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Nicholas Benson
Stone letter cutter and calligrapher
Newport, RI
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Sidiki Conde
Guinean dancer and musician
New York, NY
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Violet de Cristoforo
Haiku poet and historian
Salinas, CA
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Roland Freeman
Photo Documentarian, Author, and Exhibit Curator
Washington, DC
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Pat Courtney Gold
Wasco sally bag weaver
Scappoose, OR
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Eddie Kamae
Hawaiian musician, composer, filmmaker
Honolulu, HI
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Agustin Lira
Chicano Singer, musician, composer
Fresno, CA
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Julia Parker
Kashia Pomo basketmaker
Lee Vining, CA
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Mary Jane Queen
Appalachian musician
*Deceased
Cullowhee, NC
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Joe Thompson
African American string band musician
Mebane, NC
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Irvin L. Trujillo
Rio Grande weaver
Chimayo, NM
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Elaine Hoffman Watts
Klezmer musician
Havertown, PA
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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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