Asa Hutchinson: “I believe artists are everywhere--in every city, town, and county…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 1997

I believe artists are everywhere--in every city, town, and county across this Nation, in every home, in every schoolyard, in every playground in America. It is time that talent is recognized and realized. It is time that the elitist attitude that says that the pools of artistic talent in this country are restricted to a few small States is rejected once and for all. In fact, my home State of Arkansas is the home State to many famous artists; John Grisham, author; William McNamara, painter; Billy Bob Thornton, Academy Award winner for his role in 'Slingblade'; Mary Steenburgen, actress; Vance Randolph, famous folklorist; and Maya Angelou, famous poet. On and on the list goes. So the pool of talent in this country is not restricted to a few States where we should put our limited resources from the National Endowment.

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Asa Hutchinson

Arkansas

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Addressing the distribution of artistic talent across the United States.

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Asa Hutchinson: “I believe artists are everywhere--in every city, town, and county across this Nation, in every home, in every…”

Editor's note · Context