Enough to Live On (DVD)

Description

Own a copy of this acclaimed film by Michael Maglaras, exploring the remarkable art created under the Works Progress Administration. This documentary was a featured highlight of our 2015 fundraiser, which celebrated the unique artistic heritage of our own historic Carnegie Library Building at 125 South College Avenue in downtown Tyler.

In 1932, artist Douthitt Wilson of Dallas painted a pre-WPA mural that was installed in what was originally the children’s reading room (later the men’s reading room). Visitors from near and far came to experience this extraordinary mural in its original setting, making the event a memorable celebration of art and history.

Bring home this DVD and enjoy a fascinating look at how the WPA helped shape American culture—while also supporting the preservation of local history.

Excerpt from the back: 

“In this new Film, written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras, we explore the important role that the arts in America played on our national recovery and in the re-establishment of our senses of ourselves as Americans and citizens. In this fifth “essay in film” Michael Magalaras, who has been hailed as a filmmaker of outstanding equality, brings us closer in our own time to the idea that the arts in America play an integral and sustaining role in the maintenance of our democracy.”