Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Irvin "Shorty" Shope discusses his early days as a cowboy trailing cattle throughout Montana. He describes his career as a painter, specifically detailing some of his methods and approaches to painting. Shope also discusses his relationship with the Blackfeet tribe, including his participation in the Beaver Pipe Ceremony, and his experiences interacting with particular members of the Blackfeet.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Cowboy; Western Montana; Twentieth Century history; Blackfeet Tribe; Beaver Pipe Ceremony; Art; Artist Statement; Painting
Original Date
10-1970
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Irvin “Shorty” Shope Oral History Collection, OH 357, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 357-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:16:54 minutes
Local Filename
OH_357_001.mp3; OH_357_001.pdf
Citation
Shope, Irvin, "Irvin "Shorty" Shope Interview, October 1970" (1970). Irvin “Shorty” Shope Oral History Collection. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/shortyshope_oralhistory/2