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National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA )


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National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA )
A discussion of obscenity, the pros and cons of funding it and the hard anti-funding stance.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) | 5 sources | 1992 United States


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"The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is responsible for funding many art projects throughout the United States. Recently, controversy has arisen concerning the group's funding of what right-wing fundamentalists consider "pornographic" art. As reported by NEA chair John Frohnmayer: "A dozen arts professionals in Seattle were informed that 'political realities' make it likely I will have to veto some grants recommended by the Endowment's peer panels.". These "political realities" come in the form of protests from people like Pat Robertson and Senator Jesse Helms who feel the NEA has recently funded some artists' works depicting what they consider "obscenity."
The NEA has funded many worthwhile projects in communities all over the country, for example, orchestras performing Brahms and Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." However, shows exhibiting..."

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National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-National-Endowment-for-the-Arts-NEA/19494

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"National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA )" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-National-Endowment-for-the-Arts-NEA/19494>




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