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Money for Art The Tangled Web of Art and Politics in American Democracy

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ISBN-10: 1566637686

ISBN-13: 9781566637688

Edition: 2008

Authors: David A. Smith

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Government funding of the arts in America has never followed an easy course. Whether on a local or national scale, political support for the arts carries with it a sense of exchange-the expectation that in return for money the community will benefit. But this concept is fraught with potential difficulties that touch upon basic tensions between individual creativity and community standards. In Money for Art, David Smith traces the history of government funding of the arts in America, with emphasis on developments since the founding of the National Endowment of the Arts in 1965. Included with his narrative are examples of issues arising between individual artists and American cultural values…    
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Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.33" wide x 9.40" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

David Smith now lives in rural Ireland with his wife. He has four children and several grandchildren.Carol Ann Lee is an acclaimed biographer and has written extensively on the Holocaust. Her most recent publication, One of Your Own, focused on the life and death of Myra Hindley. She is also the author of two novels and three books for children. Her works have been published in 15 countries.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Traditions and Trends
Paint by Numbers
Momentum from Myth
A Great Society's Art
Surprise!
Paradise Lost
Supply-Side Art
The Difference Between "Naked" and "Nude"
Rearranging the Chairs
An "I" or a "We"?
Epilogue: The Signature of Man
Notes
Index