Obama to Award Arts Medals to two Latinas in White House ceremony

*Among the 18 recipients of the Medals are two Latinas: Actress  Miriam Colón and historian Vicki Lynn Ruiz. VL

By Darlene Spuerville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field and author Stephen King are among luminaries set to receive a National Medal of Arts or a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.

Obama will bestow the honors on 18 people and three institutions during a White House ceremony on Thursday.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities were created by Congress in 1965 to provide grants to support artistic excellence and creativity, and to advance the understanding and appreciation of history, literature, philosophy and language. Both independent agencies are celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year.

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