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The National Endowment for the Arts was created during the term of President Lyndon B. Johnson under the general auspices of the Great Society.According to historian Karen Patricia Heath, "Johnson personally was not much interested in the acquisition of knowledge, cultural or otherwise, for its own sake, nor did he have time for art appreciation or meeting with artists."
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–209), dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
National Endowment for the Arts Fellows (219 P) Pages in category "National Endowment for the Arts" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) was an advisory committee to the President of the United States on cultural issues.It works directly with the White House and the three primary cultural agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), as well as other federal ...
Nancy Hanks, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (1969-77) Nancy Hanks (December 31, 1927 – January 7, 1983) was an American arts administrator and art historian. [ 1 ] She was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and served from 1969 to 1977, continuing her service ...
Established in 1965 to provide public funding for arts education, painting, dance, music, literature and other forms of art -- and the museums, theaters and opera houses that show them -- the NEA ...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards.The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the self-proclaimed highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians. [1]
A member of the Class of 1960 donated $100,000 per year for the past three years to take care of physics equipment, art fees and scholarships for tuition-paying arts students.