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:: 1987 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Juan Alindato
Carnival Maskmaker
Ponce, PR
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Louis Bashell
Slovenian Accordionist/ Polka
GreenField, WI
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Genoveva Castellanoz
Mexican-American Corona Maker
Nyssa, OR
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Thomas Edison Ford
Anglo-Comanche Cowboy Singer/Storyteller
Hebert, LA
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Kansuma Fujima
Japanese-American Dancer
Los Angeles, CA
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Claude Joseph Johnson
African-American Religious Singer/Orator
Atlanta, GA
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Raymond Kane
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist/Singer
Wai'anae, HI
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Wade Mainer
Appalachian Banjo Picker/Singer
Flint, MI
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Sylvester McIntosh
Crucian Singer/Bandleader
St. Croix, VI
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Allison "Tootie" Montana
Mardi Gras Chief/Costume Maker
New Orleans, LA
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Alex Moore, Sr.
African-American Blues Pianist
Dallas, TX
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Emilio and Senaida Romero
Hispanic-American Craftsworkers in Tin Embroidery
Santa Fe, NM
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Newton Washburn
Split Ash Basketmaker
Littleton, NH
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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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