President Obama Awards 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medals

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents a 2012 National Medal of Arts to Laurie Olin for his contributions as a preeminent landscape architect, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. Olin has dedicated his energy to shaping many iconic spaces around the world and to educating new leaders in his art. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)