The mission of the National Endowment of the Arts, as defined when it was first funded by Congress in 1967, was
a) to teach the public how to see and appreciate advanced art.
b) to censor art.
c) to give tax deductions to art gallery dealers and auction houses.
d) to impose a state-sponsored artistic style.
Question 2
How did Michelangelo's David become political?
a) It was placed in Florence's government square as a symbol of the Republic's freedom from the Medici family.
b) It was placed in the gardens of the Medici palace as a symbol of the family's power.
c) It was placed in a chapel in the Florence Cathedral.
d) Its nudity was covered by a skirt of copper leaves.
Pacific hagfish at 150 meters depth, California, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Seven black members of Congress in 1871 are from left to right: Senator Hiram Revels (R-MS) and Repr
John Muir (right) with President Roosevelt at Yosemite National Park