HIGHBROW ARTS ACADEMY TURNS 100 YEARS OLD From: The Columbian | Date: May 8, 1998| Author: HILLEL ITALIE | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Columbian

05-08-1998

NEW YORK - A few miles north of midtown Manhattan, on a quiet block just off the Hudson River, is an organization that has always thought of itself as a little above the crowd: the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Founded 100 years ago, the academy serves as a kind of hall of fame of high culture.
Here, photos of members from Mark Twain to David Mamet hang, wall to wall, and Great Thoughts such as ``All passes/...

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