Vera Edelman
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Myanmar Quake, Who Pays Tariffs, E.O. Impacts On Arts
The law that created the NEA made clear that the only standards by which any application was to be judged was artistic excellence and artistic merit. And Congress also made very clear in discussing the creation of the NEA that it specifically was worried about and wanted to make sure that the NEA did not become basically a government propaganda arm.