Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse [Extended Audio Description + OC]
Special | 1h 44m 43s
Explore the career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and his award-winning graphic novel Maus.
Explore the work of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, about his parents’ survival of the Holocaust. A defender of free speech, Spiegelman has spoken out as book bans spread across the country.
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse [Extended Audio Description + OC]
Special | 1h 44m 43s
Explore the work of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, about his parents’ survival of the Holocaust. A defender of free speech, Spiegelman has spoken out as book bans spread across the country.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Discover this portrait of the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist Edel Rodriguez. (19m 25s)
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Discover this portrait of the Cuban-American graphic artist and graphic novelist Edel Rodriguez. (17m 14s)
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House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [Extended Audio Description]
Explore the creative process and familial narrative behind acclaimed fashion label House of Aama. (16m 45s)
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House of Aama: Threads of Legacy [ASL]
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Explore the creative process and familial narrative behind acclaimed fashion label House of Aama. (15m)
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Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [Extended Audio Description]
Follow furniture maker and conceptual artist Norman Teague as he prepares for a solo exhibition. (16m 52s)
![Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [ASL]](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/WHXuR2M-asset-mezzanine-16x9-UV3Lr2C.jpg?format=avif&resize=316x177)
Norman Teague: Love Reigns Supreme [ASL]
Video has Closed Captions
Follow furniture maker and conceptual artist Norman Teague as he prepares for a solo exhibition. (16m 23s)
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Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [Extended Audio Description]
Follow Danielle Scott as she makes art that explores the wretched pain and beauty of her ancestors. (17m 34s)
![Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [ASL]](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/jSlolBV-asset-mezzanine-16x9-TAtGgRm.jpg?format=avif&resize=316x177)
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call [ASL]
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Follow Danielle Scott as she makes art that explores the wretched pain and beauty of her ancestors. (15m 44s)
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Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [Extended Audio Description]
Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine documents intimacy as a radical act of self-exploration. (21m 27s)
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Gioncarlo Valentine: Exposures [ASL]
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Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine documents intimacy as a radical act of self-exploration. (18m 13s)
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Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [Extended Audio Description]
Follow author Sarah Thankam Mathews as pressure mounts to follow up her acclaimed debut novel. (17m 58s)
![Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [ASL]](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/V0cukDW-asset-mezzanine-16x9-1yXcVc1.jpg?format=avif&resize=316x177)
Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This [ASL]
Video has Closed Captions
Follow author Sarah Thankam Mathews as pressure mounts to follow up her acclaimed debut novel. (15m 37s)
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