Art and Music v Lunacy

“Detroit Industry” Mural by Diego Rivera, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

When I was a boy my Dad and Mom would take my brother and me to the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Public Library, or the Ford Auditorium. We would go to see exhibits of great artists at the DIA, go to hear small concerts at the library on Sunday afternoons, or listen to the DSO at Ford Auditorium. I had parents who knew the substantive contribution that the arts and music have on individuals and how each give…