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:: 1992 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Francisco Aguabella
Afro-Cuban Drummer
Manhattan Beach, CA
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Jerry Brown
Southern Stoneware Tradition Potter
Hamilton, AL
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Walker Calhoun
Cherokee Musician/Dancer/Teacher
Cherokee, NC
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Clyde Davenport
Appalachian Fiddler
Monticello, KY
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Belle Deacon
Athabascan Basketmaker
Grayling, AK
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Nora Ezell
African-American Quilter
Eutaw, AL
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Gerald R. Hawpetoss
Menominee/Potowatomi Regalia Maker
Milwaukee, WI
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Fatima Kuinova
Bukharan Jewish Singer
Rego Park, NY
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John Naka
Bonsai Sculptor
Los Angeles, CA
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Ng Sheung-Chi
Chinese Toissan muk'yu Folk Si
New York, NY
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Marc Savoy
Cajun Accordion Maker/Musician
Eunice, LA
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Othar Turner
African-American Fife Player
Senatobia, MS
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T. Viswanathan
South Indian Flute Master
Middletown, CT
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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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