A.R.T. Founding Director Robert Brustein Awarded National Medal of Arts

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is proud and pleased to announce that its Founding Director Robert Brustein has been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at a ceremony in the White House on March 2, 2011.

The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States Government. The National Medal of Arts is awarded by the President of the United States to individuals or groups who “…are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States.” During the past 26 years, more than 250 extraordinary patrons and artists in the fields of visual, performing, and literary arts have been honored. With this medal, the President recognizes the wealth and depth of creative expression of America’s artists.

Mr. Brustein joins the roster of great American artists that includes Andrew Wyeth, John Updike, Wynton Marsalis, Barbra Streisand, Rita Moreno, Dolly Parton, Ray Bradbury, and Twyla Tharp.

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