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Elaine Hoffman Watts

Elaine Hoffman Watts in concert. Photo by James Wasserman.
Elaine Hoffman Watts in concert. Photo by James Wasserman.

Pew Fellow, 2000
1932-2017
Folk and Traditional Arts

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\Sound Wave\" by Jamacove on DeviantArt."
Interview

Noise from the 18th Floor

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Paint Factory performed by Darin Atwater and his Soulful Symphony, 2019, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Baltimore, MD. Photo by Stephen Cherry.
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Sabaah Folayan, 2022 Pew Fellow.
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Pig Iron Theatre Company, The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles, directed by Josephine Decker, 2022, Rigby Mansion, Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Johanna Austin. 
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