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theartsdesk's Chairman honoured by Royal Academy
theartsdesk's Chairman honoured by Royal Academy
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Sir John Tusa, chairman of theartsdesk, former managing director of the BBC World Service and Barbican Centre, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy today. Two non-artists a year are chosen by the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly to honour for their distinction in their field. The other honoree is Joseph Rykwert, the art and architecture historian currently professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sir John Tusa, chairman of theartsdesk, former managing director of the BBC World Service and Barbican Centre, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy today. Two non-artists a year are chosen by the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly to honour for their distinction in their field. The other honoree is Joseph Rykwert, the art and architecture historian currently professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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