In this film clip, writer/director Michael Maglaras of 217 Films discusses two WPA-era murals by Carl W. Peters used in his forthcoming film “Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA.”
Interview with Michael Maglaras and excerpt from his new film about the arts of the WPA from 217 Films on Vimeo.
“Enough to Live On: The Arts of the WPA” will be shown for the first time anywhere on May 14, 2015 at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut.
The two murals featured in this clip — “Life of Action” and “Life of Contemplation” — were shot at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, New York.
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