Oral history interview with Robert Henry

Title

Oral history interview with Robert Henry

Narrator

Henry, Robert Harlan, 1953-

Description

Robert Henry, a longtime collector of American Indian art, talks about growing up and the art that he was around as a child. He explains his process of art collecting and how he feels when he looks at Native art. He goes through some of the history of Native art in Oklahoma and some of the influential artists that were a part of these developments. Henry discusses some specific pieces of art in his collection and what they mean to him. He also comments on the growth of his collection and how he attempts to showcase his collection in his life.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Oklahoma Indian art

Subject

Indians of North America; Interviews; Art--Collectors and collecting; Art and history

Spatial

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Santa Fe, New Mexico

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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