Two-time Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones (Spring Awakening, Fela!), Oscar, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy-winning actor and singer Rita Moreno (West Side Story, The Ritz), and two-time Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee (Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, 4 Little Girls) were among the five individuals honored at the Smithsonian’s biennial American Portrait Gala November 19 in Washington, D.C. The event raised $1 million to support the museum’s exhibition programming.
The honorees, whose portraits reside in the National Portrait Gallery, were presented with the Portrait of a Nation Prize for their lasting impact on history, development, and culture.
Flip through photos of the event below:
David D. Ho, Rita Moreno, Kim Sajet, Madeleine K. Albright, and Bill T. Jones
Cathy Podell and Michael H. Podell
Randi Levine and Tommie Pegues
Martin Dahinden and Anita Dahinden
Joseph P. Ujobai, and Kim Sajet
Don Capoccia, Kim Sajet, and Tommie Pegues
Bill T. Jones
Robert Redford and Madeleine K. Albright
Madeleine K. Albright
Bill T. Jones and Spike Lee
Patrick Ewing and Spike Lee
David D. Ho, Madeleine K. Albright, Bill T. Jones, Rita Moreno, and Spike Lee
Glenn Ligon, Gerald H. Friedland, Bill T. Jones, David D. Ho, Madeleine K. Albright, Rita Moreno, Patrick Ewing, Spike Lee, Robert Redford, and Andrea Mitchell
Kim Sajet, Rita Moreno, and Andrea Mitchell
Julia Brooks and Jesse Frohman
Kim Sajet
Esperanza Spalding
Robert Redford and Madeleine K. Albright
Spike Lee and Patrick Ewing
Gerald H. Friedland and David D. Ho
