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The NEA was also pressured to rely on formulas for arts assessment. Frank Hodsoll (chairperson from 1981 to 1989) and John Frohnmayer (chairperson from 1989 to 1992 during the heart of the NEA Four controversy) both had to fight such political pressure to retain the peer review model as well as their own roles within the NEA. [6]
The National Endowment for the Arts was created during the term of President Lyndon B. Johnson under the general auspices of the Great Society.According to historian Karen Patricia Heath, "Johnson personally was not much interested in the acquisition of knowledge, cultural or otherwise, for its own sake, nor did he have time for art appreciation or meeting with artists."
Tim Miller (born September 22, 1958, in Pasadena, California) is an American performance artist and writer, whose pieces frequently involve gay identity, marriage equality and immigration issues. He was one of the NEA Four, four performance artists whose National Endowment for the Arts grants were vetoed in 1990 by NEA chair John Frohnmayer. [1]
The Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As), established in 1919, [1] is the federation of trade unions for performing artists in the United States. [ 2 ] The union was established by the merger of the Actors' Equity Association and the White Rats of America .
The American Federation of Teachers held its biennial convention in Boston last week. Unlike the NEA Representative Assembly, delegates met entirely in person and the union was more than happy to ...
Holly Hughes (born March 10, 1955) is an American lesbian performance artist. [1] [2]She began as a feminist painter in New York City but is best known for her connection with the NEA Four, with whom she was denied funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and for her work with the Women's One World Cafe.
You see these four young men in Miami by the pool, and then there’s Murray sitting in his bathing suit (laughs). A policeman tries in vain to contain the Beatles-loving crowd (photo: Apple Corps ...
Apr. 28—There's power in art. For more than a century, Taos has been a place for artists to flourish. From the Taos Society of Artists to modern-day artists, the area remains one of inspiration.