President Biden paid tribute to “the masters of their craft who make us a better America” and took a brief detour to greet Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy for the White House. “I know the power of the women in this room to achieve things,” she said.
Minister Joe Biden It awards prestigious awards honoring acclaimed filmmakers, singers, writers and others who have left their mark on American culture. National Medal of Arts And National Humanities Medal 39 winners.
Arts Medals are awarded to individuals or groups who deserve special recognition for their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, promotion and accessibility of the arts. America“.
medals humanitiesFor their part, “to honor an individual or organization whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the human experience, broadened the nation’s commitment to citizens engaged in history or literature, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to cultural resources.
filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among the 20 recipients of the National Medal of Arts, while the playwright and screenwriter were among the 19 recipients of the National Humanities Medal. Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham.
actors Idina Menzel you Eva Longoriaproducer Bruce Cohen and musicians Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jiménez and Herbert I. Ohta, as well as photographers Randy A. Batista and Clyde Butcherartists Carrie Mae Weems, Alex Katz and artistic leaders Mark Bradford Yes, Carole Lauder and Bruce Sagan and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Three of the medals were awarded posthumously: the late singer Selena Quintanilla and an arts medal was awarded to artist Ruth Asawa and the late chef and author Anthony Bourdain He is among those who were awarded the Humanities Medal.
“Above all, you are masters of your craft, whose work leaves a better America,” Biden said at the ceremony. he said. White House.
Among those awarded the Humanities medal are cultural institutions such as the Mellon Foundation and Appalshop, Robin HarrisScholars such as Robert Martin and Ruth J. Simmons and Pauline YuNicolás Kanellos and Robin Wall Kimmerer. Authors were also given awards Juan Felipe Herrerafilmmaker Dawn Porter and anthropologist Rosita Worl.
Other winners in the humanities were former American poet laureates. Joy Harjoactor and literacy advocate LeVar Burton, cartoonist Roz Chast and philanthropists Wallis Annenberg and Darren Walker.
Biden He briefly deviated from his speech to praise the vice president’s candidacy Kamala Harris To the White House. “I know the power of the women in this room to get things done” and raise the next generation, saying the winners “prove that a woman can do anything a man can do and more, including being president.” United States“. A sentence that caused a standing ovation.
Biden He also told the winners that this moment was “very important for the arts and humanities.” America“because “extremist forces are banning books, trying to erase history, spreading misinformation.”
