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FACT CHECK: Did Einstein Say, ‘Creativity Is Contagious. Pass It On’?

An image shared on Facebook claims that renowned theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once stated, “Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”

"Creativity is contagious, pass it on." -Albert Einstein Posted by Matthew 25 Ministries on  Monday, July 8, 2019

Verdict: False

There is no evidence that Einstein ever said or wrote this statement.

Fact Check:

While Einstein is best known for his contributions to the field of physics, most notably his theories of special and general relativity, he was also known to discuss philosophy, religion and politics and would occasionally mete out general life advice . “Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value,” he once told a young man seeking guidance.

However, The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Einstein ever said or wrote the expression attributed to him on creativity. A search of the Einstein Archives Online  returned no results for the word “contagious,” and a spokesperson for the Einstein Papers Project , another extensive collection of Einstein’s written work, told TheDCNF that she could not verify the quote.

It also appears nowhere in the book “ The Ultimate Quotable Einstein ,” which features more than 1,000 verified Einstein quotes. (RELATED: Did Einstein Say That Technology Would Create A ‘Generation Of Idiots’?)

According to the website Quote Investigator , the quote dates back to at least 1977, published in the book “ Creative Growth Games .” The first known attribution to Einstein was in 1992, found in an advertisement for IBM.

Einstein did value creativity and once said during an interview, “I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”

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Creativity Is Contagious. Pass It On

Albert Einstein? Bernice Bede Osol? Eugene Raudsepp? François de La Rochefoucauld? Dale Carnegie? Apocryphal?

Dear Quote Investigator: The following words are often credited to the scientific genius Albert Einstein:

Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.

I cannot find a good citation. What do you think?

Quote Investigator: There is no substantive evidence that Einstein wrote or spoke the statement above. The comprehensive reference “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein” from Princeton University Press contains a section on “Creativity” but the quotation is not listed there or anywhere else in the book. [1] 2010, The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, Edited by Alice Calaprice, Section: Misattributed to Einstein, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. (The quotation was absent)(Verified on paper)

In 1956 a partial match appeared in “The Cincinnati Enquirer” of Cincinnati, Ohio. An article about a local elementary school described a teacher who helped students and fellow teachers to create ceramics for an exhibition. Boldface added to excerpts by QI : [2] 1956 May 6, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Imagery In Ceramics, Section 3, Quote Page 1, Column 4, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Newspapers_com)

Creativity was contagious. Teachers also became interested. They were found taking a few minutes from their lunch time for work on their ceramics, too, and again at home at night.

In 1973 a syndicated horoscope column by Bernice Bede Osol included a partial match: [3] 1973 January 18, Dixon Evening Telegraph, Astrograph by Bernice Bede Osol, Quote Page 19, Column 3, Dixon, Illinois. (Newspapers_com)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your creativity’s contagious. Seek support for your ideas today. Others will appreciate their potential.

In 1977 “Creative Growth Games” by Eugene Raudsepp with George P. Hough Jr. contained a full match for the expression. The following appeared as an epigraph to a section titled “Games and Exercises”: [4] 1977, Creative Growth Games by Eugene Raudsepp with George P. Hough Jr., (Epigraph of part 1), Quote Page 15, Jove Publications: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York. (Verified on paper)

Through the process of association of ideas your imagination will find new and relevant relationships between things. Creativity is contagious, pass it on.

Below are additional selected citations in chronological order.

Expressions asserting that behaviors, feelings, and ideas could be contagious have a long history. The famous French aphorist François de La Rochefoucauld included a pertinent statement in “Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes” (Maxims and Moral Reflections). The 1678 edition contained the following: [5] 1678, Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales by François de La Rochefoucauld, Cinquie’me Edition, Number 230, Quote Page 88, Chez Claude Barbin, A Paris. (Google Books Full View) link

Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple , & nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ny de grands maux, qui n’en produisent de semblables. Nous imitons les bonnes actions par émulation, & les mauvaises par la malignité de nôtre nature que la honte retenoit prisonniere & que l’exemple met en liberté.

An English translation published in 1776 stated: [6] 1776, Maxims and Moral Reflections by the Duke de la Rochefoucault, A New Edition, Revised and Improved, Author: François de La Rochefoucauld, Topic: Example, Number: CXXII (122), Quote Page 40 and … Continue reading

Nothing is so contagious as example; never is any considerable good or ill done that does not produce its like. We imitate good actions through emulation; and bad ones through a malignity in our nature, which shame concealed, and example sets at liberty.

