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:: 1991 NEA National Heritage Fellows
Etta Baker
African-American Guitarist
Morgantown, NC
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George Blake
Hupa-Yurok Native American Craftsman
Hoopa, CA
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Jack Coen
Irish-American Flautist
Bronx, NY
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Rose Frank
Native American Cornhusk Weaver
Lapwai, ID
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Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero
Mexican-American Singer/Guitarist/Composer
Cathedral City, CA
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Khamvong Insixiengmai
Lao Southeast Asian Singer
Fresno, CA
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Don King
Western Saddlemaker
Sheridan, WY
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Riley "B.B." King
African-American Bluesman
Itta Bena, MS/Las Vegas, NV
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Esther Littlefieleld
Tlingit Regalia Maker
Sitka, AK
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Seisho "Harry" Nakasone
Okinawan-American Musician
Honolulu, HI
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Irván Pérez
Isleno (Canary Island) Singer
Poydras, LA
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Morgan Sexton
Appalachian Banjo Player/Singe
Linefork, KY
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Nikitas Tsimouris
Greek-American Bagpipe Player
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Gussie Wells
African-American Quilter
Oakland, CA
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Arbie Williams
African-American Quilter
Oakland, CA
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Melvin Wine
Appalachian Fiddler
Copen, WV
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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.
NEA Heritage Fellows
1982-Present:
BY YEAR | ALPHA
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