Obama Confers National Medal of Arts And National Humanities Medal To QUINCY JONES
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Washington D.C.,
Mega producer Quincy Jones was among the honorees accepting the nation’s highest honor for their contributions of the “excellence, growth, support and availability” in arts in America.
Other honorees included saxophonist Sonny Rollins, James Taylor, To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee and more.
President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts to eight recipients for their outstanding achievements and support of the arts. (Ten medalists were announced; however two are not able to attend the ceremony. Their medals will be presented at another time.)
The medals will be presented by the president in the East Room ceremony at the White House. Mrs. Michelle Obama was in attendance.
The National Medal of Arts is a White House initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. Each year, the NEA organizes and oversees the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notifies the artists of their selection to receive a medal, the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence.
“The National Medal of Arts recipients represent the many vibrant and diverse art forms thriving in America,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “From criticism to literature, music, poetry, sculpture, and theater, these honorees’ devotion to shaping and sharing American art is unrivaled, and I join the President and the country in saluting them.”
Quincy Jones
“The National Medal of Arts recipients represent the many vibrant and diverse art forms thriving in America,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman.
“The National Medal of Arts recipients represent the many vibrant and diverse art forms thriving in America,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “From criticism to literature, music, poetry, sculpture, and theater, these honorees’ devotion to shaping and sharing American art is unrivaled, and I join the President and the country in saluting them.”
Quincy Jones
“The National Medal of Arts recipients represent the many vibrant and diverse art forms thriving in America,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman.
“Quincy Jones’s extraordinary contributions to American music as a musician, composer, record producer, and arranger are unparalleled and I join the President and the country in saluting him.”
The National Medal of Arts, established by Congress in 1984, is awarded by the President and managed by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The National Medal of Arts, established by Congress in 1984, is awarded by the President and managed by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Award recipients are selected based on their contributions to the creation, growth, and support of the arts in the United States.
Each year, the Arts Endowment seeks nominations from individuals and organizations across the country.
The National Council on the Arts, the Arts Endowment’s presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed advisory body, reviews the nominations and provides recommendations to the President, who selects the recipients
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