Archives of American Art 2024 Gala

October 29, 2024 | New York City

 

2024 Honorees

Senga Nengudi
Archives of American Art Medal

Richard Tuttle
Archives of American Art Medal

Ann Philbin
Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History

Event Details

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

6:30pm Cocktails
7:30pm Dinner

Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza
65th Floor
New York, NY 10112

Tickets and Tables

To purchase a table or ticket, please click below.

About the Annual Gala 

The Gala is the Archives of American Art’s annual fundraising event celebrating American art and the important role the Archives has played in documenting and preserving the history of American art. Since the first Gala in 1984, the event has provided critical, unrestricted support while recognizing the accomplishments of its remarkable honorees. 

To see previous Archives of American Art Medal and Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History honorees, please click below.

Co-Chairs

George Frederick Mead Merck
Amanda Quinn Olivar

Gala Planning Committee

Diane A. Fogg
Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel
Evelyn Day Lasry
Deborah Schmidt Robinson
Migs Wright

For More Information

For more information on the 2024 Archives of American Art Annual Gala, please contact AAAGala@si.edu | 202.633.7989

Photographs from the 2023 Gala

Photographs by Laos Fois Photography 2023.

The Archives of American Art Board of Trustees and special guests pose for a photograph at the 2023 Gala.

The Archives of American Art Board of Trustees and special guests at the 2023 Gala

Ruth Fine, Anne Helmreich, and Amanda Quinn Olivar pose for a photograph during cocktail hour.

Art historian Ruth Fine (Fleischman Award Honoree, 2023), director Anne Helmreich, and trustee Amanda Quinn Olivar

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Howardena Pindell pose for a photo after Jaune receives her award

Artists Howardena Pindell (Archives of American Art Honoree, 2019) and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Archives of American Art Medal Honoree, 2023)

Alexandra May, Joan Agajanian Quinn, Salvador Salort-Pons, Louisa Gloger, and Amanda Quinn Olivar pose for a photo during the cocktail hour.

Trustee Alexandra May, Joan Agajanian Quinn, Salvador Salort-Pons, trustee Louisa Gloger, and trustee Amanda Quinn Olivar

George Frederick Mead Merck, Gil Vazquez, and Julia Gruen pose for a photograph during after receiving their award.

Chair, board of trustee George Frederick Mead Merck, Gil Vazquez, and trustee Julia Gruen

George Merck standing with his hand over his heart after a heartfelt speech on the floor of the Gala with other guests sitting at their tables and watching.

Chair, board of trustee George Frederick Mead Merck

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Neal Ambrose-Smith sitting at their table in the Rainbow Room.

Artists Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Archives of American Art Medal Honoree, 2023) and Neal Ambrose-Smith

Julissa Marenco giving a speech at the podium in the Rainbow Room

Julissa Marenco, Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs, Smithsonian Institution

A view of the Rainbow Room during the 2023 Archives of American Art Gala.

A view of the Rainbow Room during the 2023 Archives of American Art Gala

Ruth Fine and Shelley Langdale posing for a photograph after Ruth’s acceptance of the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History.

Art historian Ruth Fine (Fleischman Award Honoree, 2023) and Shelley Langdale

Anne Helmreich giving a speech in the Rainbow Room

Anne Helmreich, Director, Archives of American Art

Posed photo of Honorees and speakers post award ceremony in Gala

Anne Helmreich, Shelley Langdale, Gil Vazquez, George Frederick Mead Merck, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Howardena Pindell, and Ruth Fine

Photograph of attendees of the Gala seated at tables in a large event room
2024 Gala

Join us for the October 29, 2024 Archives of American Art Gala in New York City. 

Karen Maynor, Photograph of Andy Warhol writing a note on vacuum cleaner at “Art in Process V” exhibition, 1972.
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