Finalist: Newsday , by Justin Davidson
For his fresh and vivid writing on classical music and its makers.
Winners
Prize Winner in Criticism in 1999:
Blair Kamin
For his lucid coverage of city architecture, including an influential series supporting the development of Chicago's lakefront area.
Criticism
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Criticism in 1999:
Gail Caldwell
For her compelling observations on books and popular culture.
Henry Allen
For his illuminating criticism of photography and painting.
The Jury
The Jury
Michael Janeway(chair )
director, national arts journalism program
Jim Amoss
editor
Earl W. Foell
chief editorial writer; editor of the editorial page
Saundra Keyes
managing editor
Tom Shales*
tv critic
Winners in Criticism
Michiko Kakutani
For her passionate, intelligent writing on books and contemporary literature.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.
Robert Campbell
For his knowledgeable writing on architecture.
Margo Jefferson
For her book reviews and other cultural criticism.
1999 Prize Winners
Duke Ellington
Bestowed posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.
Chuck Philips and Michael A. Hiltzik
For their stories on corruption in the entertainment industry, including a charity sham sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, illegal detoxification programs for wealthy celebrities, and a resurgence of radio payola.
Staff
For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself.