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I'm almost sorry to bring this
erst-contentious subject back but far too perverse and morally weak to fight the
urge:
There was in interesting piece in today's
Times; interesting to me for two reasons: first -- that which was intended by
the writer: trying to account for the $21 Million price tag. But also of
interest to me was the author's claim that this exhibit pumped an estimated $254
Million into NY's economy....
My prior defense here for the spending of
millions of dollars on what seemed to be a personal artistic statement,
beyond all the other aesthetic reasons which I place first, was that of the
boost to the local economy. That's the issue I use all the time when
forced to defend private OR public spending on the arts -- and when I know
I'm trying to sell the idea to people for whom only the bottom line
matters. Restaurants, travel, parking, hotels, blah blah
blah.
But I must say I'm personally amazed at the
estimate of a $254,000,000 return offered in this article; the author gives no
attribution for the figure's source; does anyone have any idea how ballpark
the figure might be?
Best,
Les
Les Marsden
Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ahhhhh, Paradise!!! |
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