Oral history interview with Norman Akers
Title
Oral history interview with Norman AkersNarrator
Akers, NormanDate
Description
Norman Akers, a professional artist, talks about his childhood and some of the early influences on his art. He goes through his education and explains how he became an art professor. He describes his style, creative process, preferred mediums and use of iconography. Akers comments on how Native art can make a political statement and how he feels he does this through his own work. He also mentions some specific projects.Interviewer
Little Thunder, Julie PearsonKeyword
Oklahoma Native Artists; Indian artists; Iconography; Osage heritageSubject
Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Maps; Printmakers; Art--Study and teachingSpatial
Fairfax, Oklahoma; Kansas; MissouriCitation of material
Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State UniversityFind It
