Communist Goals - 1963 Congressional Record:
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
Stunned. Never read that. On the other hand, I worked across the street from “Nuclear Energy,” an exceptionally unimpressive work from Henry Moore. FAR better was the Lorado Taft sculpture “Progression of Time,” in the park near where O gets his library. That was exquisite. Mother studied with Taft and I studied in his studio in my time. Loved to inhale the smell.