopted country.

Esteban and I remained friends for the rest of his life often visiting each other's studios. I have trouble accepting the fact that I will no longer see him taking his early morning walk down Route 27 towards Bridgehampton's Candy Kitchen for his breakfast and paper, or painting in his studio while his beloved wife and partner, Harriet, worked in her nearby garden.

I miss him greatly.

Read by Kurt Vonnegut at the Academy Dinner Meeting on November 8, 2001.

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