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Visual Arts
  • Tom Wolfe

    Tom Wolfe discusses his book "From Bauhaus to Our House"

    Nov. 16, 1981

    Discussing the book "From Bauhaus to our house" with the author and journalist Tom Wolfe.

  • Ted Coe, James Speyer, and Wayne Thibaud discuss art exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago

    Apr. 26, 1965

    Interviewing Ted Coe, James Speyer, and Wayne Thibaud : Jurors of the 1965 Art Institute Show. They discuss art exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, visual arts, and art critics.

  • Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen

    Studs Terkel, Dr. Bertram Carnow, and Joan and Bob Ericksen discuss health hazards in work environments

    Jun. 5, 1974

    Discussing health hazards in work environments and environmental pollution. Interviewing Dr. Bertram Carnow and Bob and Joan Ericksen.

  • Studs Terkel talks with artist Gene Hall and Dr. Paul Mundy about the painting "The Black Christ Not Worthy of Its Cross" ; part 1

    Sep. 21, 1965

    Studs Terkel interviews the artist Gene Hall who created "The Black Christ Not Worthy Of Its Cross" and the head of the Loyola University Sociology Department, Dr. Paul Mundy, who used the title and painting reproduction to spark classroom discussions. Hall describes the creation of his 6 ft tall by 2 1/2 feet wide painting and how seeing the color of Christ diminishes Christ. You don't see Christ when you see color. Hall uses barbed wire instead of thorns in the painting to signify there is no time in painting, it is up to date.

  • Pablo Picasso

    Studs Terkel comments and presents Picasso unveiling ceremony

    Aug. 15, 1967

    Studs Terkel presents the unveiling of the Chicago Picasso on August 15th, 1967, asking bystanders for their opinion on the new sculpture.

  • Sibyl Moholy-Nagy discussing her husband Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art

    Jun. 10, 1968
  • Shel Silverstein

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and art; part 1

    Nov. 20, 1961

    Shel Silverstein discusses his books "Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back" and "Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book".. Shel Silverstein discusses his books, children's literature, and cartoonists.

  • Theater for the Deaf

    Several members of the cast of The Theater for the Deaf discuss their production ; Couples with a brief interview with John Cage and "Music for Carillon" is played.

    Apr. 23, 1968

    Rilla Bergman, Lou Fant, and Bill Reese converse with Studs about The National Theater for the Deaf and the production they are presenting. Two of the actors Ms. Bergman and Mr. Reese discuss what it took to learn, as hearing people, the best ways to express themselves with sign language. They all talk about how much more expressive the actors in the Deaf Theater have to be to convey the message of the piece they are presenting.

  • Robert L. Short discusses his book "Parables of Peanuts"

    Feb. 10, 1969

    Charles M. Schultz gave high praise to Robert L. Short's book, "Parables of Peanuts". Long explained Schulz's comic strips and his thoughts of cruelty among children. Short further explained that Schulz's comic strips turns the readers back to themselves and gives the readers the opportunities to see their own lives as they really are.

  • Richard McLanathan

    Richard McLanathan discusses his book "The American Tradition in the Arts"

    1969

    Richard McLanathan discusses his book "The American Tradition in the Arts" and takes Studs on a sprawling journey through artistic breakthroughs in architecture, painting, literature, and more while touching on dozens of artists and their works.

  • Oliver Sacks

    Oliver W. Sacks talks with Studs Terkel

    Mar. 15, 1995

    Discussing the book "An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales" (published by Knopf) with the author, neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks.

  • Misch Kohn talks about his artistic career as a printmaker and painter

    Jan. 3, 1961

    Misch Kohn (from the state of Indiana, son of Russian immigrants) talks about his upcoming exhibition that traveled all around the country in which artwork such as "Season in hell", "My Grandfather's Mustache", "General", "Three Generals" among others. Talks about his creative process and what is the outlook of the state of visual arts.

  • A women's hands in her lap

    Leon Golub discusses recent art with Studs Terkel ; part 2

    Nov. 25, 1964

    Golub discusses his work "Man" and talks about his process as an artist.

  • Leon Golub

    Leon Golub discusses recent art with Studs Terkel ; part 1

    Nov. 25, 1964

    Golub discusses his work "Man" and talks about his process as an artist.

  • Leon Golub

    Leon Golub discusses current art projects at the Museum of Contemporary Art

    Sep. 6, 1974

    Leon Golub talks about his current art projects and the power of the largeness of a canvas and its representations can have in the art experience.

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