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.

A man holding a guitar.
2023

R.L. Boyce

Hill Country Blues Musician
A man standing by the water with a basket strapped to his head.
2023

Ed Eugene Carriere (Suquamish)

Suquamish Basketmaker
Headshot of a man.
2023

Michael A. Cummings

African American Quilter
Headshot of a man.
2023

Joe DeLeon “Little Joe” Hernández

Tejano Music Performer
A woman poses next to a wall hanging.
2023

Roen Hufford

Kapa Maker
A woman poses for the camera.
2023

Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah)

Wampum & Fiber Artist
A woman playing a large string instyrument.
2023

Wu Man

Pipa Player
Headshot of a m,an.
2023

Nick Spitzer

Folklife Presenter, Educator, and Radio Producer
A man poses infront of a doorway crowned with a painted sculpture.
2023

Luis Tapia

Sculptor, Hispano Woodcarving Tradition