National Medal of Arts

National Medal of Arts

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. A prestigious American honor, it is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government.

National Medal Of Arts People (First 31 people) - Page 1

Bess Lomax Hawes

Bess Lomax Hawes

American musician

Carlisle Floyd

Carlisle Floyd

American opera composer

Michael Graves

Michael Graves

American architect

George Tooker

George Tooker

Fine art artist

Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll

American architect

Wayne Thiebaud

Wayne Thiebaud

American painter

Barbara Handman

Barbara Handman

American activist

Jack Whitten

Jack Whitten

American painter

Seymour H. Knox II

Seymour H. Knox II

Businessman

Craig Noel

Craig Noel

Businessperson

Lila Acheson Wallace

Lila Acheson Wallace

American publisher and philanthropist

Henry Z. Steinway

Henry Z. Steinway

American businessman

Ian McHarg

Ian McHarg

Scottish landscape architect

Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly

American painter

Denise Scott Brown

Denise Scott Brown

American architect

Catherine Filene Shouse

Catherine Filene Shouse

American Researcher

Dan Kiley

Dan Kiley

American landscape architect

Rosetta LeNoire

Rosetta LeNoire

American film actress

Luis Valdez

Luis Valdez

American playwright

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell

American painter

Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Dutch-American artist

Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen

American composer

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

American comic book writer

Harry Callahan

Harry Callahan

American photographer

Jesús Moroles

Jesús Moroles

American Sculptor

Joseph P. Riley Jr.

Joseph P. Riley Jr.

Former Mayor of Charleston

James DePreist

James DePreist

American conductor

José Limón

José Limón

Dancer

Viktor Schreckengost

Viktor Schreckengost

American industrial designer

Walker Hancock

Walker Hancock

American sculptor

Alice Tully

Alice Tully

American singer