| |
Anjani Ambegaokar
Kathak dancer
Diamond Bar, CA
|
 |
Charles "Chuck" T. Campbell
Gospel steel guitarist
Rochester, NY
|
|
Joe Derrane
Irish-American button accordionist
Randolph, MA
|
|
Jerry Douglas
Dobro player
Nashville, TN
|
|
Gerald "Subiyay" Miller
Skokomish tradition bearer, carver, basket maker
Shelton, WA
|
|
Chum Ngek
Cambodian musician and teacher
Gaithersburg, MD
|
|
Milan Opacich
Tamburitza instrument maker
Schererville, IN
|
|
Eliseo and Paula Rodriguez
Straw appliqué artists
Santa Fe, NM
|
|
Koko Taylor
Blues musician
Chicago, IL
|
|
Yuquin Wang and Zhengli Xu
Chinese rod puppeteers
Aloha, OR
|
|
|
 |
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.
What's this?
|
