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Stephen H. Balch receives the National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush

The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities."[1]

The annual Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities was established in 1988 and succeeded by the National Humanities Medal in 1997. The token is a bronze medal designed by a 1995 Frankel Prize winner, David Macaulay.[1]

Medals are conferred once annually, usually by the U.S. President, to as many as twelve living candidates and existing organizations nominated early in the calendar year. The President selects the winners in consultation with the National Endowment for the Humanities.[2]

NEH asks that nominators consult the list of previous winners and consider the National Medal of Arts to recognize contributions in "the creative or performing arts".[2]

Recipients

Medalists are listed by annual class, then alphabetically.[3]

2011
2010

Charles Frankel Prize

References

  1. ^ a b "Awards and Honors". About NEH: Awards. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Humanities Medals Nominations". NEH. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Winners of the National Humanities Medal and the Charles Frankel Prize". NEH. Retrieved January 23, 2009.

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