Lillian Fairchild Award
Title
Lillian Fairchild Award
Items in the Lillian Fairchild Award Collection
Kroeger, Alfred C. W. (1925)
Alfred C. W. Kroeger, music, for S.P.D.S., a symphonic poem for orchestra, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, November 25.
Slater, Eleanor (1926)
Eleanor Chapin Slater, literature, for Quest, a volume of poems. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Backus, Lulu Scott (1927)
Lulu Scott Backus, ceramics, for pottery and new ceramic glazes, shown at the Memorial Art Gallery in May.
Frost, Elizabeth (1928)
Elizabeth Hollister Frost, literature, for The Lost Lyrist, a volume of poems. New York: Harper &
Cassebeer, Walter (1931)
Walter Henry Cassebeer, printmaking, for lithographs of Rochester and western New York.
Butler, Herman J. (1934)
Herman J. Butler and Norman Lindner of Pike Stained Glass Studios, stained glass, for windows in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 549 Humboldt Street.
Barlow, Wayne (1935)
Wayne Barlow, music, for False Faces, a ballet suite for orchestra, performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, October 30.
Fassin, Gustave (1936)
Gustave Fassin, architecture, for the interior design and decoration of his new residence, Wisner Road (at the north entrance to Huntington Hills).
Burke, Carleton (1937)
Carleton Burke, literature, for Symphony Iroquoian, a volume of poems based on ancient Indian legends. Rochester: Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Krause, Erik Hans (1938)
Erik Hans Krause, textile design, for decorative designs for textiles, mural panels, and posters.
Enright, Walter (1941)
Walter T. Enright and Sherman A. Clute, drama, for the words and music of Ring, Freedom, Ring, presented by the public schools of Rochester, July 6-7.
Sauer, Julia L. (1942)
Julia L. Sauer, literature, for Fog Magic, a novel for children. New York: The Viking Press.
No award (1946) (1946)
No award
Sliker, Harold (1947)
Harold Sliker, drama, for Unto Us The Living, a choric drama presented at Monroe High School.
Sloan, Jocelyn Macy (1948)
Jocelyn Macy Sloan, sculpture, for work in alabaster, stone, and terracotta.
Harvey, Ruth Walker (1949)
Ruth Walker Harvey, literature, for Curtain Time, a memoir of the Walker theatre in Winnipeg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Konraty, Lola (1950)
Lola Konraty, sculpture.
Smith, Paul (1951)
Paul Smith, drama, for Eight and Twenty Mansions, a poetic drama presented at Strong Auditorium by the University of Rochester Stagers, May 11-12.
Faragher, Donald Q. (1952)
Donald Q. Faragher, architecture, for Hanover Houses, Joseph Avenue.
Prip, John (1956)
John Prip, silversmithing.
Laurell, Karl (1957)
Karl Laurell, weaving.
Plutzik, Hyam (1959)
Hyam Plutzik, literature, for Apples from Shinar, a volume of poems. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press.
Newhall, Nancy (1960)
Nancy Newhall, literature, for This is the American Earth, an exhibition book of photographs and commentary (with Ansel Adams). San Francisco: Sierra Club.
Wildenhain, Frans (1963)
Frans Wildenhain, ceramics, for a mural at The National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.
Hanson, Howard (1964)
Howard Hanson, music, for Four Psalms, for baritone, solo cello, and strings, first performed at the Library of Congress, October 31.
Johnson, James H. (1965)
James H. Johnson, architecture, for the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 2400 Ridge Road West.
Miller, Archibald (1966)
Archibald Miller, sculpture, for "creative experiments in adapting new materials to an old art form," shown at the Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, October 4-24.
Hecht, Anthony (1967)
Anthony Hecht, literature, for The Hard Hours, a volume of poems. New York: Atheneum.
Kaelber, Carl F. W., Jr. (1968)
Carl F. W. Kaelber, Jr., architecture, for the Strasenburgh Planetarium, 663 East Avenue.
Macon, Robert J. (1972)
Robert J. Macon, architecture, for Fight Square, 282 Troup Street.
Calderwood, Kathy (1974)
Kathy Calderwood, painting, for oils shown at the Allan Stone Gallery, New York.
