5.20.2015

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Poll Finds 1 in 25 US Citizens Unsure If They Own Art

"The results of the YouGov poll of 1,000 US citizens, conducted on May 14 and 15 and delivered under the misleadingly cheerful headline 'Most agree art is an important part of life,' show that while a slim majority of respondents thinks art is important, only 34% would pay an extra five dollars in taxes every year to make art and culture 'more accessible to the wider public,' and the word most frequently chosen by respondents to describe art (47%) was 'expensive.' Distant seconds, at 26% each, were 'popular' and 'worthwhile.’"

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