Canvas and how it earned him a canvas. I seen the guys walking up i thought it wasnt good an incredible journey and the artist whose images led the way christopher putzel with art by Jacob Lawrence and the resonance it has for us today thanks for joining us im joie chen. On this Holiday Weekend we look at the voices and vision of america. The greatest art captures the ordinary struggles. So with the work of the late artist Jacob Lawrence known for his depiction of the great migration. 100 years after a staggering 6 million americans began journeys from south to north. We look at the Mass Movement and extraordinary images that carried meaning even today. When i left in september. I had one suitcase. I was a country girl scared. I didnt go to sleep. I was scared hungry. In 1956 the then 20yearold ida taylor boarded a train and said goodbye to the only place she called home the family tobacco phone. In search of opportunity taylor left the difficult and thankless life on the farm behind h
Almost 150 f35s, with more on the assembly line. Even though the plane is not cleared for combat. It can blow up. Absolutely. There goes the airplane and the pilot good evening, thank you for joining us im adam mays sitting in for joie chen. Despite the talk about the need for belt tightening theres a programme that has been spared. Congress is expected to spend more than 1 trillion on the f35 fighter plane. Even though that programme experienced setback after setback. Now theres another concern. Safety. America tonights Sheila Macvicar investigates speaking with former pentagon advisors raising alarm bells much reporter the air force base is where the american pilots learn the art of aerial combat. Here the full array of u. S. Air power is on display, gr proven workhorses like the f16 and f 15 to the modern f22. Parked along side the runway youll find the latest edition to americas military arsenal. The f35 is the most expensive Weapons Programme in american history. According to one