They Get It in Tyler, Texas
By Michael Maglaras In my film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” I make mention of the idea that, 80 years after the launch of the WPA, many communities across America still take particular pride in their surviving works from the WPA era. These works may be in a post office, school, […]
217 Films at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
217 Films is honored to screen our film “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum on February 20. Director Michael Maglaras and executive producer Terri Templeton will introduce the documentary and answer questions after the screening. David Berona, Michael Maglaras and Robert Dance This […]
John Greenleaf Whittier Remembered
In December, we always think about John Greenleaf Whittier and his masterful poem, “Snow-Bound.” This essay was written by Michael Maglaras in 2010 and we return to it now in appreciation of Whittier and his lasting contribution to American poetry. Order the CD recording of this poem at this link.Maglaras writes: “I know of no […]
Grolier Club Hosts 217 Films in NYC
217 Films’ 2012 documentary “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” will screen at the Grolier Club in New York City on November 19th. Ward is the father of the American graphic novel and one of the most prolific book illustrators and printmakers in the history of American art. Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri […]
New documentary film celebrates American art through the faces of her people
Connecticut-based independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Filmsannounce a new film project — their seventh in ten years and their sixth “essay in film” — tracing the history of America through the portraits of the American people. The film is titled “American Faces: Portrait of a Nation” and is scheduled for release […]
Historic Mural Captures Life During the Great Depression
Sunday, 8 November 2015 – Written by Cory McCoy When the nation was at its lowest point and people were most desperate, the federal government came up with innovative ways to transform cities like Tyler and the lives of those involved. To celebrate their 2015 fundraiser, the Smith County Historical Society will host a special screening […]
New Film on the Arts of the WPA at Providence Public Library
Join director Michael Maglaras and executive producer Terri Templeton at the Rhode Island premiere! Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA A Documentary by 217 FilmsFollow this link for all the details. Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:00 PM Cost: Free and Open to All Providence Public Library150 Empire StreetProvidence, Rhode Island
Key West’s The Blue Paper Reviews New Film on WPA Art
“Enough To Live On: The Arts of the WPA…is a lovingly crafted, historically significant work of art in its own right….a wonderful celebration of America, her people and her possibilities.” ~ Alex Symington, Key West, The Blue Paper I recently watched a first-rate documentary about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Crash of ’29 and the […]
“Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” to screen at the United States Capitol
Under the sponsorship of Jane Chu, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney, excerpts from “Enough to Live On: The Arts of theWPA” will screen at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on October 29, 2015 at 5:00 PM. “We are grateful to Congressman Courtney and Chairman Chu for the […]
WPA Film and Talk at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton, who presented their film, The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2014, return to the museum with a new documentary celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Federal Art Project: Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA. Launched by the Works Progress […]