Oral history interview with Mary Horsechief Henderson

Title

Oral history interview with Mary Horsechief Henderson

Narrator

Henderson, Mary Horsechief

Description

Mary Horsechief Henderson, a professional artist, talks about her childhood and the beginning of her art education at a young age from her mother, who was an art teacher. She explains the path she has taken to become an artist and discusses her work in behavior health services. She comments on her inspirations and preferred media for her art and some of her goals for the future. She also acknowledges how grateful she is for all of her life experiences, good and bad, because they have shaped her into who she is today.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Cherokee heritage; Pawnee heritage; West, Dick; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Painting; Indians of North America--Mental health services; Art--Study and teaching; Families

Spatial

Muskogee, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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