A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State: Post Office Murals of Kansas
Date and Time: August 3, 2019, 8:00 PM CT
Location:
Stray Cat Film Center, 1662 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City
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Presented by Kara Heitz, Art History Lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute
Art and regional identity collide in this short documentary film about government sponsored art. A New Deal For Public Art in the Free State examines conflicts that arose in Kansas when artists were hired to create murals and sculptures which depict American life during the Great Depression.
Join filmmakers after the screening for Q&A.
Sponsored by: Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery
For more information about this event, please contact:
Kara Heitz
(202) 213-3201
http://www.cliosscroll.org