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Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis
Creole zydeco accordionist
Lake Charles, LA
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Celestino Avilés
Santero
Orocovis, Puerto Rico
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Mozell Benson
African-American quilter
Opelika, AL
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Hazel Dickens
Appalachian singer-songwriter
Montcalm, WV and Washington, DC
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Joćo Oliveira dos Santos (Mestre Joćo Grande)
Capoeira Angola master
New York, NY
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Evalena Henry
Apache basketweaver
Peridot, AZ
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Peter Kyvelos
Oud maker
Bedford, MA
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Eddie Pennington
Thumbpicking-style guitarist
Princeton, KY
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Qi Shu Fang
Beijing Opera performer
Woodhaven, NY
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Seiichi Tanaka
Taiko drummer and dojo founder
San Francisco CA
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Dorothy Trumpold
Rug weaver
East Amana, IA
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Fred Tsoodle
Kiowa sacred song leader
Mountain View, OK
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Joseph Wilson
Folklorist, advocate and presenter
Silver Spring, MD and Trade, TN
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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. Since its inception,
over 300 artists have received the Heritage Award.
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