National Artist is an honorary title issued by some states as a highest recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the nation.
An equivalent title, People's Artist, has been known in countries of the former Eastern Bloc and is also commonly translated as "National Artist".
In Turkey, a similar title is called State Artist (tr:Devlet Sanatçısı), which also sometimes translated as "National Artist".
The following National Artist titles are known:
- Thailand National Artist
- National Artist of the Philippines
- National Artist of Azerbaijan
- National Artist of Malaysia
Famous quotes containing the words national and/or artist:
“You are, or you are not the President of The National University Law School. If you are its President I wish to say to you that I have been passed through the curriculum of study of that school, and am entitled to, and demand my Diploma. If you are not its President then I ask you to take your name from its papers, and not hold out to the world to be what you are not.”
—Belva Lockwood (1830–1917)
“An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)