Progressing Art
Thursday, November 03, 2005
WNYC's Assistant Archivist Cara McCormick and Heather Becker of the Chicago Conservation Center join us for a look at efforts to preserve and restore WPA murals. During the 1930s, The Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissioned progressive and abstract murals for public spaces, including several for WNYC’s studios. We’ll discuss the history of these murals, as well as broader issues about how art can reflect community.
» Multimedia: WNYC’s New Deal Murals
» The Mystery of the Missing WPA Murals by Judith Kampfner
Music: "He Got Game" soundtrack (Aaron Copland/Sony Classical) # 10 & 7
» Multimedia: WNYC’s New Deal Murals
» The Mystery of the Missing WPA Murals by Judith Kampfner
Music: "He Got Game" soundtrack (Aaron Copland/Sony Classical) # 10 & 7
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