Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, and Mark Bradford Receive National Medal of the Arts

Carrie Mae Weems, Alex Katz, and Mark Bradford have been awarded the National Medal of Arts, a designation for US artists and philanthropists given out by the government. The merit is decided by the Presidentially appointed National Council on the Arts, an advisory committee overseeing public culture funding.

The artists will being recognized today during a formal White House ceremony in Washington D.C. that honors recipients from 2022 and 2023. It is the last ceremony centered around the national arts award to be led by President Biden ahead of the November presidential elections.