New Deal for Art
More than 50 people attended the lecture co-sponsored by Portland Ovations and the Maine Historical Society, “New Deal for Art: Public Murals in Depression-Era Maine and America” given by USM professor Dr. Donna Cassidy. This evening lecture is part of our community collaboration tied to the upcoming Ed Asner as FDR.
Filled with beautiful slides of murals and other artwork and sprinkled with interesting quotes from artists, government bureaucrats, and every day people, Dr. Cassidy gave a comprehensive overview of the long-term impact of New Deal programs that supported the arts and artists throughout the Depression. The numbers of programs and the variety of artworks funded and produced were staggering. Our neighbor to the south, Mexico played a part in encouraging the New Deal’s mural programs.
Most interestingly, vestiges of the New Deal support for visual art are still evident today through the “percent for art” program that provides an opportunity for communities to choose artworks to be placed in newly designed public buildings.
I hope many of the people who attended last night will also attend the Ed Asner as FDR on March 5th and the free pre-performance lecture that deals with historical and cultural aspects of Campobello with Skip Cole, Donald Soctomah, and Jean Flahive.
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