Author: U.S. Senate, Committee on Human Resources

Publication Year: 1977

Media Type: Report

Summary:

Hearings on S. 2645, a bill to establish an art bank; held in Washington, D.C.; August 22 and 23, 1978. Bill calls for establishment of an art bank within the National Endowment for the Arts to assist and encourage artistic creation through the purchase and display of works of art, to beautify public places by increasing the availability of works of art for exhibition, and to foster appreciation and understanding of art by making it more accessible to the public. Includes the text of the bill, testimony and statements by government officials and arts leaders, and other documentation.

Abstract: Hearings on S. 2645, a bill to establish an art bank; held in Washington, D.C.; August 22 and 23, 1978. Bill calls for establishment of an art bank within the National Endowment for the Arts to assist and encourage artistic creation through the purchase and display of works of art, to beautify public places by increasing the availability of works of art for exhibition, and to foster appreciation and understanding of art by making it more accessible to the public. Includes the text of the bill, testimony and statements by government officials and arts leaders, and other documentation.

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Categories: Legislation, Funding