Aging artists on the creativity of their old age

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 133-152

  Lindauer, Martin S ^a,c   Orwoll, Lucinda ^b   Kelley, M Catherine ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0346853580     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1002&3_4     Document Type: Article

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