Four prominent, established American artists, and four others considered as creative artists of significant promise were given citations and $1,500 awards each by Brandeis University at a dinner here last night.
The university’s 1962 Creative Arts Awards for lifetime achievements were given by Dr. Abram L. Sachar, president of Brandeis, to S.N. Behrman, playwright; Louise Bogan, poet; Alexander Calder, sculptor and Edgard Varese, composer. Cited for “promise” were J.P. Donleavy, playwright; Ben Belitt, poet; David Slivka, sculptor; and Ralph Shapey, composer.
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