"Deep, richly detailed, and enlightening."—The Boston Globe“Compelling. . . . A nuanced study . . . offers an important context for looking at ongoing issues of censorship and debates about the point of art.”—The Miami Herald "Kammen . . . handles these variegated brouhahas with welcome deftness; he squeezes in all the facts while maintaining a nice narrative flow."—The Nation"A detailed and comprehensive survey of the history of artistic battles in the United States."—The Houston Chronicle
