President Obama honors two Chicago-connected artists with humanities medals

By ABC7
July 10, 2013

President Obama presented soprano Renee Fleming with a National Humanities Medal.

Fleming is a creative consultant for the Lyric Opera.

Filmmaker George Lucas also received a medal. He recently married Chicagoan Mellody Hobson, the president of Ariel Investments.

A total of 23 people received National Humanities Medals for their contributions to the arts and humanities.

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