Oral history interview with Eddie Morrison

Title

Oral history interview with Eddie Morrison

Narrator

Morrison, Eddie, 1949-

Date

Description

Eddie Morrison, a professional sculptor, talks about his childhood and how he did not start his art career until later in his life. He mentions some people who encouraged and taught him, like Allan Houser, to pursue art as a career. He describes his creative process, the different types of materials he uses, and his simplistic technique. Morrison discusses some of the difficulties of being a sculptor and an artist in general.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Creative process; Cherokee heritage

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Sculpture; Art--Collectors and collecting; Houser, Allan, 1914-1994

Spatial

Tahlequah, Oklahoma; Santa Fe, New Mexico

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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