The Story of Color (novel)
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Artist: Subcommandante Marcos
Year: 1999
Date of Action: March 1999
Region: North America
Location: Washington D.C.
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies: National Endowment for the Arts
Description of Artwork: The story is a children-oriented Mexican folktale.
The Incident: After approving funding for The Story of Color, the NEA withdrew funding from the project, for fear of supporting the Zapatista movement in Mexico, which the book's author is affiliated with. However, Marcos agreed not to take any NEA money, or even proceeds from the book, for himself.
Results of Incident: The NEA did not reconsider its decision, in spite of a letter from NCAC.
