A 1964 art school study predicted who would still be painting in 5 years

A 1964 art school study predicted who would still be painting in 5 years Ellsworth Toohey 4:25 pm Thu Apr 30, 2026 In 1964, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago handed 31 of its students an hour, a sheet of paper, and a long table covered in oddities: grapes, a gearshift, a glass prism, an old book, and 23 other items chosen by two researchers in the next room. Each student could pick whichever objects appealed, set them up however they wanted, and draw. About half got moving fast. They grabbed three or four items, arranged them, blocked in a sketch within minutes, then refined it for the next 55. The other half barely seemed to get started. They picked things up, turned them over, swapped them out, switched paper, erased, restarted.

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