Oral history interview with Gordon Yellowman

Title

Oral history interview with Gordon Yellowman

Narrator

Yellowman, Gordon

Date

Description

Gordon Yellowman, a professional artist, describes his first experiences with art and the encouragement he received to pursue art. He explains his educational art path and his work as a teacher. He goes into detail about his style and specifics of ledger art. Yellowman also mentions some of the people who have helped him along the way and comments on his museum curation work and the importance of his Cheyenne heritage.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Cheyenne heritage; Red Dirt Festival; Art shows

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Indian ledger drawings; Watercolor painting

Spatial

Watonga, Oklahoma; Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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