Last night's National Arts Awards decorated a wide range of the creative world's heavy hitters. Ed Ruscha, Salman Rushdie, Robert Redford, and arts patrons Sidney Harman and Bank of America's Anne Finucane got kudos for their contributions to a sector of American life that perhaps doesn't (outside New York, at least) always get the official recognition it deserves. Presenters at the 14th annual ceremony, organized by advocacy group Americans for the Arts, included Ken Burns, Nancy Pelosi, and New Museum director Lisa Philips. (PHOTO BY PATRICK MCMULLAN)

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