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New Deal art exhibit at the Smithsonian
Mar. 5th, 2009 09:01 amI heard this brief mention of a New Deal art exhibit on NPR this morning, and just wanted to give everyone an opportunity to look at the pictures. This sounds like a fascinating show; I would make an effort to see it if I was in the area. Any plans for a tour, Smithsonian?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101275990
From the news piece:
"There was a lot of despair ... and shame at being on government relief," says Ann Wagner, one of the curators of the "New Deal" show. For both artists and Americans at large, "these works showed there was plenty to be proud of in their home areas."
Wagner says the program ultimately produced more than 15,000 works, all of them intended for public spaces such as post offices, libraries and hospitals....
Broun points out that Roosevelt once said, "A hundred years from now, my administration will be known for its art, not for its relief."
Well, that's an interesting, if somewhat ironic, note.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101275990
From the news piece:
"There was a lot of despair ... and shame at being on government relief," says Ann Wagner, one of the curators of the "New Deal" show. For both artists and Americans at large, "these works showed there was plenty to be proud of in their home areas."
Wagner says the program ultimately produced more than 15,000 works, all of them intended for public spaces such as post offices, libraries and hospitals....
Broun points out that Roosevelt once said, "A hundred years from now, my administration will be known for its art, not for its relief."
Well, that's an interesting, if somewhat ironic, note.
( Read more... )
