Oral history interview with Richard Zane Smith

Title

Oral history interview with Richard Zane Smith

Narrator

Smith, Richard Zane

Description

Richard Zane Smith, a professional artist, talks about his childhood and how art was always the subject he was most drawn to in school. He discusses his career path before becoming a full-time artist and how he first learned and taught art. He explains how he became interested in hand-built pottery and how he was inspired by overlapping, corrugated pieces of Pueblo pottery. Smith describes his current creative process, techniques, and preferred materials as well as the Wyandotte culture that has influenced his art. He comments on the history of the Wyandotte tribe and the role he is trying to play to help bring back their language.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Wyandotte heritage; Hand-built pottery; Corrugated pottery; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Indian pottery; Pottery--Technique; Indians of North America--Languages; Indians of North America--Material culture

Spatial

Missouri; Kansas; New Zealand; Wyandotte, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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