W. Carl Burger: A Painter’s Life
W. Carl Burger: A Painter's Life explores the journey and work of a much-loved New Jersey artist and teacher as ...
Charles Ward
Charles Ward (1900-1962) was a Trenton native who worked in a Trenton factory before becoming an artist, studying at the ...
Howard Finster, Man of Visions
Howard Finster (1916-2001) was a prolific artist with a mission to communicate his visions to the world. This story from ...
Cassandra Wilson
In 1993, singer Cassandra Wilson and jazz guitarist Brandon Ross performed two songs live on the State of the Arts ...
Billy Collins at the Dodge Poetry Festival
State of the Arts producer Susan Wallner chats with poet Billy Collins at the Dodge Poetry Festival in 2002. Collins, ...
Drummer Joe Morello
The great jazz drummer Joe Morello performs "Take Five" and discusses his career in this segment from a 2001 edition ...
People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos
See how People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos uses short stories to change the lives of people who have had very ...
Jacob Lawrence
This 1991 State of the Arts feature about Jacob Lawrence includes an interview with the famous artist himself, then in ...
Leon Fleisher
In the 1950s and early '60s Leon Fleisher was at the top of his field, making a spectacular Carnegie Hall ...
W. Carl Burger, artist
The much loved New Jersey artist and teacher W. Carl Burger celebrates his 95th birthday in 2020, and the Morris ...
In Search of Alexander: Organist Alexander McCurdy
The legendary organist and teacher Alexander McCurdy (1905-1983) is profiled by his grandson Eric Schultz on what would have been ...
Bette Blank, artist
Bette Blank always painted, but became an artist full-time as a second career. Her first was in the field of ...
Dream Journey
"Dream Journey" was conceived, performed, and edited by the choreographer and performer Yass Hakoshima, best known for his original approach ...
Mozart’s Piano
In 2006, State of the Arts caught up with Russian ex-patriot concert pianist Vladimir Feltsman. He was preparing to play ...
Vladimir Feltsman
Concert pianist Vladimir Feltsman emigrated to the United States in 1987 after being silenced by the Soviet Union's Ministry of ...
Nell Irvin Painter
Nell Irvin Painter was a professor of American History at Princeton University for 20 years. Upon retiring, she enrolled in ...
Elisabeth Smolarz
Photographer Elisabeth Smolarz’s "The Encyclopedia of Things" is a portrait of the tiny New Jersey town on the Hudson ...
Willie The Lion
Between 1920 and 1940, few pianists achieved the mythological status of Willie "The Lion" Smith. Along with James P. Johnson ...