The politics of art
Interesting article in today’s Times about Sen. Christopher J. Dodd’s (D-Conn.) quiet campaign to increase images of women and minorities in artwork at the U.S. Capitol.
Yet by dabbling in a realm where art and politics collide, Mr. Dodd has entered the culture wars, a treacherous place for any politician. Some commentators, like Vivien Green Fryd, a professor of art history at Vanderbilt University, call his effort long overdue. Others, like Roger Kimball, an art critic and author, call it political correctness, an exercise in historical hypocrisy.
Related link: list of selected works of art at the Capitol Complex (Architect of the Capitol website).