In 1830 “The History of Chivalry” by G. P. R. James mentioned two contagious feelings: [7] 1830, The History of Chivalry by G. P. R. James (George Payne R. James), Series: The National Library, Volume 4, Quote Page 268, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, London. (Google Books Full View) … Continue reading

Nothing, except fear, is so contagious as enthusiasm: the spirit of crusading was revived in a wonderfully short time.

In 1834 the popular English author Edward Bulwer Lytton also mentioned the ready transmission of enthusiasm: [8] 1834, The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Volume 1 of 2, Quote Page 78, Harper & Brothers, New York. (HathiTrust Full View) link

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it is the real allegory of the tale of Orpheus—it moves stones; it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.

In 1852 a Richmond, Virginia newspaper wrote a cautionary passage suggesting that crime was a contagion: [9] 1852 November 13, The Daily Dispatch (Richmond Dispatch), Police and Watch Department, Quote Page 2, Column 3, Richmond, Virginia. (Newspapers_com)

Richmond is less tainted with it than some of her sister cities, but crime is contagious, and unless her moral atmosphere be maintained in a pure and healthy condition, there is no telling how soon her streets will also become the scenes of daring and disgraceful deeds of lawlessness and crime.

In 1890 a lecturer speaking to parents at the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois advocated teaching courtesy: [10] 1890 December 4, The Chicago Daily Tribune, How to Teach a Child Courtesy, Quote Page 9, Column 5, Chicago, Illinois. (Newspapers_com)

Courtesy is contagious. Keep a child in a courteous atmosphere, and he becomes a gentleman, and one of the greatest barriers in life is removed.

In 1908 “The Battle of Life” by Henry Van Dyke asserted that several virtues were contagious: [11] 1908 Copyright, The Battle of Life by Henry Van Dyke, Quote Page 21 and 22, T. Y. Crowell & Company, New York. (HathiTrust Full View) link

The strongest of all obstacles to the advance of evil is a clean and generous man, doing his duty from day to day, and winning others, by his cheerful fidelity, to serve the same Master. Diseases are not the only things that are contagious. Courage is contagious. Kindness is contagious. Manly integrity is contagious. All the positive virtues, with red blood in their veins, are contagious.

In 1947 “The Arizona Republic” of Phoenix, Arizona offered the following “Safety Tip” encouraging the spread of courtesy: [12] 1947 November 8, Arizona Republic, Safety Tip, Quote Page 1, Column 7, Phoenix, Arizona. (Newspapers_com)

Courtesy is contagious—let’s start an epidemic of it on the highways.

In 1948 the famous self-help guru Dale Carnegie included an instance about happiness in “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”: [13] 1948, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie, Quote Page 141, Simon and Schuster, New York. (Verified on paper)

I found that happiness is contagious . By giving, we receive. By helping someone and giving out love, I had conquered worry and sorrow and self-pity, and felt like a new person.

In 1949 a letter published in the “Decatur Sunday Herald and Review” of Decatur, Illinois advocated the transmission of cheerfulness: [14] 1949 January 2, Decatur Sunday Herald and Review, Letters to the Editor, (Letter titled “Offers Two Resolutions” from Byron H. Studebaker), Quote Page 8, Column 6, Decatur, Illinois. … Continue reading

Remember, cheerfulness is pleasantly contagious; be a “carrier.”

In 1956 “The Cincinnati Enquirer” printed the following as noted previously: [15] 1956 May 6, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Imagery In Ceramics, Section 3, Quote Page 1, Column 4, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Newspapers_com)

Creativity was contagious.

In 1973 a newspaper in Indianapolis, Indiana described graffiti written in the chemistry building at Purdue University. The phrase “pass it on” was incorporated in a graffito about sex: [16] 1973 July 31, The Indianapolis Star, Chemistry Couplet Carvings Classics by John F. Gallien (Star Purdue-Lafayette Bureau), Quote Page 27, Column 8, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Newspapers_com)

On sex, drugs, the draft and other extra-curricular concerns: “Candy is dandy but sex won’t rot your teeth” and “Sex is contagious (pass it on).” Or the quietly desperate, “Virginity is not terminal.”

In 1974 an instance of the expression with “courtesy” and the phrase “pass it on” was printed in the “Register-Republic” newspaper in Rockford, Illinois: [17] 1974 May 13, Register-Republic, Photo caption, Quote Page B1, Column 6, Rockford, Illinois. (GenealogyBank)

“Courtesy is contagious — pass it on!” is the message being passed on to nurses at Swedish-American Hospital by “Capt. Courtesy,” feature performer of National Hospital Week festivities this week at the local hospital.

