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| Artists: Alfred Stieglitz
This famous photographer, who founded the Little Galleries of Photo-Secession in New York, is not only well known for his work with his wife, Georgia O'Keeffe. He is also widely credited for helping to elevate photography to an important art form. | ||
| Masters of Photography: Alfred Stieglitz | ||
| Articles and links that refer to Alfred Stieglitz and reproductions of selected works. ( http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/stieglitz/stieglitz.html ) | ||
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| Art Issues: Censorship: Robert Mapplethorpe
Despite the right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, censorship has a long history in the U.S. The controversy surrounding the Mapplethorpe exhibition is by no means the beginning of the struggle concerning art and freedom of expression. U.S. publishers had to defend their right to release many of modernity's most important authors, including James Joyce and D.H. Lawrence, because of accusations of indecency. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has come under constant attack in the past two decades for government funding of artists who address issues of sex, gender and religion in controversial ways. The advent of the Internet has unleashed new calls for moderation and control of material available on-line on the basis of its "decency." For more information concerning censorship issues, check out the websites listed below: | ||
| Freedom of Expression and the NEA | ||
| This website provides a well-balanced introduction to the challenges faced by the NEA as they relate to support for artistic freedom and public funding for the arts in general. ( http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/intro.html ) | ||
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| For more information on Robert Mapplethorpe, along with selections of his work on-line, check out: | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | ||
( http://www.ocaiw.com/mapple.htm ) | ||
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