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Join Us Artists Carrie Mae Weems, Alex Katz, Mark Bradford, and the late Ruth Asawa are among 20 artists who received the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts at the White House today, October 21. Considered the most prestigious award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States federal government, the medals were formally presented by President Joseph Biden in a private ceremony. “The arts enrich our lives, helping us to ask questions, imagine new possibilities, and create community,” said Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, the independent federal agency that administers the award, in a statement.
Other visual artists who received the award included the photographers Randy Batista and Clyde Butcher, documentarian Ken Burns, filmmakers Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg, and singer-actress Queen Latifah. The 19 recipients of the 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medals were also honored at the same ceremony. These included writers, historians, educators, philanthropic organizations, and filmmakers, including the Potawatomi botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, the documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter, and the late chef and author Anthony Bourdain.
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Ruth Asawa (posthumous), artist Randy A. Batista, photographer Clyde Butcher, landscape photographer Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, museum and education center Melissa “Missy” Elliott, artist and producer Leonardo “Flaco” Jimenez, musician Eva Longoria, actress, director, and philanthropist Idina Menzel, actress and singer Herbert I. Ohta, musician Bruce Sagan, arts leader Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist Mark Bradford, artist Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker Bruce Cohen, producer Alex Katz, artist Jo Carole Lauder, arts leader Spike Lee, filmmaker Queen Latifah, artist and actress Selena Quintanilla (posthumous), singer Steven Spielberg, filmmaker Wallis Annenberg, philanthropist Appalshop, community arts and programming center Joy Harjo, poet Robin Harris, principal and educator Juan Felipe Herrera, writer Robert Martin, administrator in Indigenous higher education Jon Meacham, writer and historian Ruth J.
Simmons, academic administrator in higher education Pauline Yu, scholar of Chinese literature Anthony Bourdain (posthumous), chef and author LeVar Burton, actor and literacy advocate Roz Chast, cartoonist and author Nicolás Kanellos, scholar and publisher of Hispanic literature Robin Wall Kimmerer, scholar and author Mellon Foundation, philanthropic organization Dawn Porter, filmmaker Aaron Sorkin, playwright, screenwriter, and director Darren Walker, social justice philanthropist Rosita Worl, anthropologist and cultural leader We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, we wanted to ask if you would consider supporting Hyperallergic ’s journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or billionaire board members. Our journalism is funded by readers like you, ensuring integrity and independence in our coverage.
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