Handel Medallion

Handel Medallion
LocationNew York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe City of New York, United States
RewardMedallion
First award1959

The Handel Medallion is an American award presented by the City of New York. It is the city's highest award given to individuals for their contribution to the city's intellectual and cultural life.

Establishment

The award was first issued in 1959 to Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown, upon the 200th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), the German-British Baroque composer, noted for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. The award was established under New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr.

Award winners

Year Recipient Notes
1959Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown (1901–1990)
1964Sidney Poitier (1927–2022)
1965Joseph B. Martinson (1914–1970)
1966David Sarnoff, Justino Diaz, and Lionel Hampton
1967Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), William Schuman
1968Janet D. Schenck
1969Claire Raphael Reis
1970Martha Graham, George Balanchine, Aaron Copland, Alice Tully
1971Joseph Papp
1972Harold Arlen, Charlie Chaplin, Elia Kazan, Dizzy Gillespie
1973Duke Ellington, Melissa Hayden, Lincoln Kirstein, Beverly Sills
1974Oratorio Society of New York
1975Joshua Logan
1976George Abbott, Margot Fonteyn, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins
1977Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein
1978Elliott Carter
1980Marilyn Horne
1981Lena Horne
1982John Lennon
1985Leontyne Price
1986Alexandra Danilova, Antony Tudor
1988Alvin Ailey
1989Charles Wadsworth
1993Robert Merrill, Arthur Mitchell
1997Skitch Henderson (1918–2005)
1999Merce Cunningham
2002Licia Albanese, Roberta Peters
2008Neil Simon
2009Jessye Norman
2010Judith Jamison
2011Stephen Sondheim
2013Harvey Lichtenstein

Years unknown:

See also

References

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  14. ↑ "Explore Our History".
  15. ↑ "Press Release Archives #722-97 Mayor Presents Handel Medallion to Skitch Hederson". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ McElroy, Steven (November 10, 2008). "ARTS, BRIEFLY; The Mayors Awards". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ Press release (December 8, 1997). "MAYOR BLOOMBERG PRESENTS 2009 MAYOR’S AWARDS FOR ARTS & CULTURE AT FRANK SINATRA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS". Mayor of New York City's Press Office. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Judith Jamison to Receive Handel Medallion from Mayor Bloomberg 11/8". Broadway World. November 1, 2010.
  19. ↑ Cohen, Patricia (October 10, 2011). "Sondheim to Receive New York City Arts Honor". The New York Times.
  20. ↑ Berkvist, Robert (February 11, 2017). "Harvey Lichtenstein, Who Led Brooklyn Academy of Music's Rebirth, Dies at 87". The New York Times.