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The stars were among the 17 honorees feted at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday (13Feb12) - Oscar winner Pacino and Tillis joined sculptor Martin Puryear and pianist Andre Watts as the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Arts, while...
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US President Barack Obama presents 2011 National Arts and Humanities Medal to poet John Ashbery during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2012. View Photo »
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No, incorrect and careless chatter/ words mispronounced and ill-expressed/ evoke emotion's pitter-patter,/ now as before, inside my breast.
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Will Barnet, art curator and philanthropist Emily Rauh Pulitzer, sculptor Martin Puryear and military morale non-profit group United Service Organizations. The winners of the National Humanities Medal included Princeton University philosophy professor...
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The 2011 National Medal of Arts were also awarded to Will Barnet, Rita Dove, Al Pacino, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, Martin Puryear, Mel Tillis, United Service Organization and André Watts. And the 2011 National Humanities Medal were given to Kwame Anthony...
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Obama told the guests of honour, "We are told we are divided as a people, then suddenly the arts have the power to bring us together. You... bring new possibilities to all of us. That's a special trait." IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility
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President Barack Obama presents a 2011 National Humanities Medal to poet John Ashbery, Monday, Feb. , 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. View Photo »
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The arts medals also were awarded to painter Will Barnet, poet Rita Dove , philanthropist Emily Rauh Pulitzer, sculptor Martin Puryear, country great Mel Tillis and pianist Andre Watts. The award was also given to the USO. The humanities medals were...
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“Recognized around the world for his signature intensity on the silver screen, Mr. Pacino stands among America’s most accomplished artists,” an announcer said as Obama, smiling broadly, gave "The Godfather" star his prize. Others recognized at the...
About John Ashbery
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John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927) is an American poet. He has won nearly every major American award for poetry and is recognized as one of America's most important, though still controversial, poets. In an article on Elizabeth Bishop in his Selected Prose, he characterizes himself as having been described as "a harebrained, homegrown surrealist... Full Article
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John Ashbery poses for photographs after being presented with the 2011 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011 at the National Book Awards in New York.
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President Barack Obama presents a 2011 National Humanities Medal to poet John Ashbery, Monday, Feb. , 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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