National Medal of Arts
Elliott Carter, Jr.
composer
Dorothy Buffum Chandler
arts patron
Ralph (Waldo) Ellison
writer
Jose Ferrer
actor
Martha Graham
dancer, choreographer
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
corporate arts patron
Lincoln Kirstein
arts patron
Paul Mellon
arts patron
Louise Nevelson
sculptor
Georgia O'Keeffe
painter
Leontyne Price
soprano
Alice Tully
arts patron