Oral history interview with Robby McMurtry

Title

Oral history interview with Robby McMurtry

Narrator

McMurtry, Robby, 1950-2012

Description

Robby McMurtry is a professional artist who has worked in many different mediums. He describes how he was encouraged to pursue art and how he became an art teacher. He explains how he has always been drawn to comic books and how he decided to create graphic novels about Oklahoma history. McMurtry mentions a few people who have helped and influenced him in his career. He talks about the future of his work and all he hopes to achieve through the graphic novel style.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; American Indian stories; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Art--Study and teaching; Graphic novels; Christie, Ned, 1852-1892; Interviews

Spatial

Loco, Oklahoma; Europe; Morris, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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