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Tim Z. Hernandez in conversation with John Boomer

Host Tim Z. Hernandez talks with John Boomer, a self-taught sculptor who started his career in 1968 while teaching on the Navajo Indian Reservation. His skills range from sculpting wood, stone, bronze, and woodblock printing.

He has showcased his work in presentations and demonstrations at schools around the Navajo Reservation including Ganado, Lukachukai, Window Rock, in Arizona, also in Navajo, Gallup, Thoreau, and Grants New Mexico schools.

This interview originally aired on October 16, 2022.