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Watch Joan Myers Brown Accepting
the National Medal of the Arts
Watch PHILADANCO Founder/Executive Artistic Director Joan Myers Brown accepting the National Medal of the Arts -- the nation's highest civic honor for excellence in the arts -- at a ceremony that took place today at the White House.

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The 2012 National Medal of Arts recipients are:

 

Herb Alpert, Musician and Producer
         Currently resides in Malibu, California

 

Lin Arison, Arts Patron
         Currently resides in Bal Harbour, Florida

 

Joan Myers Brown, Dance Company Founder and Director 

         Currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Ren�e Fleming, Soprano
         Currently resides in New York, New York

 

Ernest Gaines, Author
         Currently resides in Oscar, Louisiana

 

Ellsworth Kelly, Visual Artist
         Currently resides in Spencertown, New York

 

Tony Kushner, Playwright
         Currently resides in New York, New York

 

George Lucas, Director and Producer
         Currently resides in San Anselmo, California

 

Elaine May, Writer, Director, and Performer
         Currently resides in New York, New York

 

Laurie Olin, Landscape Architect
         Currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Allen Toussaint, Musician and Producer
        Currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Washington Performing Arts Society, Presenter 

        Located in Washington, DC

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