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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony

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Title
Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony
Names
Reagan, Ronald (Speaker)
Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016 (Host)
Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016 (Speaker)
De Mille, Agnes (Honoree)
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Honoree)
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 (Honoree)
Menil, Dominique de (Honoree)
Exxon Corporation (Associated name)
Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986-07-14
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8608
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5582 (former)
Topics
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997
De Mille, Agnes
Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
Menil, Dominique de
National Medal of Arts
Genres
Television programs
Speeches
Notes
Content: Title, location, and date from original container.
Venue: Videotaped at the White House, Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1986.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Ceremony marking the presentation of the National Medal of Arts, with opening and closing speeches by President Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan presents the medals, with brief introductory speeches, to twelve recipients: Marian Anderson, Frank Capra, Aaron Copland, Willem de Kooning, Agnes de Mille, Eva Le Gallienne, Alan Lomax, Lewis Mumford, Eudora Welty, Dominique de Menil, Exxon Corporation, and Seymour H. Knox. There are no acceptance speeches, and the awards are accepted in person only by de Mille, Lomax, Welty, de Menil, and Knox.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F2652
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13681543
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 486dafa0-90c0-0135-ac58-093feab0e248
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  • 1986: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/19fec7b9-f816-483d-9bd3-9f50b0783bd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/19fec7b9-f816-483d-9bd3-9f50b0783bd9

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/19fec7b9-f816-483d-9bd3-9f50b0783bd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Second annual National Medal of Arts ceremony