2016 Kennedy Center Honors Formal Artist's Dinner

Gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples, one of the five recipients of the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors pose for a group photo following a dinner hosted by United States Secretary of State John F. Kerry in their honor at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2016. The 2016 honorees are: Argentine pianist Martha Argerich; rock band the Eagles; screen and stage actor Al Pacino; gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples; and musician James Taylor. Pool photo by Ron Sachs/UPI