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:: 1989 NEA National Heritage Fellows

John Cephas Piedmont Blues Guitarist/Singer Woodford, VA	The Fairfield Four African-American a capella Gospel Singers Nashville, TN	José Gutiérrez Mexican Jarocho Musician/Singer Norwalk, CA
Richard Avedis Hagopian Armenian Oud Player Visalia, CA	Christy Hengel German-American Concertina Maker New Ulm, MN	Ilias Kementzides Pontic Greek Lyra Player Norwalk, CT
Ethel Kvalheim Norwegian Rosemaler Stoughton, WI	Vanessa Paukeigope Morgan Kiowa Regalia Maker Anadarko, OK	Mabel E. Murphy Anglo-American Quilter Fulton, MO
LaVaughn E. Robinson African-American Tapdancer Philadelphia, PA	Earl Scruggs Bluegrass Banjo Player Madison, TN	Harry V. Shourds Wildlife Decoy Carver Seaville, NJ
Chesley Goseyun Wilson Apache Fiddle Maker Tucson, AZ

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In 1982 the National Endowment for the Arts established the NEA National Heritage Awards as a way of honoring American folk artists for their contributions to our national cultural mosaic. Modelled after the Japanese "National Living Treasures" concept, the idea began with Bess Lomax Hawes, then director of the Folk Arts Program.

Profile materials for 1982-2007 courtesy of Documentary Arts. Use of some photographs courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives & Collections

Contact Liz Auclair in the NEA’s Public Affairs office at auclaire@arts.gov for high-resolution images of the 2013 Fellows for press purposes.

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