Short biographies of selected National Heritage Fellowship award recipients arranged by year.

Celebrates the lives and work of nearly 150 National Heritage Fellows, named since 1982 as exemplary practitioners of traditional folk arts. The Fellows are selected each year by the National Endowment for the Arts for their achievements in a wide variety of visual and performing folk arts. Published on the 10th anniversary of the National Heritage Fellowships, its 50 full-page color photos show the compelling, beautifully crafted objects made by the visual artists among the Fellows, while its B&W portraits and personal quotations capture the fascinating background and personalities of these people.

A tribute to the cultural diversity that is America (blues music, pottery-making, dancing, and more), this first full-length study salutes the nearly 150 artists who have been named National Heritage Fellows by the Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. 160 illustrations, including 50 in full color.