Mode of access: Internet from the NEA web site. Address as of 6/17/09: http://www.arts.gov/pub/nea-history-1965-2008.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Note
Title from title screen (viewed June 17, 2009).
Contents
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.
