Keith Brown Features Frederick Delius “A Village Romeo and Juliet”
Be sure to tune in this Sunday, August 26 from 1:00 – 4:30pm (Eastern US Time) to listen to Keith Brown’s “Sunday Afternoon at the Opera” featuring the works of Frederick Delius on WWUH 91.3 FM in Hartford, Connecticut. You can also listen live online at this link. This will be the eighth time over […]
Lynd Ward Documentary to Screen at Woody Guthrie Centennial
217 Films’ new documentary on Lynd Ward returns to State College for encore screening at Woody Guthrie Centennial: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras and Robin Ward Savage will also present at Penn State’s Woody at 100 Conference On Friday, September 7th, Filmmaker Michael Maglaras returns to State College, Pennsylvania for a special encore screening of “O Brother […]
Lynd Ward film to screen at Center for Cartoon Studies
Just announced: On Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 3:00pm 217 Films‘ new documentary O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward will screen at the Center for Cartoon Studies. This screening will be free and open to the public. The full fall screening schedule is noted below and can also be found at […]
May 21: Lynd Ward Documentary at the Providence Public Library
A free screening of 217 Films’ documentary “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” will be held at Providence Public Library on Monday, May 21 at 6:00 pm in the Providence Public Library’s Auditorium (150 Empire Street, Providence, RI). The screening will be introduced by filmmaker Michael Maglaras with a short discussion […]
Film examines art and life of Lynd Ward
Film examines art and life of Lynd WardMay 1, 2012by Steven Herb Graphic artist Lynd Kendall Ward was the subject of the powerful new documentary film essay, “O Brother Man,” shown April 20 in Foster Auditorium at University Park. Ward, who studied at the National Academy for Graphic Arts in Leipzig, Germany, was inspired by […]
World Premiere: O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward
Penn State University Libraries will host the world premiere of 217 Films’ new documentary on Lynd Ward (1905–1985), the father of the American graphic novel and one of the most prolific book illustrators and printmakers in the history of American art, on Friday, April 20, 2:30 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park. […]
John Greenleaf Whitter: Editor, Politician, Abolitionist, Poet
Coming soon to DVD and electronic download:John Greenleaf Whittier: Editor, Politician, Abolitionist, Poet. Narrated and Produced by Philip Ré. View a preview at this link. 217 Records is proud to be a part of this biography which examines the four main callings of Whittier’s life and the influences and turning points which led to them. […]
Photos from Preview Screening of New Film on Lynd Ward
Please follow this link to view the complete photo album. A special preview screening of 217 Films’ new documentary on Lynd Ward, O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward, was held March 31, 2012 in Portland, Maine at the Maine Festival of the Book. Lynd Ward is the father of the American […]
Michael Maglaras Interviewed about Lynd Ward on WGAN
John McDonald of WGAN interviewed Michael Maglaras about O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward. Listen to the interview at this link. View clips from the film at this link.
World Premiere of New Lynd Ward Documentary at Penn State University Libraries
Film highlights work of graphic novel pioneer University Park, PA (March 25, 2012) — Penn State University Libraries will host the world premiere of 217 Films’ new documentary on Lynd Ward (1905–1985), the father of the American graphic novel and one of the most prolific book illustrators and printmakers in the history of American art, […]