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America's Medicis : the Rockefellers and their astonishing cultural legacy /

Explores the philanthropic achievements and cultural contributions of the Rockefellers to the arts, drawing on family archives and other sources to trace their development of museums and architectural projects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loebl, Suzanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Rockefeller family > Art collections.
Rockefeller family > Art patronage.
Art patrons > United States.
Philanthropists > United States.
Art patronage > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Preamble : an Imperial nest
  • To the glory of God
  • A passion for Asia
  • Bridging the past and the present : the Oriental Institute, the Cairo Museum, the Metropolitan Museum's Assyrian sculptures, and the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Mother's museum : MoMA, 1929-39
  • The Cloisters
  • Colonial Williamsburg and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Museum of American Folk Art
  • MoMA under Nelson A. Rockefeller's stewardship, 1939-69
  • A modest man assumes his birthright : the Asia Society and Lincoln Center
  • The Rockefeller Collection at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  • The Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Mall
  • David Rockefeller : the Museum of Modern Art and the JPMorgan-Chase Corporate Art Collection
  • In memoriam : the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center in San Antonio, Texas
  • Smaller gifts
  • Kykuit : on a clear day you can see forever.