Under the New Deal’s Federal Arts Project, the American government helped artists get through a difficult time in history. The New Deal provided food, work, and wages, but it also employed out-of-work artists who worked to enhance community and protect our natural heritage. Tonight we present an illustrated discussion featuring rarely seen photographs of New Deal art and architecture as well as newly commissioned works. Roger G. Kennedy, director emeritus of the National Museum of American History and former director of the National Park Service, will discuss his book When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy. Joining the discussion will be David Larkin, editor and designer for When Art Worked. The program will be moderated by Nick Kotz, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, author, and historian. A book signing of When Art Worked will follow the program.
The speakers were introduced by David S Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, in one of his first public presentations.
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