From: Critical Issues in Public Art: Content, Context, and Controversy. Contributors: Harriet F. Senie - editor, Sally Webster - editor. Publisher: Harper Collins. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1992. Page Number: xi.
"Public art with its built-in social focus would seem to be an ideal genre for a democracy. Yet, since its inception, issues surrounding its appropriate form and placement, as well as its funding, have made public art an object of controversy more often than consensus or celebration. Originally viewed by many in the new nation as a luxury incompatible with republican values, public art (indeed, art in general) was (and continues to be) regarded with distrust. Thus, art, still largely viewed as elitist, is often discussed in terms of monetary worth or political usefulness rather than admired as an expression of culture or intellectual achievement."
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