The American Academy of Arts and Letters

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Summary
	Date founded	1898


Organization
	Geographic scope	United States of America
	Members	Edwin Austin Abbey (1898, 1911) Henry Adams (1898, 1918) Herbert Adams (1898, 1945) Show 355 more Even more Hide
	Sectors	Arts Literature
	Involved in merger	American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1976)


Award Presenting Organization
	Award categories presented	American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Belles Lettres and Criticism American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Biography American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Drama Show 8 more Even more Hide
	Awards presented	American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals Arthur Rense Prize Michael Braude Award for Light Verse


Employer
	Employees and other personnel	Nicholas M. Butler (President, 1928, 1941)


Literature Subject
	Works Written About This Topic	A Century of Arts and Letters