Dora Maar spent the early part of her career as a marketing and advertising photographer before she became enamored with surrealism and art photography. She was also a painter and a poet, but later in life, she lived off the largesse of her once lover, Pablo Picasso. Are all art forms equally respected, even today? Why do we put Hollywood stars on a pedestal, paying them exorbitant salaries, while the vast majority of actors in the theatre can't support themselves practicing their craft? How much are most Americans willing to support the arts with ticket sales or patronage? What would you tell your child if he wanted to grow up to be a poet? What message do we send as a society by our failure to fairly compensate artists for their work? How will that failure change the future of our civilization's production of art?
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