American sculptor and educator Walker Hancock is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush during...
American dancer, choreographer, and activist Katherine Dunham is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President...
American Jazz composer and musician Dizzy Gillespie is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush...
Polish poet and author Czeslaw Milosz is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush during a...
View of US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush during the National Medal of Arts ceremony in the White House's East Room, Washington...
American Jazz composer and musician Dizzy Gillespie is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush...
American author and critic John Updike is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush during a...
Philanthropist Alice Tully being presented with National Medal of Arts by Pres. Ronald W. Reagan and his wife .
Dancer/Choreographer Martha Graham being presented with National Medal of Arts by Pres. Ronald W. Reagan and his wife .
Texan art collector Mrs. John DeMenil , smiling after accepting the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald W. Reagan..
Film Director Frank Capra's son , accepting the National Medal of Arts on behalf of his father from President Ronald W. Reagan.
Art Patron Seymour Knox, shaking hands with Mrs. Ronald W. Reagan after receiving the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald W. Reagan.
Choregrapher Agnes DeMille, being escorted by Marine and Navy Personnel after accepting the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald W. Reagan.
The daughter of Lewis Mumford, accepting the National Medal of Arts on her father's behalf from President Ronald W. Reagan .
Mrs. Williem De Kooning accepting the National Medal of Arts on her husband's behalf from President Ronald W. Reagan.
American singer Aretha Franklin , with her 1999 National Medal of Arts around her neck, as she stands with unidentified others at the White House,...
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama chat with a guest as they leave the East Room after attending the 2009 National Medal of Arts/...
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker arrives for the 2009 National Medal of Arts/National Humanities Medal presentation ceremony February 25, 2010 in the...
In this photo provided by the White House, President George W. Bush shakes hands with legendary musician Fats Domino, wearing a National Medal of...
President Barack Obama laughs while presenting the 2015 National Medal of Arts and 2015 National Humanities Medals during a ceremony in the East Room...
President Barack Obama presents the National Medal of Arts to dancer Ralph Lemon during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 22, 2016...
Comedian Mel Brooks is presented with the National Medal of Arts during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 22, 2016 in Washington,...
Comedian Mel Brooks is presented with the National Medal of Arts during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 22, 2016 in Washington,...
Television writer & producer Norman Lear famous for bringing such greats as 'All in the Family,' 'The Jefferesons,' 'Maude,' and 'Mary Hartman, Mary...
President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton are embraced by US actor Gregory Peck during the presentation of the National Medal of Arts...
President Bill Clinton along with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton award singer Aretha Franklin with the 1999 National Medal of Arts and Humanities...
President Bill Clinton along with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton congratulates movie producer Steven Spielberg after awarding him with the 1999...
Dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov holds his National Medal of Arts award after it was presented to him by US President Bill Clinton during ceremonies 20...
President Bill Clinton bestows the National Medal of Arts award to US singer/actress Barbra Streisand during ceremonies 20 December, 2000 at...
Author Stephen King shows off his National Medal of Arts, on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Friday Sept. 11, 2015 on the CBS Television Network.
President Barack Obama presents Meredith Monk with the 2014 National Medal of Arts at The White House on September 10, 2015 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama presents author Stephen King with the 2014 National Medal of Arts at The White House on September 10, 2015 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama presents actress and filmmaker Sally Field with the 2014 National Medal of Arts at The White House on September 10, 2015 in...
President Barack Obama presents the 2014 National Medal of Arts to John Baldessari during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 10, 2015...
President Barack Obama presents the 2014 National Medal of Arts to Stephen King during an East Room ceremony at the White House September 10, 2015 in...
President Barack Obama presents the 2013 National Medal of Arts to filmmaker Albert Maysles during an East Room ceremony July 28, 2014 at the White...
President Barack Obama shakes hands with 2012 National Medal of Arts recipient Allen Toussaint for his contributions as a composer, producer, and...
Actor and director Al Pacino listens to his introduction before he is presented with a National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama during...
Barack Obama attends the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal at White House on March 2, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Novak applauds as President Joe Biden arrives for the National Humanities Medals and the 2021 National Medal of Arts awards ceremony in the East Room...
Photographer Arnold Newman holding Gold Medal Award of Honor, which he received at National Arts Club.
American photographer Arnold Newman poses with the Medal of Honor for Excellence in Photography, which he was awarded by the National Arts Club, New...
John Cheever , author of "The Wapshot Scandal." is presented the Howells Medal for Fiction of the American Academy of Arts and letters for the book...
At the joint ceremonial of the American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters, left to right: Deems Taylor, vice president; Walter...
Architect I. M. Pei chats here with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who was on hand to congratulate him at National Arts Club's 82nd Annual Award Dinner....
Ben Shahn, American artist to receive gold medal for Graphic Art of National Institute of Arts and Letters for 1964.
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Of Brookline, Massachusetts, one of the nation's foremost authorities on city planning and landscape architecture, has...
John Cheever receives the Howells Medal for Fiction of the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his book The Wapshot Scandal. The award is being...
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright has been awarded the Gold Medal for Architecture by the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
Actor/director Al Pacino smiles after being presented the National Medal of Arts and Humanities during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House...
Actor and director Al Pacino is presented with a National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Barack Obama during an East Room ceremony February 13, 2012...
Bruce Springsteen receives the 2021 National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday,...
President Barack Obama, right, holds a National Medal of Arts before presenting it to Rita Moreno, an actor, singer and dancer, during a ceremony in...
President Clinton and musician/actor Harry Belafonte shake hands following Belafonte receiving the National Medal of Arts Award, which is awarded by...