44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Formal Artist's Dinner Arrivals

The recipients of the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors pose for a group photo following the Medallion Ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 4, 2021. From left to right back row: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, 'Saturday Night Live' creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and David M. Rubenstein, chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Front row, left to right: Evan Ryan, wife of Secretary Blinken, operatic bass-baritone Justino Diaz, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, Motown founder, songwriter, producer and director Berry Gordy, and Deborah F. Rutter, president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI