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The 1980 Seattle Arts Commission Photo Survey

In late 1979, the Seattle Arts Commission issued a call for five photographers to participate in an “investigation” of Washington State....

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Part 3: The Legacy and the Future of the NEA Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts continues to support major photography...

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Part 2: The Groundbreaking Documentary Surveys Larry Fink, (Untitled), from the Seattle Arts Commission Photo Survey, 1980. Collection of...

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Part 1: The Birth of the NEA and the Development of the Photography Program “The value of the NEA’s financial aid is almost self-evident,...