Award and title created by the U.S. Congress in 1984
Award
National Medal of Arts
Awarded for
Outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States
Country
United States
Presented by
President of the United States & National Endowment for the Arts
Eligibility
Civilians
Established
1984 by the United States Congress
First awarded
1985
Website
www.arts.gov/honors/medals
Ribbon of the medal
US President George W. Bush with several of the 2005 National Medal of Arts awardees
The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. A prestigious American honor, it is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Nominations are submitted to the National Council on the Arts, the advisory committee of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), who then submits its recommendations to the White House for the President of the United States to award.[1] The medal was designed for the NEA by sculptor Robert Graham.
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