Please respond to one (1) of the following, usingsources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:Examine the U.S. Government’s support during the Great Depression forprograms, such as the Federal Arts Project, the Federal Writers’ Project, andother such efforts. Determine whether or not such projects were good governmentinvestments during those hard times, and provide two (2) examples that supportyour viewpoint. Determine in what ways the U.S. government currently tries tosupport the arts.State whether you agree or disagree with the perception of AbstractExpressionism as exemplifying individualism and freedom. Explain the reasons foryour views. Compare and contrast one (1) example of Abstract Expressionistvisual art to John Cage’s musical compositions. After reviewing the pages andWebsites below, explain how an abstract expressionist artist might respond tothe assertion ‘my kid could paint that’. Explain your position on thatassertion.Explore:Government and the ArtsChapter 37 (pp. 1228-1232), Federal support for the artsGovernment helping the arts in hard times at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/1934-Pi…and http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/powerprose/wpa/Abstract Expressionism and MusicChapter 38 (pp. 1255-1263, and 1268-9), Abstract ExpressionismChapter 38 (pp. 1266-1269), Music of Chance; review the Week 9 “MusicFolder”John Cage, listen and see – ‘Dream’ at John Cage, listen and see — “4’33’’ at ‘My Kid Could Draw That’ views: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/my-kid-coul…;and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/28/study-exa…
