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Eldrid Skjold Arntzen
Norwegian-American rosemaler
Watertown, CT
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Earl Barthé
Creole building artisan
New Orleans, LA
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Chuck Brown
African American musical innovator (Go Go)
Brandywine, MD
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Janette Carter
Country musician, advocate
Hiltons, VA
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Michael Doucet
Cajun fiddler, composer, band leader
Lafayette, LA
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Jerry Grcevich
Tamburitza musician, prim player
North Huntingdon, PA
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Wanda Jackson
Early country, rockabilly and gospel singer
Oklahoma City, OK
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Grace Henderson Nez
Navajo weaver
Ganado, AZ
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Herminia Albarrán Romero
Paper-cutting artist
San Francisco, CA
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Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
Yiddish singer, poet, songwriter
Bronx, NY
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Albertina Walker
Gospel singer
Chicago, IL
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James Ka'upena Wong
Hawaiian chanter
Waianae, HI
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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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