On Sunday, November 19, 2017 the National Portrait Gallery held the American Portrait Gala, recognizing the accomplishments of notable contemporary Americans whose portraits reside in the National Portrait Gallery collection. The honorees were: MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Former Secretary of State Prize Presented by Robert Redford DAVID D. HO, M.D. Medical Doctor and HIV/AIDS Researcher Prize Presented by Gerald H. Friedland, M.D. BILL T. JONES Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Dancer Prize Presented by Glenn Ligon SPIKE LEE Film Director, Producer, Writer, and Actor Prize Presented by Patrick Ewing RITA MORENO Multi Award Winning Actress Prize Presented by Andrea Mitchell The evening culminated with a special performance by four-time GRAMMY award-winning artist Esperanza Spalding. More at: http://npg.si.edu/gala
