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- Introduction
- The Folk and Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) joined with the Smithsonian to present the 1994 program on "Masters of Traditional Arts". The Festival program offered an opportunity for retrospection - a look at many of the artists and traditions recognized over the years through the National Heritage Fellowships, a grant program of the National Endowment for the Arts. At the same time, it was an occasion for introspection - a close-up, reflexive view of the National Heritage Fellowships, re-examining their purpose, listening to the insights of the Fellows themselves, and talking with those who conceive and plan such awards. Each year a small number of artists - a dozen or so - are selected by the NEA to receive a fellowship (amounting to $10,000 in 1994) in recognition of their artistic excellence and their contributions to our nation's cultural life. The National Heritage Fellowships try to strike a balance between recognizing outstanding individuals and ensembles and celebrating the collective achievements of their traditions and cultural groups. These awards are announced each spring through a national press release that is disseminated widely, with particular attention given to the artists' home communities and cultural networks. In the fall, Fellows come to Washington for several days of celebratory and honoring events. They receive award certificates in a lively, congressionally-sponsored presentation on Capitol Hill. They perform at a free concert hosted by a national celebrity known for the breadth of his or her work with American cultures. Joy and excitement run high during this time, but in more private and informal moments, these representatives of our nation's diverse cultural heritage inevitably turn their thoughts toward more serious matters. This is an all-too-rare occasion for the culturally and geographically distant tradition bearers to exchange views and encourage one another. Their eloquent, insightful, personal statements transcend cultural boundaries and map common cultural concerns. Some are striking tributes to the courage and individual determination it often takes to continue local traditions in a world increasingly driven by consumerism and pop culture. Others are testimonies to the vital role of traditional arts in cultural survival and self-determination. Together the National Heritage Fellows reveal the special beauty and deep meaning that the traditional arts hold for those who understand them, as well as the importance of multiculturalism to the nation. The 1994 Festival program offered Festival visitors the opportunity to eavesdrop on - and participate in - such conversations, as Fellows from the program's first 13 years held a reunion on the National Mall. In workshops and discussion sessions, they spoke of their experiences maintaining their traditions within their communities, and the encouragement that was manifested in the Heritage Fellowship. And they demonstrated their crafts and performed their music and dance for the delight of Festival audiences. Marjorie Hunt was Curator and Arlene Reiniger was Program Coordinator; Bess Lomax Hawes served as Consultant. Collaborators from the National Endowment for the Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Program were Daniel Sheehy (Director), Barry Bergey, Norma CantĂș, Terry Liu, Pat Makell, Rose Morgan, Pat Sanders. Masters of Traditional Arts was made possible with the collaboration of the National Endowment for the Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Program, with support from The Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds.
- Presenters
- JoAllyn Archambault, Betty Belanus, Barry Bergey, Paddy Bowman, Norma CantĂș, Anna Chairetakis, Walter Murray Chiesa, Amy Chin, Andrew Connors, Gladys-Marie Fry, Bess Lomax Hawes, Marjorie Hunt, Rita Moonsammy, Ann Rynearson, Howard Sacks, Daniel Sheehy, Amy Skillman, Nick Spitzer, Craig Stinson, Joe Wilson
- Participants
- CRAFTS Juan Alindato, 1925-, Puerto Rican mask maker, Ponce, Puerto Rico Eppie Archuleta, 1922-, Hispanic weaver, Capulin, Colorado Jerry Brown, southern potter, Hamilton, Alabama Sandra Brown, southern potter, Hamilton, Alabama Sonia Domsch, Czech American bobbin lace maker, Atwood, Kansas Marie McDonald, Hawaiian lei maker, Kamuela, Hawai'i Norma Medina, 1941-, Hispanic weaver, Medanales, New Mexico Seth Mopope Morgan, Kiowa Indian regalia maker, Anadarko, Oklahoma Vanessa Paukeigope Morgan, 1952-, Kiowa Indian regalia maker, Anadarko, Oklahoma Cliff Roller, Pueblo Indian potter, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico Toni Roller, Pueblo Indian potter, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico