The Democratic Muse: Visual Arts and the Public Interest

Table of contents

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• The Democratic Muse *
• The Democratic Muse - Visual Arts and the Public Interest *
• Contents v
• Foreword vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• The Democratic Muse *
• Introduction 3
• Chapter 1 - But is It Art? 18
• Chapter 2 - Making the Law 38
• Chapter 3 - Administering the Law 63
• Chapter 4 - Art versus the Museum 92
• Chapter 5 - Art versus the Public School 117
• Chapter 6 - Collectibles versus Art 139
• Chapter 7 - Fine versus "Applied" Art 155
• Chapter 8 - Art versus Welfare 178
• Chapter 9 - Art and the Public Interest 195

• The Democratic Muse *
• The Democratic Muse - Visual Arts and the Public Interest *
• Contents v
• Foreword vii
• Acknowledgments xi
• The Democratic Muse *
• Introduction 3
• Chapter 1 - But is It Art? 18
• Chapter 2 - Making the Law 38
• Chapter 3 - Administering the Law 63
• Chapter 4 - Art versus the Museum 92
• Chapter 5 - Art versus the Public School 117
• Chapter 6 - Collectibles versus Art 139
• Chapter 7 - Fine versus "Applied" Art 155
• Chapter 8 - Art versus Welfare 178
• Chapter 9 - Art and the Public Interest 195
• Notes 207
• Index 237