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Michel Roux Songwriters Hall of Fame Patron of the Arts Award - Framed 1993 Patron of the Arts Award presented to liquor executive Michel Roux by the Songwriters Hall of Fame / National Academy of Popular Music. Recognizes Roux for his support of the arts and includes an Absolut-themed reference to his work. Dated June 2, 1993, and bearing the printed/presented signature of President Sammy Cahn. Pre-owned, previously displayed condition with light wear and surface markings. Please reference all photos for full condition details. Measurements: 15” x 12” x 1”. Weight: 1.5 lbs From the collection of Michel Roux, the liquor icon. One of Mr. Roux’s signature spirits at Crillon was absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit known for its popularity among 19th-century artists like van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. It was banned by the United States in 1912 amid concerns that wormwood, one if its ingredients, which contained thujone, caused hallucinations. In 2000 Mr. Roux introduced a legal absinthe, Absente, which used a sister botanical, Southern wormwood, with only trace amounts of thujone.