Gari Melchers (1860-1932)

Awarded annually to a person or an organization that has materially furthered the interest of the profession of the fine arts. The medal was established in 1945 to commemorate Gari Melcher’s generous service to the Fellowship, his genial comradeship, and his sympathetic understanding and great goodwill for artists. The Medal has been presented to the following:

1946 - Corrine L. Melchers

1947 - Hon. James W. Donoghue

1948 - Ringland Kilpatrick

1949 - Henry R. Luce

1950 - Mrs. Edward MacDowell

1951 - Archer M. Huntington

1952 - George Zabriskie

1953 - Chester Dale

1954 - Thomas J. Watson

1955 - Rush H. Kress

1956 - Huntington Hartford

1957 - Silvio Valerio

1958 - not awarded

1959 - State of North Carolina

1960 - Ernest W. Watson

1961 - not awarded

1962 - William B. Connor

1963 - Emily Lowe

1964 - Atlanta Art Association

1965 - Aileen O. Webb

1966 - Edward S. Shorter

1967 - Anna Hyatt Huntington

1968 - Henry E. du Pont

1969 - Alexander J. Wall

1970 - Norman Kent

1971 - Thomas S. Buechner

1972 - Edward G. Robinson

1973 - Dr. Peter Sammartino

1974 - Edgar P. Richardson

1975 - Stewart Klonis

1976 - Whitney North Seymour

1977 - Avery Fisher

1978 - Joseph Veach Noble

1979 - Ada Louise Huxtable

1980 - W. McNeil Lowry

1981 - Russell Lynes

1982 - John Brademas

1983 - National Academy of Design

1984 - Roy R. Neuberger

1985 - Dean Krakel

1986 - Tom Wolfe

1987 - Howard E. Wooden

1988 - The Municipal Art Society of N.Y.

1989 - Sylvan Cole, Jr.

1990 - Newark Museum / Samuel C. Miller

1991 - Ambassador Daniel J. Terra

1992 - The Art Students League of N.Y.

1993 - Dr. William H. Gerdts

1994 - Brendan Gill

1995 - Senator Roy M. Goodman

1996 - Butler Institute of American Art

1997 - Hilton Kramer

1998 - National Arts Club / O. Aldon James, Jr.

1999 - Pastel Society of America / Flora Giffuni

2000 - New York Landmarks Conservancy

2001 - The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

2002 - Salmagundi Club / Richard Pionk

2003 - Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

2004 - Pollock-Krasner Foundation

2005 - New York City Department of Parks & Recreation / Adrian Benepe

2006 - Vermont Studio Center

2007 - Museum of the City of New York / Susan Henshaw Jones

2008 - Montclair Art Museum / Patterson Sims

2009 - Will Barnet, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Pam Singelton

2010 - Milton Esterow

2011 - The Stobart Foundation / John Stobart

2012 - Storm King Art Center, David R. Collens, Director & John H. Stern

2013 - Yale University Art Gallery

2014 - The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge

2015 - MTA Arts & Design / Sandra Bloodworth

2016 - Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

2017 - New York Foundation for the Arts

2018 - Brookgreen Gardens / Robin Salmon

2019 - Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation

2020 - not awarded

2021 - The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

2022 - not awarded

2023 - The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts

2024 - The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts

2025 - The Brooklyn Rail / Phong Bui

2026 -