Chinese opera performer Qi Shu Fang of New York City. Qi has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photograph courtesy of the Folk and Traditional Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts. From the Masters of Traditional Arts DVD-ROM, produced by Alan Govenar and published by ABC-CLIO.

Mask by Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson of Alaska. Jackson has received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Photograph courtesy of the Alaska State Council on the Arts. From the Masters of Traditional Arts DVD-ROM, produced by Alan Govenar and published by ABC-CLIO.