Frank Barron (psychologist)
Frank X. Barron (June 17, 1922 – October 6, 2002) was an American
philosopher. He is considered a pioneer in the psychology of creativity and in the study of human personality.[1]
Barron was born in
psychedelic drugs. In 1960 he was a co-founder of the Harvard Psychedelic Drug Research.[2]
Barron received the APA Richardson Creativity Award in 1969 and the Rudolf Arnheim Award in 1995.[1]
Major works
- Barron, F. The Psychology of Imagination. – "Scientific American", CXCIX, September, 1958.
- Barron, F. X. (1963). Creativity and Psychological Health. Princeton: Van Nostrand.
- Barron, F. X. (1963). Scientific Creativity. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
- Barron, F. X. (1965) The Creative Process and the Psychedelic Experience. Explorations magazine, Berkeley California, June–July.
- Barron, F. X. (1968). Creativity and Personal Freedom. New York: Van Nostrand.
- Barron, F. X. (1969). Creative Person, Creative Process. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
- Barron, F. X. (1972). Artists in the Making. New York: Seminar Press,
- Barron, F. X. (1979).The Shaping of Personality. New York: Harper & Row.
- Barron, F. X. (1995). No Rootless Flower. An Ecology of Creativity. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton.
- Barron, F. X., Montuori, A., Barron, A. (1997). Creators on Creating. New York, N.Y.: Tarcher Penguin.
References
- ^ a b Frank Barron – Pioneer in the Psychology of Creativity, Genvive. Retrieved: 2017-10-04.
- Leary, Timothy. "Flashbacks" (1983), p.29.
External links
- F. X. Barron, 80; Studied Science of Creativity, The New York Times.
- Frank Barron, 80; UC Scholar, Author Explored Psychology of Creative Mind, Los Angeles Times [1]
- Frank X. Barron Archives at the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.[2]
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