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:: 1994 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Liz Carroll
Irish-American Fiddler
Chicago, IL
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Clarence Fountain & the Blind Boys
African-American Gospel Singers
Atlanta, GA
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Mary Mitchell Gabriel
Passamaquoddy Native American Basketmaker
Princeton, ME
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Johnny Gimble
Anglo Western Swing Fiddler
Dripping Springs, TX
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Frances Varos Graves
Hispanic-American Colcha Embroiderer
Ranchos de Taos, NM
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Violet Hilbert
Skagit Native American Storyteller
Seattle, WA
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Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto
Japanese Chado Tea Ceremony Master
Los Angeles, CA
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D.L. Menard
Cajun Musician/Songwriter
Erath, LA
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Simon Shaheen
Arab-American Oud Player
Brooklyn, NY
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Lily Vorperian
Armenian Marash-style Embroiderer
Glendale, CA
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Elder Roma Wilson
African-American Harmonica Player
Blue Springs, MS
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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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