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:: 1984 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Clifton Chenier
Creole Accordionist
Lafayette, LA
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Bertha Cook
Knotted Bedspread Maker
Boone, NC
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Joseph Cormier
Cape Breton Violinist
Waltham, MA
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Elizabeth Cotten
African-American Songster/Songwriter
Syracuse, NY
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Burlon Craig
Potter
Vale, NC
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Albert Fahlbusch
Hammered Dulcimer Maker/Player
Scottsbluff, NE
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Janie Hunter
African-American Singer/Storyteller
Johns Island, SC
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Mary Jane Manigault
African-American Seagrass Basket Maker
Mt. Pleasant, SC
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Genevieve Mougin
Lebanese-American Lace Maker
Bettendorf, IA
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Martin Mulvihill
Irish-American Fiddler
Bronx, NY
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Howard "Sandman" Sims
African-American Tap Dancer
New York, NY
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Ralph Stanley
Appalachian Banjo Player/Singer
Coeburn, VA
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Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pueblo Potter
Espanola, NM
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Dave Tarras
Klezmer Clarinetist
Brooklyn, NY
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Paul Tiulana
Eskimo Maskmaker/Dancer/Singer
Anchorage, AK
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Cleofes Vigil
Hispanic Storyteller/Singer
San Cristobal, NM
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Emily Kau'i Zuttermeister
Hula Master
Kaneohe, HI
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In 1982 the National Endowment for the Arts established the
NEA National Heritage Awards as a way of honoring American folk artists
for their contributions to our national cultural mosaic. Modelled after
the Japanese "National Living Treasures" concept, the idea began with
Bess Lomax Hawes, then director of the Folk Arts Program.
Profile materials for 1982-2007 courtesy of Documentary Arts. Use of some photographs courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives & Collections
NEA Heritage Fellows
1982-2012:
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