Keoudone Saenphimmachak, Lao American weaver, St. Louis, Missouri Mone Saenphimmachak, Lao American weaver, St. Louis, Missouri Vanxay Saenphimmachak, Lao American loom maker, St. Louis, Missouri Duff Severe, 1925-, saddlemaker, rawhide worker, Pendleton, Oregon Randy Severe, saddlemaker, rawhide worker, Pendleton, Oregon Harry V. Shourds, decoy carver, Seaville, New Jersey Margaret Tafoya, 1904-2001, Pueblo Indian potter, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico Newton Washburn, 1915-, split ash basket maker, Bethlehem, New Hampshire Arbie Williams, 1916-2003, African American quilter, Oakland, California MUSIC Appalachian String Music Scott Andersen, upright bass, Washington, D.C. Clyde Davenport, 1921-, fiddle, Jamestown, Tennessee Dan Gammon, guitar, Knoxville, Tennessee Natividad Cano y Los Camperos, -- Mexican American mariachi music -- Natividad Cano y Los Camperos, Mexican American mariachi musicJose Arellano, guitarron, Los Angeles, CaliforniaNatividad Cano, 1933-, director, guitar, vihuela (five-string guitar), Los Angeles, CaliforniaLuis Fuentes Damian, vihuela, Pica Rivera, CaliforniaJesus Guzman, trumpet, Los Angeles, CaliforniaIsmael Hernandez, violin, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSalvador Hernandez, trumpet, Los Angeles, CaliforniaJuan Morales, harp, Phoenix, ArizonaJuan Rodriguez, violin, Los Angeles, California Chinese Music Liang-xing Tang, 1948-, pipa (lute), Bayside, New York Jennifer Tang, pipa (lute), Bayside, New York Jessica Tang, pipa (lute) Bayside, New York Jack Coen & Friends, -- Irish traditional music -- Jack Coen & Friends, Irish traditional musicCharles Coen, 1934-, concertina, Red Hook, New YorkJack Coen, flute, Bronx, New YorkJames Coen, guitar, Bronx, New YorkWillie Kelly, fiddle, Parsippany, New JerseyRegan Wick, step dancer, Washington, D.C.Jesse Winch, bodhran (Irish drum), Silver Spring, Maryland Joe Cormier & Friends, -- Cape Breton music -- Joe Cormier & Friends, Cape Breton musicEdmund Boudreau, guitar, mandolin, Waltham, MassachusettsJoseph Cormier, fiddle, Waltham, MassachusettsChristine Morrison, step dancer, Tewksbury, MassachusettsMargaret Morrison, piano, Tewksbury, Massachusetts The DeFranco Family with Frank Cofone, -- Southern Italian music & dance -- The DeFranco Family with Frank Cofone, Southern Italian music & danceFrank Cofone, tambourine, vocals, Belleville, New JerseyFaust DeFranco, triccaballacca (clappers), Belleville, New JerseyGiuseppe DeFranco, 1933-, organetto (button accordion), ciaramella (wood oboe), zampogna (bagpipes), Belleville, New JerseyRaffaela DeFranco, 1935-, vocals, dance, Belleville, New Jersey Fairfield Four, -- a cappella gospel music -- Fairfield Four, a cappella gospel musicIsaac Freeman, Nashville, TennesseeRobert Hamlett, Nashville, TennesseeJames Hill, 1915-2000, Nashville, TennesseeWalter Settles, 1928-1999, Nashville, TennesseeWilson Waters, 1931-2005, Nashville, Tennessee Richard Hagopian & Ensemble, -- Armenian music -- Richard Hagopian & Ensemble, Armenian musicHarold Hagopian, kanun (zither), Brooklyn, New YorkRichard Avedis Hagopian, 1937-, oud (lute), Visalia, CaliforniaHagop Jack Zarzatian, Jr., dumbeg (Armenian drum), Hudson, New Hampshire Halau 'O Kekuhi, -- Hawaiian hula dance -- Halau 'O Kekuhi, Hawaiian hula danceHokulani Kaikaina, dancer, Hilo, Hawai'iKekuhi Kanahele, 1966-, dancer, Hilo, Hawai'iPualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele, 1937-, kumu hula, chanter, Hilo, Hawai'iNalani Kanaka'ole, kumu hula, chanter, Hilo, Hawai'iMalie Rea, dancer, Hilo, Hawai'i Valerio Longoria y su Conjunto, -- Mexican-American conjunto music -- Valerio Longoria y su Conjunto, Mexican-American conjunto musicKent Bearry, drums, San Antonio, TexasFlavio Guillen, bass guitar, San Antonio, TexasValerio Longoria, 1924-, accordion, San Antonio, TexasValerio Longoria, III, guitar, San Antonio, Texas Piedmont blues John Cephas, guitar, vocals, Woodford, Virginia Phil Wiggins, harmonica, Washington, D.C. James Jackson, guitar, Fairfax Station, Virginia John Jackson, 1924-2002-, guitar, vocals, Fairfax Station, Virginia Savoy Cajun Band -- Savoy Cajun BandAnn Savoy, 1952-, guitar, triangle, Eunice, LouisianaJoel Savoy, fiddle, Eunice, LouisianaMarc Savoy, accordion, Eunice, LouisianaKen Smith, fiddle, Kinder, LouisianaGinny Snowe, upright bass, Hyattsville, Maryland
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1994 Festival of American Folklife
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.1994, Series 4
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1994 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
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- Record ID
- ebl-1503511513178-1503511513198-0