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Adler, Samuel (1969)
Samuel Adler, music.
Allardt, Linda (1980)
Linda Allardt, literature, for The Names of the Survivors , a volume of poems (Ithaca, N.Y.: Ithaca House).
Altschule, Hilda (1945)
Hilda Altschule Coates, painting.
Avery, Ralph (1954)
Ralph Avery, painting, for watercolors.
Backus, Lulu Scott (1927)
Lulu Scott Backus, ceramics, for pottery and new ceramic glazes, shown at the Memorial Art Gallery in May.
Barlow, Wayne (1935)
Wayne Barlow, music, for False Faces, a ballet suite for orchestra, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, October 30.
Barrett, Andrea (1997)
Andrea Barrett, literature, for The Voyage of the Narwhal
Beeson, Jack (1944)
Jack Beeson, music, for Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
Benson, Warren (1971)
Warren Benson, music, for Capriccio for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano.
Bornarth, Philip (1976)
Philip Bornarth, painting, for his retrospective exhibition, "Earth, Air, and Water: Drawings and Paintings of The American Landscape," shown at The…
Burke, Carleton (1937)
Carleton Burke, literature, for Symphony Iroquoian, a volume of poems based on ancient Indian legends. Rochester: Rochester Museum of Arts and…
Butler, Herman J. (1934)
Herman J. Butler and Norman Lindner of Pike Stained Glass Studios, stained glass, for windows in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 549 Humboldt…
Calderwood, Kathy (1974)
Kathy Calderwood, painting, for oils shown at the Allan Stone Gallery, New York.
Cassebeer, Walter (1931)
Walter Henry Cassebeer, printmaking, for lithographs of Rochester and western New York.
Castle, Wendell (1977)
Wendell Castle, sculpture, for the walnut spiral staircase in the corporate headquarters of The Gannett Co.
Chiarenza, Carl (1998)
Carl Chiarenza, Fanny Knapp Allen Professor Emeritus of Art History and artist-in-residence at the College, photography, for an exhibit of large-scale…
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The Cleveland Quartet, music
Dargis, Alfonsas (1961)
Alfonsas Dargis, painting, for abstract oils.
Donnell, Quajay (2022)
In recognition of his accomplishments in photography, and specifically his 2022 RBSC exhibition of photographs documenting artists’ engagement across…
Dunwoody, Shawn (2009)
Shawn Dunwoody, for "his multifaceted involvement in the Rochester artistic community and efforts to bring the arts and underserved communities…
Ehrich, William Ernest (1942)
William Ernest Ehrich, sculpture.
Enright, Walter (1941)
Walter T. Enright and Sherman A. Clute, drama, for the words and music of Ring, Freedom, Ring, presented by the public schools of Rochester, July 6-7.
Fagan, Garth (1982)
Garth Fagan, music, for general direction and choreography for The Bucket Dance Theatre, particularly for "Of Night, Light, and Melanin" (1982).
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Garth Fagan, choreography, for Griot New York.
Faragher, Donald Q. (1952)
Donald Q. Faragher, architecture, for Hanover Houses, Joseph Avenue.
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Gustave Fassin, architecture, for the interior design and decoration of his new residence, Wisner Road (at the north entrance to Huntington Hills).
Feuerherm, Kurt K. (1955)
Kurt K. Feuerherm, painting, for expressive painting techniques.
Frost, Elizabeth (1928)
Elizabeth Hollister Frost, literature, for The Lost Lyrist, a volume of poems. New York: Harper &amp
FuturPointe Dance ( 2014)
N’jelle Gage and Guy Thorne, of FuturPointe Dance
Gavin, Thomas (1994 )
Thomas Gavin, literature, for his third novel, Breathing Water.
Gregory, Judith Olson (2004)
Judith Olson Gregory, mixed media art, for "The Season Series."
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Frank Grosso, architecture, for coordinating the neo-classicial and the gothic styles in the new wing that will join the Memorial Art Gallery with the…
Grotz, Jennifer (2011)
Jennifer Grotz, for her second selection of poems, The Needle
Hanson, Howard (1964)
Howard Hanson, music, for Four Psalms, for baritone, solo cello, and strings, first performed at the Library of Congress, October 31.
Harvey, Ruth Walker (1949)
Ruth Walker Harvey, literature, for Curtain Time, a memoir of the Walker theatre in Winnipeg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Havens, James Dexter (1939)
James Dexter Havens, printmaking, for wood block prints.
Hecht, Anthony (1967)
Anthony Hecht, literature, for The Hard Hours, a volume of poems. New York: Atheneum.
Hendrick, Joe (1993)
Joe Hendrick and Colleen Hendrick choreography and set design, for Days Swinging Home.
Heyen, William (1996)
William Heyen, poetry, for Crazy Horse in Stillness.
Hodge, Nate (2015)
Nate Hodge, for his mural ‘City and Sky’ on Atlantic Avenue as part of Wall/Therapy
Johnson, James H. (1965)
James H. Johnson, architecture, for the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 2400 Ridge Road West.
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Carl F. W. Kaelber, Jr., architecture, for the Strasenburgh Planetarium, 663 East Avenue.
Kent, Norman (1929)
Norman Kent, printmaking, for woodcuts.
Kim, Olivia (2019)
In recognition of the 2018 installation of the Bicentennial Frederick Douglass Sculptures
Kitchen, Judith (2002)
Judith Kitchen, literature, for The House on Eccles Road.
Konraty, Lola (1950)
Lola Konraty, sculpture.
