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Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards

2010 Recipients

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The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. The state legislature created the Folk Heritage Award in 1987 to recognize lifetime achievement in traditional arts. The honorees, in their categories, are:

Harold Wayne Turner
Pickens, S.C.
Maker of Stringed Instruments

Freddie Vanderford
Buffalo, S.C.
Piedmont Blues Harp

The awards were presented at the Statehouse on May 6th, 2010. McKissick Museum in Columbia also hosted a casual drop-in reception to recognize both recipients, Wednesday, May 5th, 6-8 p.m. in the museum’s second floor lobby.

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For more information about the Folk Heritage Award, contact Saddler Taylor (803) 777-3714, or Julianne Carroll (803) 734-8764.