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23rd Annual Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize |
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Elizabeth LeCompte |
EXPERIMENTAL THEATER AND MEDIA PIONEER
ELIZABETH LECOMPTE
RECEIVES THE 23rd ANNUAL
DOROTHY AND LILLIAN GISH PRIZE
AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
IN NEW YORK CITY
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
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Following the ceremony, leaders of the arts community enjoyed a
cocktail reception at the Museum, including members of the 23rd Annual
Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Selection Committee musician Amir
ElSaffar; Janet
L. Sarbaugh, Vice President of Creativity and Senior Program
Director, The Heinz Endowments; and artist Carrie
Mae Weems. Other notable attendees included actor and film
director Steve
Buscemi; film, theater, and television actor Scott
Shepherd; visual artist and composer Christian
Marclay; and lighting designer and 2001 Gish Prize recipient Jennifer
Tipton, among others.
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Aout the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Established in 1994
through the will of Lillian Gish, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish
Prize is given annually to an individual who has “made an
outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to
mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life.” Past recipients
are Suzan-Lori Parks, Maya Lin, Spike Lee, Anna Deavere Smith,
Trisha Brown, Chinua Achebe, Pete Seegar, Robert Redford, Laurie
Anderson, Shirin Neshat, Peter Sellars, Ornette Coleman, Bill T.
Jones, Lloyd Richards, Jennifer Tipton, Merce Cunningham, Arthur
Miller, Isabel Allende, Bob Dylan, Robert Wilson, Ingmar
Bergman, and Frank Gehry. Prize recipients are nominated by the
arts community and chosen by a distinguished committee of arts
leaders for their groundbreaking work in their chosen fields.
For further information, visit
www.gishprize.com
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