Talk
Presented by BFA Visual and Critical Studies
A Theater and a Battleground: Professions of Childhood in the Arts and Public Policy of 1940s New York
Sep 19, 2016; 6:30 - 8:30pm
Professions of Childhood in the Arts and Public Policy of 1940s New York
BFA Visual & Critical Studies presents Sean McCann, author and professor of English at Wesleyan University, discussing urban childhood and adolescence in 1940s New York City, the political and historical issues behind urban policy of the time and why artists became fascinated with stories and images of children in the city.
Free and open to the public