Japan Arts Association.

MERCE v. t. 1. To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce. CUNNINGHAM has received a Praemium Imperiale The Praemium Imperiale is a prize for artists that has been awarded since 1989 at the suggestion of the Emperor of Japan. It is intended to be a "Nobel Prize in art" and an expansion on the Nobel Prize in Literature to other fields of fine art. Arts Award, given for lifetime achievement by the Japan Arts Association.

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Title Annotation:	awarded Merce Cunningham
Publication:	Dance Magazine
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	9JAPA
Date:	Jan 1, 2006
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