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.
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
Ralph Stanley
Appalachian Banjo Player/Singer
Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara Pueblo Potter
Dave Tarras
Klezmer Clarinetist
Paul Tiulana
Eskimo Maskmaker/Dancer/Singer