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In 19 65, president linden b johnson formed the national endowment for the arts to fund artists in their pursuit of making works that have to be appreciated. One such artist that received a grant through the taxpayer funded national endowment was artist and photographer andreas serano. His christ the photograph shows a catholic crucifix with jesus on the cross, submerged in a jar of mister serano's own urine. In response to the outcry from christians for the blasphemous photograph, mister sorano had two photographs placed on display at the smithsonian, american art museum in washington, d c.

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