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« Back to Frederick Hart: Shaping the Culture main page    Related Programs for: Frederick Hart: Shaping the CultureHere are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest.The Western: America’s Story, Part Two (aired 8/10/2006) Scholars are divided over American’s fascination with the Old West. Some say the Western film is more flawed and less heroic than movie audiences assume. Others say the films reflect the real hardship and courage of Nineteenth Century America. What do Westerns say about American life? And what do they say about our changing view of history and heroes? The Western: America’s Story, Part One (aired 8/3/2006) The Great Train Robbery, considered by many historians to be the first Western film, premiered a century ago in 1903. In the years that followed, generations of filmmakers turned again and again to the stories from the frontier--the conquest of Indian land, the California Gold Rush, the expansion of the transcontinental railroad and all of the other tales of rugged individualists settling a wild land. Did Hollywood’s silver dreams reflect fact or legend? What do Westerns tell us about America? Miss Manners: Why Manners Matter (aired 3/2/2006) It’s said that Americans have lost their manners, that they are coarse and vulgar, and that such behavior ultimately corrodes our society. This happens whether such behavior occurs in politics, in business or in our personal lives. Today’s guest argues that manners still matter. Has America lost its manners? Ogden Nash Revealed (aired 2/2/2006) "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker". You may have heard this before and laughed, but like so many other wonderful poems, it has become such a part of American culture that many cannot even remember the source. Well, the author was Ogden Nash. While his verse was often witty and humorous there was also a somber side to his story. Who was Ogden Nash? And why do we still read his work? Was Norman Rockwell A Great Artist? (aired 10/27/2005) Think Tank revisits the work of one of America’s best-loved illustrators, Norman Rockwell. Many of the 322 covers Rockwell painted for The Saturday Evening Post have left an indelible mark on our nation’s conscious. A major travelling retrospective of his work, “Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People” begins this week at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and will make stops at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and New York City’s Guggenheim. But does Rockwell transcend illustration? Is he a great artist?  Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved. 
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