An interview with Kay WalkingStick conducted 2020 August 29, by Melissa Ho, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project, at WalkingStick's home in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Kay WalkingStick, 2020 August 29. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biography Note:
Kay WalkingStick (1935- ) is a Cherokee painter in Easton, Pennsylvania. She is especially noted for her landscapes, diptychs, and integration of Native culture throughout her work. From the late 1980s to 2005, she taught at Cornell University, where she is professor emerita.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
