Newsfront
October, 1989
Congressional GraffitiWashington, D.C.--The Corcoran Gallery of Art canceled a retrospective ofthe photographs of Robert Mapplethorpe, saying that the photos mightoffend those on Capitol Hill who monitor its Federal financing.Meanwhile, the National Endowment for the Arts, which partly financedthe show, is under fire from Senator Jesse Helms because itcontributed funds to that show and other shows that he findsobjectionable. A number of other legislators are considering cuttingNEA's grant money....
