She’s probably heard that before, too. Obama had a secret for each of the 22 recipients of the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal: He brought author Maxine Hong Kingston close ...

2015-09-10T15:50:50-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/64a/20150910161020012_hd.jpgPresident Barack Obama presented the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the ...

Today in the East Room of the White House, President Obama honored music legend Quincy Jones with the nation’s most prestigious honor for artists — the National Medal of Arts. Jones joins the ...

They create a new space and that becomes a lasting contribution to American life,” Obama said. Among those receiving a National Medal of Arts are Herb Alpert, of Malibu, Calif., the musician ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Poet and author Dove smiles at President Obama as she receives the 2011 National Medal of Arts in the East Wing of the White House on Feb. 13 ...

Obama awarded the medals to 23 singers, dancers, poets, producers, playwrights, scholars and others, and one organization. Among those receiving a National Medal of Arts are musician Herb Alpert ...

President Obama is to present the National Medal of Arts to 12 recipients during a White House ceremony scheduled for Wednesday. Among the winners for 2012 are artist Ellsworth Kelly, soprano ...

The National Medal of the Arts is the highest American award given ... who delivered a poem at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration, memoirist Tara Westover, novelist Colson Whitehead ...

spreading misinformation"; the event celebrated both the 2022 and 2023 National Medal of Arts recipients. Others who received the arts medals - managed by the National Endowment for the Arts ...

The National Medal of Arts adds to a list of posthumous accolades Selena has received, including: Special Merit Award: Presented at the Grammys for her musical career and influence on the Tejano ...

Bruce Springsteen, on his day off between concert dates, visited the White House Tuesday afternoon to accept his latest award, the National Medal of Arts ... by President Obama in 2016 ...