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Notable Alumni in the Arts

An astonishing number of Columbians made a mark in literature, film, drama, architecture, music and other art forms. The Arts Initiative thought it might be nice to assemble a list. In 2005, several students made it a part-time project; we're particularly grateful to Madeleine Elish, Julia Kelly and David Harrington, and hope to see them on the list they created one day.

You didn't have to graduate to be included, which kept Federico Garcia Lorca and many others on board. You didn't have to go to Columbia or Barnard Colleges, which yielded Paul Robeson (Law '23) and Georgia O'Keefe (TC '14-'15). Among the graduates, you'll find Tony Kushner (CC '78), Cynthia Nixon (BC '88) and Suzanne Vega (BC '81).

Any omissions were inadvertent, not a result of editorial decisions, and we apologize to those we missed. Please send additions, and of course corrections, to cuarts@columbia.edu.

Gregory Mosher

Director, Arts Initiative