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Face the nation.
- Title
- Face the nation. Arts and obscenity [videorecording] / a production of CBS News.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : CBS Inc., c1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5267 A.O. | Offsite | |
| Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5267 A.O. | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Segment on Face the nation concerning obscenity and the arts. Discussion includes recent charges of obscenity against the rap group 2 Live Crew, which have resulted in the banning of their performances and the arrest of record store owners selling their album; the censorship of art; and whether the National Endowment for the Arts should fund controversial art work. Includes interviews with music critic Nelson George; artist Andres Serrano, who discusses his work, including his controversial piece Piss Christ, which features a crucifix immersed in a beaker of urine; and with producer/director Joseph Papp and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher who debate the NEA's role in controlling artistic expression. Includes footage of 2 Live Crew in performance.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Alternative Title
- Face the nation, arts and obscenity. Aired: Channel 2, 6/17/90, 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. w/ Joseph Papp
- Joseph Papp : related television coverage, June 17, 1990.
- Subjects
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Serrano, Andres, 1950- > Criticism and interpretation
- Serrano, Andres, 1950- > Interviews
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Papp, Joseph > Political and social views
- 2 Live Crew
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Television
- George, Nelson > Interviews
- Censorship
- United States > Cultural policy
- Interviews
- Freedom of speech
- Obscenity (Law)
- Rhorabacher, Dana, 1947- > Interviews
- Arts and morals
- Federal aid to the arts > United States
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Interviews.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Title derived from label on container.
- Broadcast taped off air. Program begins at 5:00. Includes commercials.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Event (note)
- First broadcast on WCBS-TV, Channel 2, Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1990.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5267
- OCLC
- NYPT04-F345
- Title
- Face the nation. Arts and obscenity [videorecording] / a production of CBS News.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : CBS Inc., c1990.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Performer
- Host: Lesley Stahl.
- Event
- First broadcast on WCBS-TV, Channel 2, Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1990.
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Stahl, Lesley, interviewer.George, Nelson, interviewee.Rhorabacher, Dana, 1947- interviewee.Serrano, Andres, 1950- interviewee.WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
- Added Title
- Joseph Papp : related television coverage, June 17, 1990.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5267