BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County Library presents an
online "Florida Talks" series, examining the topics of the Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) and American Indian Art with leading Florida historians
and a special exhibition at the Bienes Museum of the Modern
Book located within Main Library, 100
South Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, 33301, 954-357-7444.
The exhibition, Natural
Legacy: The Civilian Conservation Corps, is on display through December 2, 2021. It showcases artifacts and
records from 1933-1942, documenting President FDR's New Deal CCC incentive.
This exhibition, curated by the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book, accompanies
"The Civilian Conservation Corps in Florida: State Parks and More"
lecture. Please note that room capacity is
limited to ensure compliance with social distancing guidelines. Facial
coverings are required when indoors at all Broward County facilities.
Attendees will gain
insight and travel back in time with two online, interactive discussions
followed by Q &A:
· The
Civilian Conservation Corps in Florida: State Parks and More
October 28, 11AM-NOON, Register
Curator David Schmidt presents an overview of CCC projects from the Florida
Keys to the Panhandle. Beginning in Great Depression through World War II, the
CCC provided food, shelter and paychecks to approximately three million young
men in the United States. David Schmidt is Curator at the State of Florida
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum.
· Beauty
from Ashes: American Indian Art as Witness to American History
November 17, Noon-1PM, Register
Dr. Sandra Starr will discuss how American Indian art is functional, creative,
and serves as a legacy forged in the chaos, displacement, and poverty to which
the makers were subjected. Dr. Starr is an art historian, curator, and scholar
of American Indian art who assisted in the grand opening of the National Museum
of the American Indian, a part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums
and research centers.
For additional information, contact Sebastian Perez, sbperez@broward.org, 954-357-7443.
All events are free of charge and
funded by a grant from the Florida Humanities
with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings,
conclusions or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program)
(exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities
or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Follow us on # #fltalks2021.
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DATE: October 12, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
PHONE: 954-357-7402
EMAIL: LibraryMarketinb@Broward.org