In 1977 the book “Creative Growth Games” included a match for the full expression under examination as noted previously: [18] 1977, Creative Growth Games by Eugene Raudsepp with George P. Hough Jr., (Epigraph of part 1), Quote Page 15, Jove Publications: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York. (Verified on paper)

In 1992 the short version of the saying was assigned to Albert Einstein in a newspaper advertisement from IBM. The company was publicizing a public television documentary series called “The Creative Spirit” which was sponsored by IBM: [19] 1992 April 1, Arizona Republic, (IBM advertisement for “The Creative Spirit”, a documentary series from public television station WETA of Washington D.C.), Phoenix, Arizona. … Continue reading

Einstein once said, “Creativity is contagious.” Tune in and catch it on The Creative Spirit. Funded by IBM.

In conclusion, the ascription to Albert Einstein appears to be spurious. A class of adages highlighting the contagious nature of behaviors and feelings and has been evolving for hundreds of years. Currently, the earliest instance known to QI of the full expression appeared in a 1977 book by Eugene Raudsepp with George P. Hough Jr.

(Great thanks to Andrew Lindsay, Nicola Porter, Jamie Hovis, George Mannes, Marie Medina, and Ane Bülow whose inquiries led QI to formulate this question and perform this exploration.)

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Contagious Creativity - How To Catch The Creative Virus

My Painting Process for "Veiled"

“Creativity is contagious – pass it on.”

Albert Einstein

Creativity IS Contagious! And it is meant to be shared. This quote is making a factual statement about how inspiration works.

Inspiration creates a spark that fuels the creative fire within us all. Creativity is contagious and meant to be shared.

In light of these times of incessant hand-washing, sterilizing, isolating to protect us from catching a very serious virus – Covid-19 – why not counterbalance that with spreading a positive, joyful virus of creativity to heal your heart and maybe someone else’s heart? That is the idea behind the project I have created for Gel Press for this month – may it spread and become a gift to the world!

So - who wants to catch the creative virus? It hurts no one. You can do it in the comfort of your own home. And it promotes a healthy heart-soul! There is nothing like a little paint, bright colors, and creative play to chase your fears, germs, & worries away!

I can think of no better way to heal and bring back a little joy than to just have mindless, creative fun. With that in mind, I went to my studio, pulled out my Gel Press printing plates, and began throwing color and stencils around. What happened next, made me smile so now I’m sharing it with you…

Watch this video I created for Gel Press as a Creative Team Artist and then read below to see what went on behind the scenes to see how the painting began...

WHAT WENT ON BEFORE THE PARTY......

warning: what I'm about to tell you could be contagious ;)

Pssst…Let Me Tell You A Secret…

Do you want to know the Secret to Creativity – how to catch the Creative Virus??

The answer begins with….NEW! Trying a new technique, a new material, a new surface, looking at the world in a new way, etc… - anything “new” leads to inspiration! And then inspiration acts as a spark, which ignites creativity. The only problem is, the more you paint and create, the more difficult it becomes to find something new – we easily become stagnant with our art. But sometimes, when you least expect it and when your eyes light across your messy studio – something new finds you! In my case, it happened early on in the process, when I pulled out my 2 largest gel press plates, which allowed me to print large!

Inviting The Muse To Have Coffee…

Before we invite The Muse, we must know who She is and where She lives.

A Muse is defined as “a person or personified force, who is the source of

inspiration for a creative artist.” – simply put, it is your inspiration. For me, that Muse is sometimes my youngest daughter, Grace. She is the youngest of my 3 children and when she came into my life I was in a more settled place as an artist – a time when I was more “aware of moments” – a time when I was “listening” instead of rushing through life. When I’m painting her, I’m actually painting myself – I’m actually painting MY story. She is the subject in my painting, “Veiled”.

This photo was my inspiration and reference image for my painting, "Veiled".

This is my daughter, Grace - My Muse - which I invited into my studio...this started the magic!

So how do I invite this sometimes mysterious, sometimes elusive, Creative Muse to have coffee and just hang out? It happens whenever I ask myself the question “what if?” .

“What if” represents curiosity and the willingness to experiment. It is the beginning of everything fun and creative. If an artist is never curious, never experiments, they never experience anything new and the Muse will eventually leave the studio. If you don’t believe me, try doing the same technique, the same way and never changing for 2 months. Eventually you will find yourself not wanting to create very much, procrastinating, and get busy with something else. Eventually the Muse/Inspiration will depart and you will put the art materials away – this happens to so many artists! This is why curiosity and experimentation is integral to keeping your Muse in your studio and thus, catching the Creative Virus!

So this practice of asking what if and trying something new happened when I went to dig for my Gel Press plates. I had 2 large printing plates placed in the supply bin together – simple right? I thought “hmmm…what if I placed these plates side by side and make a larger surface?” Well that was a new way of printing and got me excited which caused that little spark of creativity to ignite!

