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Praemium Imperiale

arts prize

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Memorial Pages

64 memorial pages of recipients of the Praemium Imperiale

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Portrait of I. M. Pei (1917–2019) – memorial page

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I. M. Pei

04/26/1917 – 05/16/2019

102 years

Chinese-American architect

New York City
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AW
Portrait of Andrzej Wajda (1926–2016) – memorial page

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Andrzej Wajda

03/06/1926 – 10/09/2016

90 years

Polish film director

Warsaw
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AK
Portrait of Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016) – memorial page

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Abbas Kiarostami

06/22/1940 – 07/04/2016

76 years

Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer

14th arrondissement of Paris
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Portrait of Zaha Hadid (1950–2016) – memorial page

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Zaha Hadid

10/31/1950 – 03/31/2016

65 years

Iraqi British architect, designer and painter

Miami
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Portrait of Pierre Boulez (1925–2016) – memorial page

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Pierre Boulez

03/26/1925 – 01/05/2016

90 years

French composer, conductor and writer

Baden-Baden
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Portrait of Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) – memorial page

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Ellsworth Kelly

05/31/1923 – 12/27/2015

92 years

American painter, sculptor, and printmaker

Spencertown
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Portrait of Charles Correa (1930–2015) – memorial page

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Charles Correa

09/01/1930 – 06/16/2015

84 years

Indian architect and urban planner

Mumbai
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Portrait of Ornette Coleman (1930–2015) – memorial page

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Ornette Coleman

03/09/1930 – 06/11/2015

85 years

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer

Manhattan
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Frei Otto

05/31/1925 – 03/09/2015

89 years

German architect

Leonberg
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Portrait of Richard Attenborough (1923–2014) – memorial page

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Richard Attenborough

08/29/1923 – 08/24/2014

90 years

British actor

London
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Portrait of Claudio Abbado (1933–2014) – memorial page

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Claudio Abbado

06/26/1933 – 01/20/2014

80 years

Italian conductor

Bologna
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AC
Portrait of Anthony Caro (1924–2013) – memorial page

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Anthony Caro

03/08/1924 – 10/23/2013

89 years

English abstract sculptor

London
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Portrait of Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013) – memorial page

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Henri Dutilleux

01/22/1916 – 05/22/2013

97 years

French composer

Paris
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Zao Wou-Ki

02/01/1920 – 04/09/2013

93 years

Chinese-French painter

Nyon
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Portrait of Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) – memorial page

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Ravi Shankar

04/07/1920 – 12/11/2012

92 years

Indian sitar player

San Diego
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Portrait of Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) – memorial page

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Oscar Niemeyer

12/15/1907 – 12/05/2012

104 years

Brazilian architect

Rio de Janeiro
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Portrait of Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) – memorial page

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Gae Aulenti

12/04/1927 – 11/01/2012

84 years

Italian architect and designer

Milan
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HW
Portrait of Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012) – memorial page

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Hans Werner Henze

07/01/1926 – 10/27/2012

86 years

German composer

Dresden
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Portrait of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925–2012) – memorial page

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

05/28/1925 – 05/18/2012

86 years

German lyric baritone and conductor

Berg
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Portrait of Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012) – memorial page

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Antoni Tàpies

12/13/1923 – 02/06/2012

88 years

Catalan painter, sculptor and art theorist

Barcelona
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Cy Twombly

04/25/1928 – 07/05/2011

83 years

American painter, sculptor and photographer

Rome
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Portrait of Sigmar Polke (1941–2010) – memorial page

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Sigmar Polke

02/13/1941 – 06/10/2010

69 years

German artist

Köln
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Portrait of Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) – memorial page

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Louise Bourgeois

12/25/1911 – 05/31/2010

98 years

French-American artist

New York City
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Portrait of Pina Bausch (1940–2009) – memorial page

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Pina Bausch

07/27/1940 – 06/30/2009

68 years

German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director

Wuppertal
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