Jonathan Newhouse named Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters by France
Jonathan Newhouse, Chairman of Condé Nast International, has been named an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters of France, an honour awarded by the government to individuals who have contributed to the cultural life of the nation.
The honour will be bestowed in a medal-pinning ceremony in Paris in January 16th by Gilbert Brownstone, President of rhe Brownstone Foundation and former Curator of the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris.
“This honour is an official recongnition of the excellence and influence of the Condé Nast magazines, above all Vogue Paris. They play a unique role in the cultural life of France, and indeed, the world,” said Newhouse, who has operated the Condé Nast magazines outside the U.S. since 1989 and lived in Paris for many years in the 1990s.
The order of Arts and Letters established in 1957 recognizes a maximum of 640 individuals in a military-style hierarchy. The highest rank, Commander, is limited to 50 individuals, and the second highest, Officer, is granted to no more than 140. Below Officer is the rank of Chevalier which can go to up to 450.
In addition to Vogue Paris, which started publication in 1920, Condé Nast France publishes Vogue Hommes International, Vogue Collections, AD and Glamour, one of the largest monthly magazines in France with just under 350,000 circulation. A French edition of Gentlemen’s Quarterly will be launched next April. Condé Nast International publishes 97 magazines in 22 countries outside the U.S.