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Artists and Leaders
Artists and Leaders
Pilot Course taught at the University of Richmond in 2001
The artist Pablo Picasso once wrote:
" What do you think an artist
is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if he is a painter, or
ears if he is a musician . . . ?
On the contrary, he's at the same time a political hero,
constantly alive to heart-rending, fiery or happy events, to
which he responds in every way. How would it be possible to
feel no interest in other people and by virtue of an ivory
indifference to detach yourself from life, which they so
copiously bring you? No, painting is not done to decorate
apartments. It is an instrument of war for attack and
defense against the enemy."
The qualities of leaders, both good and bad, are indelibly
recorded in works of art throughout history. Artists of all
ages have left vivid impressions through their works, of
leaders who influenced their lives and times. And given that
great artists tend to have independent minds, we often learn
more about leaders from studying works of art, than we do
from leaders’ words and deeds. The course examined leaders
and leadership through art.
Artists and Leaders
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