HONOREES AND AWARDS
National Academy Museum
& School of Fine Arts

The National Academy has honored distinguished individuals for the past eight years for their dedication and great commitment to the visual arts.


AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT, AND SUPPORT OF THE ARTS

2008 Ira Spanierman, Founder and Managing Director of Spanierman Gallery, LLC
2007 Peter and Paula Lunder, nationally recognized collectors and philanthropists
2006 J. Steven Manolis; Chairman, National Academy Advisory Board
2005The Art Dealers Association of America
2004Dr. Barbara Knowles Debs and Mr. Richard Debs
2003The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
2002J. Barry Griswell
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ross
2001Henry Luce III
2000Stephanie French, Vice President Corporate Contributions, Phillip Morris Companies, Inc.
Paul Gottlieb, C.E.O., Vice Chairman, Publisher and Editor in Chief
Margaret & Raymond Horowitz, Visionary Collector of nineteenth century art
Roy R. Newberger, Founding patron of the Neuberger Museum, philanthropist, and
avid collector of 20th century American art
Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, European Collector and champion of nineteenth century
American art, founder of El Museum Thyssen Bornemisza in Madrid
1999James F. Dicke II, art collector, businessman, and philanthropist who has amassed an
outstanding collection of nineteenth and twentieth century American art
State Senator Roy M. Goodman
1998Rosamond Bernier
John Russell


ARTIST’S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

2008Philip Pearsltein, NA
2007Alex Katz, NA
2006Wolf Kahn, NA
2005Cesar Pelli, NA
2004Jane Freilicher, NA
2003Red Grooms, NA
2002Richard Meier, NA
2001Wayne Thiebaud, NA
2000Will Barnet, NA