“A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State” - Kara Heitz, historian
6:30 p.m. Friday May 13, 2022
The state of Kansas is home to a number of New Deal-era federally funded artworks and arts programs created between 1934 and 1943. Historian and filmmaker Kara Heitz will speak about these and share her short documentary film about New Deal post office murals in Kansas. The film, “A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State,” explores the Kansas identity during the Great Depression and New Deal era through stories and conflicts about public art.
This program will also stream live on YouTube on the Kansas Historical Society channel.