National Medal of Arts
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National Medal of Arts

Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
Country Flag of the United States United States
First awarded 1984
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The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the Congress of the United States 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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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.[1]

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:

1980s

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989


1990s

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999


2000s

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007


References

  1. ^ Adrienne Rich's letter to The National Endowment for the Arts

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