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:: 2000 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Bounxou Chanthraphone
Laotian Weaver
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
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The Dixie Hummingbirds
African-American Gospel Quartet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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José González
Hammock Weaver
Opelika, AL
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Nettie Jackson
Klickitat Basketmaker
White Swan, Washington
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Santiago Jiménez, Jr.
Tejano Accordionist
San Antonio, Texas
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Genoa Keawe
Native Hawaiian Singer/Ukulele Player
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Frankie Manning
Lindy Hop Dancer/Choreographer/Teacher
Corona, New York
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Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins
Blues Piano Player
La Porte, Indiana
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Konstantinos Pylarinos
Orthodox Byzantine Icon Woodcarver
Astoria, New York
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Chris Strachwitz
Record Producer and Label Founder
El Cerrito, California
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Dorothy Thompson
Weaver
Davis, West Virginia
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Felipe García Villamil
Afro-Cuban Drummer/Santero
Los Angeles, California
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Don Walser
Western Singer/Guitarist
Austin, Texas
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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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