Oral history interview with Margaret Roach Wheeler

Title

Oral history interview with Margaret Roach Wheeler

Narrator

Wheeler, Margaret Roach

Date

Description

Margaret Roach Wheeler, a professional artist, talks about growing up and being surrounded by women making textiles with their hands. She explains her art education and how she first became interested in textile art and weaving clothing. She describes her style, technique, and preferred fabrics as well as the different types of clothing she makes. Wheeler discusses the different shows and exhibits she has been a part of and specific projects. She mentions some of her current work, her goals for the future, and her teaching responsibilities. She also acknowledges how working with her tribe has changed her career and the importance of networking and professionalism.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Chickasaw heritage; Mahota Handwovens; ARTesian Gallery; Art education

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Hand weaving; Textile crafts; Indians of North America--Clothing; Art--Study and teaching

Spatial

Kansas; Joplin, Missouri; Montana; Sulphur, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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