Select one of the following options to research for thisdiscussion:

• Option 1: Google . You will find numerous reports concerning aCalifornia school district that voted to paint over a mural in thehigh school. The Life of Washington was paintedby Depression-era artist Victor Arnautoff.
• Option 2: Google . You will find numerous articles onthe controversy surround a panel from Benton's A SocialHistory of Indiana (1933) murals.
• Option 3: Conduct research on a mural orstatue or monument in your town that is the subject ofcontroversy.

Before you read the news articles, try to look at the artworksthrough an image search in Google. Then, read the news articles tosee the different viewpoints about the murals.

For the initial post, address at least four(4) of the following questions for the option youselected:

• What do you think should be done with the artwork (e.g.,painted over, covered, destroyed, left as is in plain view, etc.)?Why?
• Should the context in which the artwork was created (the GreatDepression of the 1930s in the case of the Benton and Arnautoffmurals) have an impact on the decision of what to do with theartwork?
• Should the context in which people now view the artwork have animpact on the decision of what to do with it?
• What message do you think the artwork conveys?
• Do you think there is ambiguity in the message?
• Do you think the message is vague?
• Does the artistic value of the artwork require that it be savedregardless of message?
• Does the historic value of the artwork require that it be savedregardless of message?
• Do you think the message of the artwork is sufficientlyimportant that the message alone requires that it be saved?
• Do you think the artists were biased or prejudiced? If yes,explain specifics about the artwork that support your opinion. Doyou think viewers might be bringing bias or prejudice to theiropinions? Are you?

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I think that the mural should be covered up because it is offensive The context in which people view the artwork should have an impact on the decision ... View the full answer