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- Cyrus Emerson
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- "Never Again War: The Sacrifice of Käthe Kollwitz"
- Summary: (The entire 1 hour (52:19) show is available starting on October 13, 2015) In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, Midsummer Sound Company and SueMedia Productions present the original audio drama, "Never Again War: The Sacrifice of Käthe Kollwitz" by Helen Engelhardt. Hosted by Marsha Mason, "Never Again War," takes us into the mind and life of the great German graphic artist and sculptor, Käthe Kollwitz, renowned for her body of work dedicated to depicting the lives of the working poor. After her youngest son, Peter, was killed in Belgium in October, 1914, during the opening weeks of World War I, she devoted the rest of her life to using her art in the service of her grief and opposition to war.
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Perfect Timing
Cyrus Emerson
Posted on October 19, 2015 at 05:33 PM
This is a great story, very well told, and the production is outstanding. With Veteran's Day around the corner the buzz is already out. This production is sure fire on any radio station. It will have families gathering around their radio like a Norman Rockwell painting. Not to mention Beethoven, perfect!