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Erik Hans Krause, textile design, for decorative designs for textiles, mural panels, and posters.
Kroeger, Alfred C. W. (1925)
Alfred C. W. Kroeger, music, for S.P.D.S., a symphonic poem for orchestra, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, November 25.
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Karl Laurell, weaving.
Layton, Heather (2007)
Heather Layton, for contributions made in art and literature
Leek, Marion Loretta (1933)
Marion Loretta Leek, sculpture.
Liptak, David (2005)
David Liptak, music composition, CD of "Music of David Liptak."
Longenbach, James (2003)
James Longenbach, literature, for Fleet River.
Lyons, Elizabeth (1999)
Elizabeth Lyons, glass sculpture, for "Ritual Vessels."
Lyons, Joan (1979)
Joan Lyons, for painting, photography, and graphic art.
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Nathan Lyons, photography, for the Visual Studies Workshop.
Macon, Robert J. (1972)
Robert J. Macon, architecture, for Fight Square, 282 Troup Street.
Madalena, Batiste (1986)
Batiste Madalena, painting, motion picture posters for the Eastman Theatre (1924-28)
Menihan, John C. (1940)
John C. Menihan, painting, for watercolors and lithographs.
Messner, Elmer R. (1958)
Elmer R. Messner, drawing, for drawings and cartoons.
Miller, Archibald (1966)
Archibald Miller, sculpture, for "creative experiments in adapting new materials to an old art form," shown at the Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, October…
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MurMur (Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Richard Scott), performance.
Newhall, Nancy (1960)
Nancy Newhall, literature, for This is the American Earth, an exhibition book of photographs and commentary (with Ansel Adams). San Francisco: Sierra…
Paley, Albert, Jr. (1975)
Albert R. Paley, Jr., sculpture, for the entrance gates for The Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution,…
Panning, Anne (2008)
Anne Panning, literature, for Super America
Peppermint, Cary (2013)
Cary Peppermint, for Basecamp.exe, a workshop and art installation that explores environmental awareness, and INDUSTRIAL WILDERNESS, an online and…
Peters, Carl (1924)
Carl W. Peters, painting, for Winter landscapes in oil.
Pfohl Smith, Missy (2020)
In recognition of her ongoing directorship of BIODANCE, and in particular her work, entitled "Returning," which premiered in "Dances, Distance and…
Plutzik, Hyam (1959)
Hyam Plutzik, literature, for Apples from Shinar, a volume of poems. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press.
Prip, John (1956)
John Prip, silversmithing.
Ramsey, Jarold (1973)
Jarold Ramsey, literature, for Love in an Earthquake, a volume of poems.
Rogers, Bernard (1962)
Bernard Rogers, music.
Rogers, Michael (2006)
Michael Rogers, glass sculptor, for pieces displayed as part of the 2nd Rochester Biennial Exhibition at the University's Memorial Art Gallery in…
Rouse, Christopher (1989)
Christopher Rouse, music, for Symphony No. 1.
Rutherford, Sarah (2017)
Sarah Rutherford, for her mural project "Her Voice Carries"
Sauer, Julia L. (1942)
Julia L. Sauer, literature, for Fog Magic, a novel for children. New York: The Viking Press.
Schottenfeld, Steven (2023 )
Steven Schottenfeld, in recognition of ongoing achievements, and for the novel This Room Is Made of Noise (UW Press, 2023).
Schwantner, Joseph (1984)
Joseph Schwantner, music, for his composition "New Morning for the World," for narrator and orchestra.
Scott, Joanna (1990)
Joanna Scott, literature, for Arrogance.
Sharrer, Honore (1981)
Honore Sharrer, for painting.
Slater, Eleanor (1926)
Eleanor Chapin Slater, literature, for Quest, a volume of poems. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Sliker, Harold (1947)
Harold Sliker, drama, for Unto Us The Living, a choric drama presented at Monroe High School.
Sloan, Jocelyn Macy (1948)
Jocelyn Macy Sloan, sculpture, for work in alabaster, stone, and terracotta.
Smith, Herb (2021)
Herb Smith, RPO trumpet player and founder of Herb’s City Trumpets
Smith, Paul (1951)
Paul Smith, drama, for Eight and Twenty Mansions, a poetic drama presented at Strong Auditorium by the University of Rochester Stagers, May 11-12.
 Sanchez-Gutierrez, Carlos (2016)
Darren Stevenson, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon for their collaborative opera "Don't Blame Anyone"
Stewart, William R. (1978)
William R. Stewart, ceramic sculpture.
Stewart, William R. (1991)
William Stewart, sculpture, for The Council.
Talarico, Ross (1988)
Ross Talarico, literature, for All Things as They Are: Recollections of the Sixties and Beyond...
Wakefield, Kathleen (2000)
Kathleen Wakefield, poetry, for Notations on the Visible World
Wildenhain, Frans (1953)
Frans Wildenhain, ceramics, painting, and sculpture.
Wildenhain, Frans (1963)
Frans Wildenhain, ceramics, for a mural at The National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
Will, Blanca (1930)
Blanca Will, sculpture, for portraits and "Penguin Fountain."
Williams, Lawrence (2001)
Lawrence Williams, sculpture, for "Sledges and Piers: Water and Ice."
Wolsky, Jack (1970)
Jack Wolsky, painting, for oils shown at the Schuman Gallery.
Zohn-Muldoon, Ricardo (2010)
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, music composition, for CD entitled "Cantos."
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