The American Academy of Arts and Letters will celebrate Laurie Anderson, Doris Kearns Goodwin and James C. Horton, president of the Harlem School of the Arts.
The academy announced Friday that Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, will receive a Gold Medal for biography. Anderson, the acclaimed avant-garde performer, will receive a Gold Medal in music. Horton, who has led the prestigious Harlem school since 2022 and worked in education for decades, is being recognized for his “significant contribution to the arts.”
All three will get their medals in May, when the academy formally inducts new members, including Oscar-winning composer John Williams and novelist Alice McDermott.
The Arts Academy is an honor organization created in 1898 with 300 core members that annually distributes several prizes and grants.