National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Harry Mitchell Shourds 1989 NEA National Heritage Fellow

Man holding duck decoy
Photo by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of D.L. Menard, 1994 NEA National Heritage Fellow

Country singer with guitar sitting
Photo by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Hugh McGraw, 1982 NEA National Heritage Fellow

Hugh McGraw 1982. Photo by Tom Pich
Hugh McGraw 1982. Photo by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Peter Kyvelos, 2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow

Peter Kyvelos 2001. Photo by Tom Pich
Peter Kyvelos 2001. Photo by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Medal of Arts Recipient Miriam Colón

President Obama Miriam Colón
President Barack Obama presents Miriam Colón with a 2014 National Medal of Arts. Photo by Ralph Alswang

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Eddie Kamae, 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellow

A man in a red checkered shirt plays the guitar
Eddie Kamae performs at the 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert. Photo by Michael G. Stewart

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Nat Hentoff

photo of Nat Hentoff
NEA Jazz Master Nat Hentoff. Portrait by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Dorothy Trumpold, 2001 NEA National Heritage Fellow

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Clarissa Rizal, 2016 National Heritage Fellow

A woman stands on a shore wearing a woven blue and yellow blanket.
Portrait of Clarissa Rizal by Tom Pich

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of Teri Rofkar, 2009 National Heritage Fellow

A woman stands in a field twirling while wearing a black and white woven robe.
Portrait of Teri Rofkar by Tom Pich
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