NEA National Heritage Fellows

In-depth profiles of NEA National Heritage Fellows from 1982 to the present. Materials for 1982-2007 biographies courtesy of Documentary Arts. Use of some photographs courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives & Collections.

1985

Julio Negrón-Rivera

Puerto Rican Instrument Maker
1985

Glenn Ohrlin

Cowboy Singer/Storyteller/Illustrator
1985

Henry Townsend

Blues Musician/Songwriter
1985

Horace "Spoons" Williams

Spoons/Bones Player/Poet
1984

Clifton Chenier

Creole Accordionist
1984

Bertha Cook

Knotted Bedspread Maker
1984

Joseph Cormier

Cape Breton Violinist
1984

Elizabeth Cotten

Songster/Songwriter
1984

Burlon Craig

Potter
1984

Albert Fahlbusch

Hammered Dulcimer Maker/Player
1984

Janie Hunter

African-American Singer/Storyteller
1984

Mary Jane Manigault

African-American Seagrass Basket Maker
1984

Genevieve Mougin

Lebanese-American Lace Maker
1984

Martin Mulvihill

Irish-American Fiddler
1984

Howard "Sandman" Sims

African-American Tap Dancer