This week, the President and the First Lady honored the 2013 National Medals of the Arts and Humanities recipients at the White House. The President told the recipients that their "accomplishments enrich our lives and reveal something about ourselves and our country."
This year's recipients consisted of a diverse array of indidivuals and groups who have done groundbreaking work in the arts and humanities, including architecture, choreography, East Asian Studies, and documentary filmmaking – all of whom have made significant contributions to the human experience.
Here is the full list of recipients from this year's event:
2013 National Medal of Arts
2013 National Humanities Medal
On Wednesday, President Obama traveled to Kansas City, Missouri for a short one-day trip to have dinner with several people who had written him letters, and to give a speech today on ensuring that the economy works for everyone. The President had dinner at Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City with four local residents who had written to him to share how they're working hard to get ahead in America.
This year's recipients consisted of a diverse array of indidivuals and groups who have done groundbreaking work in the arts and humanities, including architecture, choreography, East Asian Studies, and documentary filmmaking – all of whom have made significant contributions to the human experience.
Here is the full list of recipients from this year's event:
2013 National Medal of Arts
- Julia Alvarez, Novelist, Poet, and Essayist
- Brooklyn Academy of Music, Presenter
- Joan Harris, Arts Patron
- Bill T. Jones, Dancer and Choreographer
- John Kander, Musical Theater Composer
- Jeffrey Katzenberg, Director and CEO of DreamWorks
- Maxine Hong Kingston, Writer
- Albert Maysles, Documentary Filmmaker
- Linda Ronstadt, Musician
- Billie Tsien and Tod Williams (receiving individual medals), Architects
- James Turrell, Visual Artist
2013 National Humanities Medal
- M.H. Abrams, Literary Critic
- David Brion Davis, Historian
- Darlene Clark Hine, Historian
- Anne Firor Scott, Historian
- William Theodore De Bary, East Asian studies scholar
- Johnpaul Jones, Architect
- Stanley Nelson, Filmmaker
- Diane Rehm, Radio Host
- Krista Tippett, Radio Host
- American Antiquarian Society, Historical Organization
On Wednesday, President Obama traveled to Kansas City, Missouri for a short one-day trip to have dinner with several people who had written him letters, and to give a speech today on ensuring that the economy works for everyone. The President had dinner at Arthur Bryant’s BBQ in Kansas City with four local residents who had written to him to share how they're working hard to get ahead in America.
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