“On the Ropes: The WPA at the Treasure Island World’s Fair”
3/1/2014 - 3 pm
A lecture by Gray Brechin at the San Francisco History Fair in the Old SF Mint, March 1, 2014 at 3 pm.
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3/1/2014 - 3 pm
A lecture by Gray Brechin at the San Francisco History Fair in the Old SF Mint, March 1, 2014 at 3 pm.
12/16/2013 - 3 pm
Our indomitable founder, Gray Brechin, will be at The Redwoods Retirement Community in Mill Valley on December 16th at 3 pm. Gray will be speaking on the New Deal and its Legacy, as well as the Living New Deal Project… read more
11/15/2013 - 9 am
An all-day celebration and discussion at the US Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. recognizing this key piece of New Deal legislation – one of many that helped create the American Middle Class of the postwar years, now greatly diminished by… read more
11/14/2013 - 7 pm
Professor Robert Cherny will discuss his forthcoming book, Victor Arnautoff, 1896-1979: Art and Politics on Three Continents, at the UC Berkeley California Studies Dinner Seminar on Thursday, November 14. Cherny will trace Arnautoff’s incredible career, from an officer in the… read more
10/20/2013 - 3 pm
The stalwart folks fighting to save the Berkeley P.O. and its New Deal murals from sale to private owners are holding a fundraiser to support legal action against the US Postal Service. Living New Deal founder Gray Brechin is appearing alongside… read more
10/13/2013 - 5 pm
The Living New Deal held our first fundraising event and party on Sunday, October 13th, 5-7 pm, at the San Francisco home of LND board member, Jan Roosevelt Katten. The event was hosted by prestigious group of LND supporters that… read more
10/9/2013 - 3 pm
Our founder, Gray Brechin, assisted by John Elrick, Shaina Potts and Alex Tarr, presented an overview of the Living New Deal project on the Berkeley campus, October 9th, at 3:40 pm. Gray’s summary of the talk: Now based… read more
8/15/2013
The Walt Disney Family Museum is presenting the exhibition Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong. The exhibition focuses on the life and work of Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong—a celebrated painter, muralist, kite maker, lithographer,… read more
10/8/2013 - 6 pm
On October 8th, 6-9 pm, San Franciscans will once again gather to celebrate Coit Tower’s 80th Birthday, with a Birthday Party & Art Show at the Live Worms Gallery on Grant Avenue in North Beach. The event will feature… read more
10/24/2013 - 7 pm
Harvey Smith, President of the National New Deal Preservation Society, will be speaking to the Art Deco Society of Sacramento CA on the New Deal architectural legacy and its relevance to Art Deco of the 1930s.