Legion D'Honneur Award, 2000
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content: Julia Child was awarded the Legion D’Honneur, France’s highest honor, for her pivotal role in introducing Americans to French cuisine and cookery. Starting with her first cookbook, <i>Mastering the Art of French Cooking</i>, published in collaboration with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle in 1961, and continuing through more than 30 years of televised cooking shows, Julia Child inspired generations of Americans to try new cuisines and to care about food.
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content: Julia received the award in November 2000 at a ceremony in Boston, with her friend and colleague, Chef Jacques Pepin, serving as master of ceremonies. A <i>New York Times</i> article (November 20, 2000) quoted her reaction upon receiving the award: “I am very, very proud. I adore France.” The Legion D'Honneur was created in 1802 by Napoleon to reward outstanding military and civil service to France.
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: Subject
content: Food Culture
label: Subject
content: Entertainment, general
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Food
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content: FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
label: Exhibition
content: Food: Transforming the American Table
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0043.07
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0043.07
label: accession number
content: 2012.0043
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; container: 1 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 5.715 cm x 11.43 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 2 1/4 in x 5 in; 12.7 cm x 5.715 cm x 12.7 cm