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Artists: Born or Made?


Head of the Prophet Gain insight to the creative process with today's video clip.

Some folks believe that artistic "talent" is genetically determined. Others believe that with persistence, anyone can learn to express themselves in a visual art medium. What do you think? Can artistic skills be taught? or are they inborn? Tell us at 1001days@si.edu.

While you ponder that question, listen to sculptor Herzl Emanuel, who speaks about his vision and persistence in the following QuickTime video clip.

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Pictured: Herzl Emanuel, born 1914, Head of the Prophet, 1935, stone, 15 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost.