National Endowment for the Arts

Résumé du livre

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 legacy -- 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