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.

AS man playing a mandolin.
1982

Bill Monroe

Bluegrass Musician
Headshot of a man.
1982

Elijah Pierce

Carver/Painter
A man playing a guitar.
1982

Adam Popovich

Tamburitza Musician
Older woman with long gray hair wearing glasses, smiling.
1982

Georgeann Robinson

Osage Ribbonworker
Headshot of a man.
1982

Duff Severe

Western Saddlemaker
A man holing an iron rod.
1982

Philip Simmons

Ornamental Ironworker
A man playing a harmonica.
1982

Sanders "Sonny" Terry

Blues Musician