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In 2011, for "transcendent work" and contributions to culture, the members of the Russian Academy, the centuries-old institution that governs art education and exhibitions in the Russian Federation, voted to make Shanks an honorary member of their ranks.<ref>http://en.rah.ru/content/en/news_en.html</ref>
==Death==
Shanks died of cancer at his home in [[Andalusia, Pennsylvania|Andalusia]], [[Pennsylvania]] on August 28, 2015 at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/nelson-shanks-painter-presidents-royalty-dies-77-33418651|title=Nelson Shanks, Painter of Presidents and Royalty, Dies at 77|publisher=[[ABC News]].com|accessdate=August 30, 2015}}</ref>
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