> ACTIVIST AND MEDIA ADVISORY > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > Contact: Jerry Rubin > 310-399-1000 > jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net > > "PAUL CONRAD: DRAWING FIRE" DOCUMENTARY FILM TO BE > SCREENED APRIL 1 BY GROUP WORKING TO SAVE, REPAIR, > AND RESTORE CONRAD'S "CHAIN REACTION" 26-FOOT TALL > NUCLEAR MUSHROOM CLOUD DONATED PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE > STANDING IN SANTA MONICA'S CIVIC CENTER SINCE 1991. > > FREE PUBLIC SCREENING, FOLLOWED BY GUEST SPEAKERS > AND DISCUSSION, TO TAKE PLACE AT VIDIOTS IN SANTA MONICA. > > Date: Sunday, April 1, 2012 > Time: 3:00PM > Location: Vidiots > 302 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, 90405 > > The one hour PBS Independent Lens documentary film by > Barbara Multer- Wellin and Jeffrey Abelson is narrated > by Tom Brokaw. > > The following is from the film's 2006 PBS Home Video DVD liner notes: > > The film celebrates the career of this legendary 3-time > Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist. Over his remarkable > 50-year career, Conrad has drawn and quartered eleven > American presidents- from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush- > and fearlessly tackled every major social and political issue. > During his 30-year reign at the Los Angeles Times, Conrad's work > was controversial and often shocking, but always thought provoking. > An extraordinary artist and journalist, Conrad epitomizes the fiercely > independent voice that has been vanishing from American news > media in recent years. > > "Whether loved or hated, agreed with or scoffed at, whether subject > of glowing awards or winning an honored spot on the White House > enemies list, it's broadly agreed that Paul Conrad is, in his field of > editorial cartooning, a genius" > - Shelby Coffey III, former Editor and Executive Vice President > of the Los Angeles Times > > For further information: > Call "Save Our Sculpture' (S.O.S.) at 310-399-1000 (Att. Jerry Rubin) > Or E-mail to: jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net > > Paul Conrad died on September, 4, 2010 of natural causes, surrounded > by his family at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes. > > #### > > >
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