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Summary:
An interview with Bobby C Martin conducted 2022 December 6-9, by Laura Clark for the Archives of American Art, at Martin Mountain Studio near West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Bobby C. Martin, 2022 December 6-9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview was provided by the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Bobby C. Martin (Muscogee Creek; 1957- ) is a printmaker based in West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma known for his works examine contemporary Native life by fusing archival materials, traditional iconographies, and text and images from popular culture. Laura Marshall Clark (Muscogee Creek; 1953- ) is an Indigenous curator, scholar, and educator.
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
