Richard Charles Rodgers was a giant American composer who worked primarily in musical theater, with 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit. One of the most well-known American composers of the 20th century his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Rodgers was the first person to win all four of the top American entertainment awards in theater, film, recording, and television – an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony – now known collectively as an EGOT. And he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him one of only two people to receive all five awards (Marvin Hamlisch is the other and in1978, Rodgers was in the inaugural group of Kennedy Center Honorees for lifetime achievement in the arts. Best known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, On Your Toes and Babes in Arms. With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused on characters and drama rather than the earlier light-hearted entertainment of the genre. Of this photo of the legend, Richard Rogers, Stewart shares, “…this photo was from my seat in the orchestra as the conducted the Grand Finale of the evening honoring Cole Porter.” Signed on mat and under photo. Small folds on edges. Overall Size: 16 x 20 in. Sight Size: 10 1/2 x 11 in. #4 #4454 Location AF GALLERY