National Medal of Arts

The Sherman Brothers
2008

The Sherman Brothers

Songwriting Team
2007

Morten Lauridsen

Composer
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to author, essayist, poet, professor, painter N. Scott Momaday and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

N. Scott Momaday

Author, essayist, poet, professor, painter
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to arts patron Roy R. Neuberger and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

Roy R. Neuberger

Arts patron
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to theater director R. Craig Noel and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony
2007

R. Craig Noel

Old Globe Theatre director
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to guitarist and innovator Les Paul and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

Les Paul

Guitarist, inventor
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to arts patron Henry Z. Steinway and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

Henry Steinway

Arts patron
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to painter George Tooker and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony
2007

George Tooker

Painter
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

University of Idaho Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival

Music competition and festival
The 2007 National Medal of Arts was awarded to painter Andrew Wyeth and presented by President Bush on November 15, 2007 in an East Room ceremony.
2007

Andrew Wyeth

Painter
President Bush and Laura Bush with William Bolcolm and Joan Morris in the Oval Office
2006

William Bolcom

Classical composer
President Bush and Laura Bush with Cyd Charrise in the Oval Office
2006

Cyd Charisse

Dancer
The President and First Lady with Roy R. DeCarava in the Oval Office
2006

Roy R. DeCarava

Photographer
The President and First Lady with Roy R. DeCarava in the Oval Office
2006

Wilhelmina Holladay

Arts patron
The President and First Lady with Jeffrey Kimpton in the Oval Office
2006

Interlochen Center for the Arts

School of fine arts, Museum