The academy was founded more than a century ago, with a mission "to foster and sustain an interest in literature, music and the fine arts." New members are elected after previous members die. There are 250 members.
Current members include Edward Albee, Philip Glass and Toni Morrison.
Past members included Henry Adams, Mark Rothko and Mark Twain.
May 2009 new members are: fiction writers T. Coraghessan Boyle (Drop City, World's End and Richard Price (Clockers, Lush Life); poets Jorie Graham and Yusef Komunyakaa; composers Stephen Hartke, Frederic Rzewski and Augusta Read Thomas; visual artist Judy Pfaff; and architect Tod Williams.
source: The Columbus Dispatch, April 2009
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