Journal of Alta California

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JASON ASENAP

“Hubris in Art Form,” page 6

What is your earliest art-related memory?

I grew up the son of a painter in Norman, Oklahoma, so I was constantly surrounded by my dad’s Indian (and non-Indian) artist friends. Possibly my earliest art-related memories are of various Oklahoma artists collecting at the house in the evenings, drinking beer, listening to records, hanging out, lots of laughter. I myself drew a

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