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.
Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi
Japanese classical dancer
Sidonka Wadina
Slovak straw artist/egg decorator
Henry Arquette
Mohawk basketmaker
Manuel "Cowboy" Donley
Tejano musician and singer
Kevin Doyle
Irish step dancer
The Holmes Brothers
Blues, gospel, and R&B band
Yvonne Walker Keshick
Odawa quillworker
Carolyn Mazloomi
Quilting community advocate
Vera Nakonechny
Ukrainian embroiderer and bead worker
Singing & Praying Bands of Maryland and Delaware
African-American religious singers
Rufus White
Omaha traditional singer and drum group leader
Sheila Kay Adams
Ballad Singer, Musician, & Storyteller
Ralph Burns
Storyteller, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Verónica Castillo
Ceramicist and Clay Sculptor
Séamus Connolly
Irish Fiddler