Woody Allen, Zoot Suit Riots, Fast-Talking Dames

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen and filmmaker Woody Allen talk about the indelible impact of the 1940s on American art and culture. Our cover story takes us back to the era of fast-talking dames, the Zoot Suit riots, and the artistic life in Japanese internment camps. We also visit Jacob Lawrence’s powerful paintings on view at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

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