Founded in the Salmagundi Club circa 1928, this iconic artist club located on lower 5th Avenue, New York, has hosted its Grand National Exhibition for many years, this year will be the 89th. I was honored to have won a Memorial Award in two years. Above, I am accepting the Leila Garden Sawyer Memorial Award during the 87th Grand National. Visiting New York during the early Christmas season is always exciting, but even more so when going for this purpose.