Creative Mind and Method Series

Radio essays from the WGBH Radio archives by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativeness in American arts, sciences, and professions.

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Creative Mind: Man the Creator
Louis Finkelstein
August 1, 1957
00:29:06
Lyman Bryson talks with artist Louis Finkelstein; minister, writer, and political activist Reinhold Niebuhr; and philosopher Milton Nahm about the special form of expression that gives a creative mind power over our imagination.
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Creative Mind: The Architect as Creator
Frank Lloyd Wright
February 19, 1958
00:29:32
Lyman Bryson talks with architect Frank Lloyd Wright about his ideas on education, which he thinks should rely on nature, and about the relation between restraint and freedom.
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Creative Mind: The Choreographer as Creator
Agnes de Mille
October 8, 1958
00:30:11
Lyman Bryson discusses with choreographer Agnes de Mille about the two types of creative artists that collaborate to perform a dance, the dancer and the choreographer.
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Creative Mind: The Theoretical Scientist as Creator
Harlow Shapley
January 20, 1958
00:29:43
Lyman Bryson speculates with astronomer and philosopher Harlow Shapley on what the proper task of the scientist-creator is in relation to the artist-creator.
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Creative Mind: The Musician as Creator
Aaron Copland
August 11, 1958
00:29:30
Lyman Bryson discusses with composer Aaron Copland how music can be both the least representational art and the one that is the most cooperative with other arts.
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Creative Mind: The Poet as Creator
Allen Tate
February 6, 1957
00:29:26
Lyman Bryson discusses with writer Allen Tate what generates a poem in the mind of the poet, and how one can be at once a poet, a critic, and a teacher.
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Creative Mind: The Painter as Creator
Ben Shahn
March 19, 1956
00:33:28
Lyman Bryson discusses with social realist painter Ben Shahn the dedication to hard work, the discipline, and the careful learning of technical skills that must accompany artistic inspiration.
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Creative Mind: The Writer as Creator
Robert Penn Warren
January 30, 1952
00:31:42
Lyman Bryson discusses with poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren how an artist sets out to find truth in his imagination.
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Creative Mind: The Research Scientist as Creator
John C. Sheehan
September 1, 1958
00:30:50
Lyman Bryson discusses with medical scientist John C.
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Creative Mind: The Composer as Creator
Walter Piston
March 22, 1958
00:29:13
Lyman Bryson discusses with neo-classical composer and teacher Walter Piston what the university does to those who want to engage in creative work.
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Creative Mind: The Creative Personality
Jacob Bronowski
August 12, 1958
00:30:18
Lyman Bryson discusses with mathematician, poet, and biologist Jacob Bronowski how to locate and describe the basic qualities that mark the creative mind.
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Creative Mind: Conditions for Creative Work
Rudolf Arnheim
April 1, 1958
00:29:19
Lyman Bryson moderates a discussion with psychologist Rudolf Arnheim, anthropologist Margaret Mead, and philosopher Milton Nahm about how we can discover the conditions that make creative work more li
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Creative Method: Norman Cousins on Editing
Norman Cousins
August 22, 1954
00:29:04
Through archived audio, renowned writer and editor Norman Cousins contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Harold Clurman on Directing
Harold Clurman
May 17, 1959
00:28:54
Through archived audio, famous director and one of the founding members of New York's Group Theater, Harold Clurman contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Lee Strasberg on Acting
Lee Strasberg
November 12, 1957
00:28:42
Through archived audio, renowned acting instructor Lee Strasbeg contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Gyorgy Kepes on Design
Gyorgy Kepes
January 1, 2008
00:28:26
Through archived audio, influential painter, educator and designer Gyorgy Kepes contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Dore Schary on Movie Production
Dore Schary
July 24, 1955
00:28:30
Through archived audio, legendary producer and filmmaker Dore Shary contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: George Shearing on Composing Jazz
George Shearing
November 11, 1956
00:29:26
Through archived audio, painist, composer and jazz bandleader George Shearing contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Edward Steichen on Photography
Edward Steichen
January 1, 2008
00:28:35
Through archived audio, painter and photographer Edward Steichen contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Eric Bentley on Translation
Eric Bentley
January 1, 2008
00:28:49
Through archived audio, renowned critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator Eric Bentley contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Richard Tucker on Singing Opera
Richard Tucker
October 6, 1955
00:28:48
Through archived audio, legendary opera singer Richard Tucker contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.
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Creative Method: Leopold Stokowski on Conducting
Leopold Stokowski
January 14, 1955
00:29:35
Through archived audio, famed conductor Leopold Stokowski contributes to a WGBH Archive collection of 22 original radio essays by leading thinkers in the 20th Century on the nature of creativity in American arts, sciences, and professions.