Art with an Expert: New Deal Art & Book Signing with John P. Murphy

What is the Role of Art in a Democracy? Lessons from the New Deal with John P. Murphy. Followed by a Book Signing in our Museum Store (books available for purchase).
Limited Seating. Advance reservations recommended.
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*** Ticket includes both a reservation to Art with an Expert and Blanton All Day activities.
At the height of the Great Depression, with the economy in ruins and fascism on the rise, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal turned crisis into opportunity. Through unprecedented federal funding for the arts, the New Deal launched the careers of artists such as Dorothea Lange, Jacob Lawrence, Alice Neel, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, while advancing a bold vision of cultural democracy: art by the people, for the people. This talk considers the promises and pitfalls of the New Deal art programs, drawing lessons for today on the role of art in a democratic society.
Followed by booking signing with John P. Murphy in the Museum Store.
Art With an Expert is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art. Support for this program at the Blanton is provided by the Carolyn Harris Hynson Centennial Endowment.