6/16/2022
Hear from artist, master printer, and educator Thomas Wojak on the importance and development of printmaking during the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which operated from 1935 to 1943. After an introduction by the exhibition’s curators, Wojak will highlight select prints on view… read more
5/11/2022
May 11, 2022 “Mapping the New Deal”: A Conversation with Richard Walker Live, virtual program Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, EDT Time: 2:00 p.m. See registration details here. Links: YouTube | Facebook | Twitter On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Roosevelt… read more
5/3/2022
Tuesday, May 3 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET, 11:00–12:00 p.m. PT Economic Policy Institute Zoom Featured speakers: Robert Kuttner, Co-Editor, The American Prospect Moderator: Valerie Wilson, Director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE), Economic Policy Institute Join the Economic… read more
5/10/2022
History Room Live: The Living New Deal Uncovers A Lost Civilization May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm “The Living New Deal” researcher Andrew Laverdiere gives a glimpse into the vast scope of FDR’s legacy in the context of what was… read more
1/24/2022
In Conversation via Zoom Monday, January 24, 2022, 4pm PST (7pm EST) The Living New Deal Founder Gray Brechin and Director Richard Walker with Harold Porcher, Swann Auction Galleries The Living New Deal began at the Department of Geography at… read more
2/16/2022
Preparing for War: How the New Deal Helped America Join the Fight Against Fascism and Win World War II A bicoastal dialogue featuring Kevin Baker (East) and Bob Leighninger (West) on Zoom Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 8:00 ET/5:00 PT … read more
1/18/2022
JOIN US! “The New Deal Artistry of Jo Mora” Tuesday, January 18, 5pm PST Adventurer, author and artist of the American West, Jo Mora worked as a cowboy, a guard on a Mexican railroad, and lived with the… read more
10/21/2021
Please Join Us! Living New Deal Webinar Series, “The Next New Deal” “Biden’s Civilian Conservation Corps: Lessons from the Original CCC “ Thursday, October 21, 2021, 5-6pm PDT The Living New Deal will host Neil Maher, author of the… read more
11/17/2021
The New Deal in Washington DC, a virtual Preservation Cafe, will be presented Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 6:30 pm Easter Time. Find more details here. Presenters: Richard A Walker, Professor Emeritus, Univ of California, Berkeley and Director, Living New Deal, and Brent McKee,… read more
10/12/2021
Society of Architectural Historians – Latrobe Chapter: Conversation with Richard A Walker and Deane Madsen. Oct 12, 2021 06:00 PM Easter Time. Register here.