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this collection of painters that would be hired by the project, the artists union had representatives on the committee that selected the artists. At one point, I served on this committee.
...It became national in scope.
...I'm not sure if it started in Chicago, but I think that it was affiliated with the National Artists and Professional Workers Union. I'm pretty sure it was. Then New York had one.
...No that was later. Artists Equity was later. They had an artists union first. Equity evolved around 1950. 'Cause I was in on the initial formation of that.
...I think it was of major importance in the history of American art. I think many artists today would not, it is very possible that they would not have been, or if they had achieved professional status in art, then it would have been much more difficult. Imagine this sort of thing at my age at that time. This was the springboard for me to continue, because I have worked in the professional arts every since that time. That's twenty-five years.
...Right. I'm really for government subsidy of the arts. I think this is probably the only country in the world where there isn't some form of subsidy for the artist. I know every country I've been in...and we've been in about fifty countries...I've always seen some form of government subsidy, and I've never seen any great problem that has arisen as a