Bess Lomax Hawes

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Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
folk musician
folklorist
human
awardReceived National Heritage Fellowship NERFINISHED
National Medal of Arts
causeOfDeath stroke
coAuthorOf Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWriterOf M.T.A. (song) NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1921-01-21
dateOfDeath 2009-11-27
educatedAt Bryan University (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED
University of Texas at Austin
employer National Endowment for the Arts NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Lomax NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork folk music
folklore
fullName Bess Lomax Hawes NERFINISHED
genre American folk music
givenName Bess NERFINISHED
hasInstrument banjo
guitar
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Almanac Singers NERFINISHED
notableFor preservation of traditional American folk culture
promotion of folk and traditional arts in the United States
notableRole key figure in U.S. public folklore programs
notableWork M.T.A. (song) NERFINISHED
Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage NERFINISHED
occupation educator
folklorist
musician
parent John A. Lomax NERFINISHED
Ruby Terrill Lomax NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Director of the Folk and Traditional Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender female
sibling Alan Lomax NERFINISHED
spouse Butch Hawes NERFINISHED
taughtAt California State University, Northridge NERFINISHED
San Fernando Valley State College NERFINISHED

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Almanac Singers notableMember Bess Lomax Hawes
Alan Lomax sibling Bess Lomax Hawes