Oral history interview with Robert Taylor

Title

Oral history interview with Robert Taylor

Narrator

Taylor, Robert, 1951-

Description

Robert Taylor, an artist for over thirty years, discusses his art background along with his Native American Indian heritage. He describes some of the challenges he has faced in his career and some of the broader challenges he sees affecting other Native American Indian artists. Taylor explains some of his artwork and the philosophical thought behind his use of symbols. He states that there is a difference between Native American Indian art and art done by Native American Indians, and he comments on the path he hopes other artists will take in the future.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Native Americans; Native American culture; American Indians

Subject

Indians in art; Indians of North America; Indian artists

Spatial

Tulsa, Oklahoma; Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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https://cdm17279.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ona/id/2