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Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Audio/Visual Archives Collection, Photograph No. c9500-22
Image courtesy of the LBJ Library, Audio/Visual Archives Collection, Photograph No. c9500-22
Van CliburnUnited States, 1934 - 2013

Harvey "Van" Cliburn was an internationally acclaimed pianist from America. In 1958, Cliburn won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and was the first musician to receive an ticker-tape parade upon his return to New York City. Cliburn won various distinctions throughout his career, including Kennedy Center Honors, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Russia's Order of Friendship, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Medal of Arts from the United States.

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Cartoon Drawing
1970.4.2.1
ca. September 1964
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