National Medal of Arts

National Medal of Arts
National Medal of Arts
Awarded for Outstanding contributions in Arts
Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
Location Washington, D.C.
Country  United States
First awarded 1984
Official website http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/

The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest honor conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. Honorees are selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and ceremoniously presented the award by the President of the United States. The medal was designed for the NEA by sculptor Robert Graham.

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Laureates

In 1983, prior to the official establishment of the Medal, the following artists and patrons received a medal from President Reagan, arranged by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities:

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2005 National Medal of Arts awardees

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Controversy

In 1997, poet Adrienne Rich refused her award as a protest against “inconsistencies” between art and “the cynical politics” of the Clinton White House administration.[3]

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