National Medal of Arts: White House Ceremony, July 10, 2013
submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures
on 10/12/18
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On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., President Barack Obama presented the 2012 National Medal of Arts during an East Room ceremony at the White House. The National Medal of Arts is a White House initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. Each year, the NEA organizes and oversees the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notifies the artists of their selection to receive a medal, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence. The 2012 Medalists are: Herb Alpert, Lin Arison, Joan Myers Brown, Renée Fleming, Ernest Gaines, Ellsworth Kelly, Tony Kushner, George Lucas, Elaine May, Laurie Olin, Allen Toussaint, and the Washington Performing Arts Society.
