Oral history interview with Skip Rowell

Title

Oral history interview with Skip Rowell

Narrator

Rowell, Skip

Description

Skip Rowell, a professional artist, talks about growing up and being discouraged from pursuing art. He explains how he eventually decided to make a career in art and why he chose scrimshaw as his main art form. Rowell describes his technique, preferred materials, and his subject matter. He also acknowledges some of the challenges of focusing on a lesser known art form.

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Choctaw heritage; Creative process

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Scrimshaws; Scrimshaws--Themes, motives

Spatial

Atoka, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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