An opinion piece by historian Fergus M. Bordewich, published on April 26 in the Wall Street Journal, discusses how the possible removal of the Arnautoff murals might set a dangerous precedent for art censorship. Living New Deal founder Gray Brechin was quoted in the piece: “[I]f they are successful at destroying the murals, then no art that anyone finds offensive will be safe. . . . Are we to have a Museum of Suppressed Art to contain this pogrom of images?” Read the opinion piece here.
Any way to get the text of the article so that I don’t have to subscribe to the Wall Street Urinal? I’m loath to give my hard earned cash to an institution that has done everything in their power to crush everything FDR stood for.