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Artists WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Multidisciplinary Arts
  • Sonia Delaunay in conversation with Studs Terkel

    May. 6, 1960
  • Richard Demarco

    Richard Demarco discusses art and work of Jimmy Boyle

    Feb. 5, 1976

    Richard Demarco discusses the importance of riding the art experience of snobbery and the importance of art as relevant to everyone. In addition, Richard speaks on the work of Jimmy Boyle, convicted criminal turned successful artist. Demarco prompts the question: "Is art the language that transcends philosophy?"

  • Micheál Mac Liammóir discusses his show "The Importance of Being Oscar"; part 2

    Nov. 17, 1961

    Micheál Mac Liammóir, actor and playwright, discusses his upcoming performance based on the writings of Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde.

  • Interviewing Micheál Mac Liammóir ; part 1

    Nov. 17, 1961
  • Interviewing Abena Joan Brown

    Feb. 14, 1989

    Abena Joan Brown is President of ETA Creative Arts Foundation, a Chicago-based African American cultural performing arts institution

  • Frank Malina in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 17, 1980
  • Eddie Balchowsky talks with Studs Terkel

    1970

    Eddie Balchowsky tells stories about being an Observation Scout during the Spanish Civil War and marching with a British battalion. He plays and sings several songs of the time.(unknown titles)

  • Discussing the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) artist's exhibition, "Feds: Two Generations of Federally Employed Artists," showing at Truman College

    Mar. 5, 1986
  • Robert Rauschenberg

    Discussing the book "Rauschenberg, Art and Life" with the author, Mary Lynn Kotz

    Oct. 29, 1991

    Mary Lynn Kotz discusses her book "Rauschenberg, Art and Life" with Studs as they recount the works and story of 20th century art pioneer Robert Rauschenberg. They survey his career beginning in Port Arthur, TX, discussing his Depression-era upbringing which caused him to reuse and salvage virtually any object and transform it into art, his studies in Paris, made possible by the G.I.

  • David Hockney discusses his career and his recent work with the Lyric Opera

    Jan. 20, 1992

    When looking at the set design, David Hockney, doesn’t want the viewer to see a tree but to see “tree-ness”. A true fan of music, but Hockney reveals that he is unable to paint if there’s music playing in the background. Hockney said it’s important to stay for more than opening night of “Turandot”. To see the opera on different nights, from different seats in the audience, allows him to make his current work and/or future work better. Program also includes an excerpt of an interview with British poet Stephen Spender 4:56 to 5:51.

  • David Hockney discusses his book "Cameraworks"

    Dec. 3, 1984

    According to David Hockney, all photographs have perspective in them. With pictures, there is no time and there are no close ups, said Hockney. As for a picture on the television, Hockney said a picture of grief stricken poverty can bring on an emotional toll but then because the next picture of image appears, we immediately forget about the poverty image.

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career

    May. 4, 1995

    Anna Deavere Smith discusses and demonstrates her unique character portrayals from her works "Fires in the Mirror" and "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992."

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