Honorees

Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.
Carol Sutton Lewis and William M. Lewis, Jr.
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2019
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Raf Simons
Raf Simons
2019
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley
2019
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Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
2019
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2019
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Ronald O. Perelman
Ronald O. Perelman
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2018
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Jamel Shabazz
Jamel Shabazz
2018
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Sally Mann
Sally Mann
2018
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Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn Ifill
2018
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Ava DuVernay
Ava DuVernay
2018
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
2018
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Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault
Kathryn and Kenneth Chenault
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2017
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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
2017
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Alexander Soros
Alexander Soros
2017
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The Honorable John Lewis
The Honorable John Lewis
2017
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Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste
2017
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Leonard A. Lauder and Judy Glickman Lauder
Leonard A. Lauder and Judy Glickman Lauder
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2016
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Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson
2016
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Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow
Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow
2016
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LaToya Ruby Frazier
LaToya Ruby Frazier
2016
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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
2016
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Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower De Niro
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower De Niro
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2015
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Usher Raymond IV
Usher Raymond IV
2015
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Thornton Dial
Thornton Dial
2015
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Laurent Claquin
Laurent Claquin
2015
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JR
JR
2015
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Mellody Hobson and George Lucas
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas
The Gordon Parks Patron of the Arts Award 2014
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Lorna Simpson
Lorna Simpson
2014
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Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield
2014
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Vera Wang
Vera Wang
2014
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Ed Zwick
Ed Zwick
2014
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Peter Beard
Peter Beard
2013
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Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems
2013
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Donna Karan
Donna Karan
2013
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Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean
Kasseem 'Swizz Beatz' Dean
2013
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Richard Plepler
Richard Plepler
2012
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Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
2012
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
2012
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Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
2011
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Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
2011
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Spike Lee
Spike Lee
2011
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Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson
2011
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Liya Kebede
Liya Kebede
2009
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Isabel Toledo
Isabel Toledo
2009
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Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber
2009
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2007
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Sheila Nevins
Sheila Nevins
2007
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt
2007
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