Ron Senungetuk and Robert Wongittilin are interviewed by Ann Nicolai and Levi Lott in 1975.
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Ron Senungetuk and Robert Wongittilin are interviewed by Ann Nicolai and Levi Lott in 1975.
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1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 7 in.
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Recorded at the KUAC studios in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1975.
Abstract:
Ron Senungetuk talks about when he started carving ivory, growing up in Wales, his current art media, silver smithing, working in jewelry craft, some of the places he studies art, designing silver jewelry, allowing artists the freedom to create and not stick to a certain line of work because of their ethnicity, and use of Eskimo masks. Robert Wongittilin talks about his work with ivory, working with metals and why he came to the university to study art. Ron Sungnungituk talks about Alaska Native art being functional in the past, Native art becoming a commercial product, disseminating information about the art program at the University of Alaska, Native artists getting a fair price for their work, and being able to be an independent artist.
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