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Industry leaders receive arts awards.(Impromptu: Items of Interest)(Henry Z. Steinway and Les Paul)(Brief article)

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Former Steinway president Henry Z. Steinway and guitarist-inventor Les Paul were among nine 2007 recipients of the National Medal of Arts.

President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the awards, which were presented by the President and Laura Bush in a ceremony at the White House in November. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) manages the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notified the artists of their selection.

In addition to Steinway and Paul, the 2007 National Medal of Arts Recipients are: Morten Lauridsen, composer; N. Scott Momaday, author, essayist, poet, professor, painter; Roy R. Neuberger, arts patron; R. Craig Noel, Old Globe Theatre director; George Tooker, painter; the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, music competition ...

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