San Francisco’s George Washington High School, designed by local Art Deco master Timothy Pflueger in the mid 1930s, is an extraordinary example of major works of art commissioned with funds from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. The 13 frescoes…read more
Event description: Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: LaGuardia Community College, Little Theatre – 31-10 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101 (map) Credits: (2) AIA CE credits Title: New York City’s Public Buildings…read more
On Thursday, October 17, the Specs Bar in San Francisco will host an event in support of the preservation of the embattled George Washington High School Murals. The event is free and donations are welcome. Please consider joining our campaign…read more
Living New Deal Director Richard Walker will speak about the Green New Deal at the Arizona State University at “The Green New Deal and the Future of Work in America” conference. The talk will be part of a panel titled…read more
Thursday, October 3, 2019 I 6:00- 7:30 PM Koret Auditorium I Main Library I 100 Larkin St. Join us as we celebrate Frances Perkins, the first woman on the U.S. Cabinet as Secretary of Labor under FDR. The unsung hero behind…read more
Worker and Labor Issues of the Food Service Industry Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm University of Southern Maine, Portland • Hannaford Hall Featuring: • David Weil of Brandeis University, former head of the Wage and…read more
New Deal Day, Hays Public Library, Hays, KS Saturday, September 28, 2019 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Hays Public Library1205 Main St.Hays, KS 67601USA (map) Join us for a day of sessions with educators, historians, and community leaders as they discuss topics relating…read more
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 The Coit Tower Murals: Visual Feast, Political Controversy, Decades of Neglect, and a Spectacular Restoration, a lecture with Professor Emeritus Robert Cherny Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 6:30PM Presidio Interfaith Chapel Further Description: The murals at Coit Tower…read more
On September 20, Project Historian Brent McKee will give a talk on the Green New Deal and the Living New Deal at the Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University. Find more details about the event here: https://www.frostburg.edu/annual-events/afestival/ Friday, Sept. 20,…read more
Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m. Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site They were Roosevelts—American royalty, two of the most renowned and admired women in the country. First cousins, they were the…read more
Check out our new map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.