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  • Jim Haynes

    Interviewing impresario Jim Haynes while Studs in England ; part 1

    1968
  • Interview with Katherine Kuh

    Oct. 17, 1966
  • Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri

    Interview with Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri

    Feb. 21, 1968

    Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri discuss Greece. Includes an interview with Irene Papas. Includes an interview with Nikos Gounaris. Includes Greek song sung by Melina Mercouri. Includes song ["Kamos"] by the composer [Dirocus]. Includes the song "Women of Souli." Includes song "Mitros and Mirina."

  • Ingrid Superstar, Gerard Malanga, Paul Morrissey and Sterling Morrison discuss the "Exploding Plastic Inevitable"

    Jun. 23, 1966

    Members of the Purple Underground, Ingrid Superstar, Gerard Malanga, Paul Morrissey and Sterling Morrison discuss being apart of Andy Warhol's "Exploding Plastic Inevitable". EPI is a production of films, strobe lights, music and dancing. The group talks about the large audiences going to the shows out of curiosity. They also talk about items being thrown at them while they're on stage and that half of their audiences walk out before the performance is over.

  • Harold Rosenberg discusses action painting and other trends in art

    Apr. 9, 1966

    Harold Rosenberg, a provocative and loquacious art critic, joins Studs Terkel to discuss trends in the art world. The interview begins with a clip from Sonia Delaunay, who remarks that Pablo Picasso does not create art, but transforms it. Rosenberg disagrees with this statement, elaborating on his beliefs that tradition and past experiences and influences are present in any work. The desire to create “new” art is also a complicated concept, according to Rosenberg, as art transcends time and can be considered “new” to new viewers.

  • Frank Malina in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jan. 17, 1980
  • Francis S. Chase discusses education, art, and science ; part 2

    Dec. 30, 1964

    Francis S. Chase discusses education, art, and science. Chase also discusses creativity, human behavior, and technology among other topics.

  • Francis S. Chase discusses education, art, and science ; part 1

    Dec. 30, 1964

    Francis S. Chase discusses education, art, and science. Chase also discusses creativity, human behavior, and technology among other topics. Includes a clip of an interview with Dr. Jay Bernofsky.

  • Elsa Gress discusses her work, current events, cultural movements

    Oct. 1, 1968

    Danish essayist and novelist Elsa Gress discusses her work, current events, and cultural movements. Her book "My Many Homes" ("Mine mange hjem") is also mentioned. She talks about American and Demark, theater, and the sexual revolution.

  • 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)

  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt discusses her music career ; part 3

    Jul. 10, 1962

    Studs Terkel continues to interview actress and singer Eartha Kitt. Part 3 of the interview begins with Kitt discussing the following; her career; her international travels; and linguistic abilities.

  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt discusses her music career ; part 2

    Jul. 10, 1962

    Studs Terkel continues to interview actress and singer Eartha Kitt. Part 2 of the interview begins with the song "Üsküdara", and ends with "Mountain High, Valley Low", both sung by Kitt. Kitt discusses the following; her career; her desire to entertain; her autobiography, "Thursday's Child"; her mothers death; the art of interacting with the audience; the femme fatale; her time with the Katherine Dunham Dancers; and her portrayl of Helen of Troy.

  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt discusses her music career ; part 1

    Jul. 10, 1962

    Studs Terkel interviews actress and singer Eartha Kitt. The program begins with a musical selections sung by Kitt, "C'est Si Bon". Kitt discusses the following; her career; how the songs she sings are interpreted and preferred by people of different nationalities; what led her to be an international star; her childhood; her meeting with Albert Einstein;

  • 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
  • Discussing the book "Collected Stories" with Harry Mark Petrakis

    Feb. 6, 1987
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