Stanley Hicks (1911–1989) was an American folk artist from Watauga County, North Carolina. Hicks was known for his musical instrument building, particularly banjos and dulcimers, and for his woodwork, work as a musician, dancer and storyteller.[1][2][3][4]

Hicks has been recognized as a "National Historic Artist" by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area of the US National Park Service.[5] He was a recipient of a 1983 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[6]

In the early 1980s Hicks was filmed by UNC-TV for the "Music From The Hills" episode of the Folkways series.[7] The original camera tapes from these interviews have been digitized and are being preserved by UNC-TV.

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Betty N. Jane Hicks Gentry: A Singer Among Singers, p. 57 (1998)
  2. ↑ THE STORYTELLER AS CRAFTSMAN: STANLEY HICKS TELLING "JACK AND THE BULL." North Carolina Folklore Journal 1989 36(2): 73-120
  3. ↑ "The Times-News - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ↑ "Times Daily - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "Stanley Hicks – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area".
  6. ↑ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1983". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "UNC-TV: Folkways - Music from the Hills". Archived from the original on May 8, 2003. Retrieved June 25, 2012.


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