Oral history interview with Mel Cornshucker

Title

Oral history interview with Mel Cornshucker

Narrator

Cornshucker, Mel, 1952-

Description

Mel Cornshucker, a professional potter for many years, talks about art coming to him naturally as a child and how he finally decided to pursue art as a career. He describes his style of stoneware and his work as a contemporary potter. Cornshucker mentions a few people who have worked with him and influenced him over the years. He goes on to talk about the impact of some of the different experiences he has had and about his role as teacher.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Functional stoneware

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Potters; Interviews; Missouri--Branson--Silver Dollar City; Artists' studios

Spatial

Jay, Oklahoma; Missouri; Tulsa, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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