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American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

In this segment of “Maus,” Art Spiegelman illustrated four Jewish victims hung by Nazis in Poland.
Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” was featured in the comic book “Funny Aminals” in 1972.
Art Spiegelman’s “Li’l Pitcher” comic depicted the Holocaust from a child’s perspective.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Seton J. Melvin, Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Anita and Jay Kaufman, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Charina Endowment Fund, The Marc Haas Foundation and public television viewers.
How did a relative of the red panda end up in North America?
The Gary Civic Orchestra, Nicolas Orbovich, Luke Eliot, and For The Love of Art.
Whitney explores the power of hard work and perseverance, reminding us of our own dreams.
Hammond Arts & Performance Academy, Chesterton Art Center, & Dancexcel.
George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine.
How did the competition of spiders vs insects drive them both into the air?