Keep It Simple – The Only 3 Things You Need To Remember…

To make things very simple….the only “rules” to have rolling around your head during this process are the following words below. You must speak these 3 things out loud (who cares if you look crazy doing this?!) – trust me it will happen if you speak it out loud!

Say the following out loud…

I’m going to try something NEW

I’m going to ask WHAT IF? at some point

I’m definitely going to have FUN!

Now print with out thinking too much, pull out color with creative abandon. Don’t be afraid to let your eyes light on something across the room and use it – those are always my favorite new discoveries! And even better - put on your favorite play list, turn the volume up and DANCE in your studio while doing this – which equals FUN!

Let’s Get This Party Started!...

Once you have the Gel Press printed sheets, settled on your subject

matter, it is time to collage, soften, draw, then paint! I call this entire process “Party On Your Paper” (see archived Gel Press Blog Posts of mine) because when you are through with the collage part of the process, it will look like a wild, beautiful, lively party of patterns, lines, textures and color!

Bringing Back Some Of Your Party Guests….

So now the painting is finished and I advise letting it “rest” overnight. Because, at the end of this Paint Party you might need to bring back a few of your Guests – some of the beautiful patterns and textures you might have lost in the painting process. In the video you will see that I used my larger, 12x24 stencils that coordinate with the 9x12 stencils I used on the gel printed collaged papers. This final touch will effectively connect all of the elements and give your painting harmony – all of your guests will be talking to each other and your Party will be a huge success!

this was before...

but I did not like that I had lost some of my party guests...

...so I used my 12x24 StencilGirl Stencils [see links below]....

...& brought them back to the party!

Let The Party Continue - Spread The Creative Virus!….

For me, in this climate of isolation, fear, and negativity it is important to counterbalance all of this with inspiration, creative joy and positivity – that is why I am sharing this painting process with you! I do this with the hope you will then share this Contagious Creativity and pass it on to someone else who needs a little uplifting! I typically do this on my social media sites and my YouTube channel [you can find the links on my website listed below]. Sometimes I have art studio “play dates” with other artists, which now are done through Zoom or Facetime. – maybe you could do the same!

Now it’s your turn to pass it on - go spread inspiration and your joyful, creative self as much as you can because - art heals !

I hope this post helps you through this crazy, difficult time of socially isolating – inspiring and causing you to Catch The Contagious Creative Virus!

And remember – these are the only rules…try something NEW , ask WHAT IF? , and have FUN!

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to see more of Trish's Party On Your Paper Collection of paintings click here

LINKS TO SOME OF THE ART PRODUCTS I USED IN MY VIDEO.....

LINKS TO STENCILGIRL STENCILS….

Wisteria Collection Stencils [3]– [used at the beginning, during the gel press printing process]

9x12 - Looped Bare Wisteria Vine

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-looped-bare-wisteria-vine-trish-mckinney-p/l555.htm

9x12 – Open Bare Wisteria Vine

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/stencil-open-bare-wisteria-vine-trish-mckinney-p/l554.htm

9x12 – Grand Wisteria

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/mask-Grand-Wisteria-Trish-McKinney-p/l679.htm

Wisteria Collection of Giant Stencils [2]– [used at the end of the video]

12x24 - Wisteria Giant Stencil

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/mask-Wisteria-Giant-Trish-McKinney-p/g026.htm

12x24 - Wisteria Loops Giant Stencil

https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/mask-Wisteria-Loops-Giant-Trish-McKinney-p/g027.htm

INSPIRATIONAL LINKS….

Party On Your Paper – Trish McKinney – Gel Press Working Artist Blog Post

https://gelpress.com/party-on-your-paper-with-trish-mckinney/

LINKS TO GEL PRESS MONOPRINTING PLATES….

I used these 2 mono printing plates in my video side by side…

12” x 12” - https://gelpress.com/product/10803

12” x 14” - https://gelpress.com/product/10804

GOLDEN PAINTS & COLORS I USED .....

Beginning Segment While Monoprinting I used these colors.....

GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics - Color Combos I used while gel press printing….

1- Quin Nickel Azo Gold + Light Ultramarine + Titan Buff

2 - Trans Red Oxide + Nickel Azo + Light Ultramarine + Teal

3 - Quin Nickel Azo Gold + Light Ultramarine + Teal

Midway Segment While Painting The Figure I used these colors.....

GOLDEN FLUID Acrylics….

Quin Nickel Azo Gold

Quin. Magenta

Quin. Crimson

Quin. Burnt Orange

Permanent Violet Dark

Dioxazine Purple

Pthalo Blue (Green Shade)

Anthraquinone Blue

Cobalt Blue

Turquoise Phthalo

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