The work of William Styron, which includes novels such as Sophies's Choice and The Confessions of Nat Turner generated both praise and controversy over the past fifty years.
Some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th and 21st centuries were taken by photographer Richard Avedon. For more than fifty years, Richards portraits have filled the pages of the country's finest magazines.
Few men can claim to have revolutionized their discipline. R. Buckminster Fuller revolutionized many. "Bucky" as he was known, was a designer, architect, poet, educator, engineer, philosopher, environmentalist, and, above all, humanitarian
Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.
Danny Kaye was a great American entertainer with an enormous creative range, encompassing dance, popular song, classical music, complicated verse, impersonation and improvisation, which melded together into an utterly unique style.