Acclaimed music artist José Feliciano, visual artist and muralist Judith Baca, and graphic artist and painter Antonio Martorell were honored with the National Medal of Arts, while poet Richard Blanco was awarded the National Humanities Medal.
Musician José Feliciano, visual artists Judith Baca and Antonio Martorell and poet Richard Blanco were lauded for "the drive to create" and "the yearning to connect."
The four artists were part of a group recognized by President Joe Biden at a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday., 77, is known around the globe for his chart-topping hits like “Feliz Navidad” and his rendition of “Light My Fire.” Her large-scale public artworks focus on the lives and communities of diverse Californians including women and youth and immigrant communities. Baca is also an emeritus professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Martorell has created prolific contemporary art pieces that are displayed in exhibits in Puerto Rico, the U.S. and abroad.
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