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.
Julio Negrón-Rivera
Puerto Rican Instrument Maker
Glenn Ohrlin
Cowboy Singer/Storyteller/Illustrator
Henry Townsend
Blues Musician/Songwriter
Horace "Spoons" Williams
Spoons/Bones Player/Poet
Clifton Chenier
Creole Accordionist
Bertha Cook
Knotted Bedspread Maker
Joseph Cormier
Cape Breton Violinist
Elizabeth Cotten
Songster/Songwriter
Burlon Craig
Potter
Albert Fahlbusch
Hammered Dulcimer Maker/Player
Janie Hunter
African-American Singer/Storyteller
Mary Jane Manigault
African-American Seagrass Basket Maker
Genevieve Mougin
Lebanese-American Lace Maker
Martin Mulvihill
Irish-American Fiddler
Howard "Sandman" Sims
African-American Tap Dancer