Weeks, Garland 2021-09-21
This interview features Garland Weeks as he talks about his career making sculptures. In this interview, Weeks describes his childhood up until he was drafter to serve in Vietnam. Weeks then explains how he got interested in sculpting, and how he has made a career out of sculpting. Pieces of his that are discussed are his Old Yeller sculpture, the Klamath Native American Indian sculpture at the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the Between Broncs sculptures, and the Raider Red sculpture he was working on during the time of this interview.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Garland Weeks
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Date: September 22, 2021
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Interviewer: Tai Kreidler
Length: 01:56:00 (1 hour 56 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family background information; Secondary school football in Wichita Falls, Texas; Leaving football and going to college; Getting drafted and stationed in Vietnam; jobs; Rodeoing and sculpting; being an artist; Learning sculpting from a professional; Moving around; the Magnificent Seven; Old Yeller sculpture; Wants his sculptures to tell a story; Relationship with Jerry House; teaching art to children; Other sculptors or artists that he admires; Texas Awards and accolades; sculpture in the Favell Museum; Working an a Raider Red Sculpture; Between Broncs
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374902 >
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