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NEA Under Siege Faces Grim Endgame in Arts Fight
An editorial examines how the National Endowment for the Arts survived a broad political assault led by the religious right. It credits advocates like Barbra Streisand, Isaac Stern, Jodie Foster, and others while lamenting industry apathy and fragmented arts lobbying. The piece links NEA fate to broader culture wars and abortion and welfare reform battles, noting the endowment’s fragile stand on life support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbra Streisand
National Endowment For the Arts
Harvard
Bill Clinton
NEA
Christopher Reeve
Time
Robert Hughes
Melanie Griffith
Newt Gingrich
Congress
Arts and Humanities
House
Ms. Griffith
Isaac Stern
Jodie Foster
Michael Greene
George Searchinger
New York Times
Robert Bennett
Utah
Senate
Arts World
Washington
National Rifle Assa
Metropolitan Museum
William Luers
Americans United To
Newton
Luers