Paley, Albert, Jr. (1975)
Albert R. Paley, Jr., sculpture, for the entrance gates for The Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and for the wrought iron fence sculpture for the sculpture garden at the Hunter Museum…
Bornarth, Philip (1976)
Philip Bornarth, painting, for his retrospective exhibition, "Earth, Air, and Water: Drawings and Paintings of The American Landscape," shown at The Bevier Gallery of The Rochester Institute of Technology, 25 September to 21 October 1976.
Castle, Wendell (1977)
Wendell Castle, sculpture, for the walnut spiral staircase in the corporate headquarters of The Gannett Co.
Allardt, Linda (1980)
Linda Allardt, literature, for The Names of the Survivors , a volume of poems (Ithaca, N.Y.: Ithaca House).
Fagan, Garth (1982)
Garth Fagan, music, for general direction and choreography for The Bucket Dance Theatre, particularly for "Of Night, Light, and Melanin" (1982).
Cleveland Quartet (1983)
The Cleveland Quartet, music
Schwantner, Joseph (1984)
Joseph Schwantner, music, for his composition "New Morning for the World," for narrator and orchestra.
Grosso, Frank (1985)
Frank Grosso, architecture, for coordinating the neo-classicial and the gothic styles in the new wing that will join the Memorial Art Gallery with the Cutler Union.
Madalena, Batiste (1986)
Batiste Madalena, painting, motion picture posters for the Eastman Theatre (1924-28)
Lyons, Nathan (1987)
Nathan Lyons, photography, for the Visual Studies Workshop.
Talarico, Ross (1988)
Ross Talarico, literature, for All Things as They Are: Recollections of the Sixties and Beyond...
Fagan, Garth (1992)
Garth Fagan, choreography, for Griot New York.
Hendrick, Joe (1993)
Joe Hendrick and Colleen Hendrick choreography and set design, for Days Swinging Home.
MurMur (1995)
MurMur (Michael Ives, Robert Kulik, and Richard Scott), performance.
Chiarenza, Carl (1998)
Carl Chiarenza, Fanny Knapp Allen Professor Emeritus of Art History and artist-in-residence at the College, photography, for an exhibit of large-scale photographs that were displayed at Niagara University and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Williams, Lawrence (2001)
Lawrence Williams, sculpture, for "Sledges and Piers: Water and Ice."
Gregory, Judith Olson (2004)
Judith Olson Gregory, mixed media art, for "The Season Series."
Rogers, Michael (2006)
Michael Rogers, glass sculptor, for pieces displayed as part of the 2nd Rochester Biennial Exhibition at the University's Memorial Art Gallery in 2006.
Dunwoody, Shawn (2009)
Shawn Dunwoody, for "his multifaceted involvement in the Rochester artistic community and efforts to bring the arts and underserved communities together outside of traditional venues."
Peppermint, Cary (2013)
Cary Peppermint, for Basecamp.exe, a workshop and art installation that explores environmental awareness, and INDUSTRIAL WILDERNESS, an online and community-based artwork that explores connections between industry and nature.
Hodge, Nate (2015)
Nate Hodge, for his mural ‘City and Sky’ on Atlantic Avenue as part of Wall/Therapy
Sanchez-Gutierrez, Carlos (2016)
Darren Stevenson, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon for their collaborative opera "Don't Blame Anyone"
Kim, Olivia (2019)
In recognition of the 2018 installation of the Bicentennial Frederick Douglass Sculptures
Pfohl Smith, Missy (2020)
In recognition of her ongoing directorship of BIODANCE, and in particular her work, entitled "Returning," which premiered in "Dances, Distance and Dusk," and later also led to the film "Pilgrimage."
Donnell, Quajay (2022)
In recognition of his accomplishments in photography, and specifically his 2022 RBSC exhibition of photographs documenting artists’ engagement across the city with imagery of Frederick Douglass.
Schottenfeld, Steven (2023 )
Steven Schottenfeld, in recognition of ongoing achievements, and for the novel This Room Is Made of Noise (UW Press, 2023).
No award (1931)
No award
