Spike Lee

Black man with glasses and New York Yankees cap in a gold and blue checkered suit wearing a medal around his neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Spike Lee with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Filmmaker

Mark Bradford

Tall bald Black man wearing glasses with a medal around his neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Mark Bradford with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Visual Artist

Carrie Mae Weems

Black woman in flowery dress wearing a medal around her neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Carrie Mae Weems with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Visual Artist

Bruce Sagan

Man in gray suit wearing a medal around his neck surrounded by man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Bruce Sagan with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Arts Leader

Melissa "Missy" Elliott

Black woman in dark blue suit wearing a medal around her neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Missy Elliott with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Artist and Producer

Idina Menzel

Woman with long dark hair in a gray suit wearing a medal around her neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Idina Menzel with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Actress and Singer

Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria. Photo courtesy of Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton

Actress, Director, and Philanthropist

Clyde Butcher

Man with cowboy hat and long gray beard wearing a medal around his neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Clyde Butcher with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Landscape Photographer

Randy Batista

Man with gray hair wearing a medal around his neck surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

National Medal of Arts recipient Randy Batista with President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Photographer

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Man with gray hair and glasses holding a medal surrounded by older man wearing a blue suit and woman with blonde hair wearing a pink suit.

Kyle Young, president of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, accepts the National Medal of Arts from President and First Lady Biden. Photo courtesy of White House

Museum and Education Center
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