Guild Hall’s 29th Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards on Monday March 10 at Sotheby’s in NYC honored Barbara Walters for Literary Arts and Media; Philippe de Montebello for Visual Arts; Blythe Danner for Performing Arts; and Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder who received the Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropy. Alec Baldwin was the Master of Ceremonies with special guest presenters Alan Alda, Bob Balaban, Ann Tenenbaum and Michael Lynne. On display were selected works from The Museum at Guild Hall’s permanent collection. The evening’s lead sponsor was Bank United and Crozier the co-sponsor.
