The Art Deco Society of California and the George Washington High School Alumni Association will organize a tour of the Arnautoff murals tomorrow, Saturday, May 4, at 10:00 AM at the George Washington High School in San Francisco. Event Details:…read more
The symposium will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, in Manhattan. The event is free and open to the public, but is now over-subscribed. Author Kevin Baker will deliver the keynote…read more
Yosemite Valley, Friday, May 10 Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center Dr. Gray A. Brechin, Department of Geography, University of California “Rediscovering Architect Herbert Maier: A New Deal Renaissance of Arts & Crafts Architecture in the National Parks” Interpretive Programs are held in…read more
Gray Brechin will give a talk for the Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club, titled “New Deal Public Works as a Model for the Green New Deal.” The talk will take place on May 21, 7:30 PM, at the Montclair Presbyterian Church.
On May 1, 2019, a webinar presented by Evangelakis, Ph.D, Senior Economist at the REMI Washington, D.C. Office, will examine the main points proposed by the Green New Deal Resolution. Event and Registration Details: “The Green New Deal proposes a number of…read more
On Saturday, April 13th, we will be celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the WPA Era Maritime Museum Building. The program includes a welcome talk by Living New Deal founder Gray Brechin, music, museum tours, and many other activities. The Living…read more
The Works Progress Administration employed 300 people to construct an enormous wooden relief model of San Francisco which offers a 3-D freeze-frame of what the city looked like just before Pearl Harbor. The Dutch artist couple Bik Van der…read more
Save the Date! A New Deal for New York City: Looking Back, Looking Forward Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend the Living New Deal–New York City’s first public program. WHEN: Tuesday, May 7, from 6:00 to…read more
LND Founder Gray Brechin and Stella Lochman will talk on Sunday, March 3 at the SF History Days about the WPA model of San Francisco. Titled, “The WPA City Model: Its Return to the Public and the Take Part Project,” the talk…read more
An exhibit about the WPA Writers Project 1935-1942, titled “Feeding the City: The Unpublished WPA Manuscript,” is currently on view at the NYC Municipal Archives Gallery. The exhibit is open through March 2019. Event details: “This exhibit presents manuscripts, images,…read more