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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698197603321

Titolo

National Endowment for the Arts [[electronic resource] ] : a history, 1965-2008 / / edited by Mark Bauerlein with Ellen Grantham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : National Endowment for the Arts, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

306 pages : digital, PDF file

Altri autori (Persone)

BauerleinMark

GranthamEllen <1979->

Soggetti

Federal aid to the arts - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed June 17, 2009).

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Pt. I. The history of the NEA. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Hope and inspiration -- Ch. 2. A new world beckons -- Ch. 3. A fresh direction -- Ch. 4. A long summer -- Ch. 5. The Reagan era -- Ch. 6. Culture wars -- Ch. 7. What is to be done? -- Ch. 8. Broadening the agency's reach -- Ch. 9. In dark hours -- Ch. 10. Building a new consensus -- Epilogue. A great nation deserves great art -- Pt. II. The impact of the NEA. Dance -- Literature -- Media arts -- Museums and visual arts -- Music and opera -- Theater -- Appendices -- Index.