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The living legacy of W. McNeil Lowry : vision and voice /

"This carefully curated collection of the writings and speeches of W. McNeil (Mac) Lowry will provide significant information about and insight into a remarkable period in the second half of the 20th century, when the foundations of the arts as they now exist in the United States were creativel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lowry, W. McNeil (Wilson McNeil), 1913-1993 (Author)
Other Authors: Kessel, Frank S. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2020]
Subjects:
Art and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Art and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Art patronage > United States > History > 20th century.
Ford Foundation > Art patronage.
Ford Foundation.
Art and society.
Art and state.
Art patronage.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Frank Kessel
  • Foreword / Darren Walker
  • Introduction / Frank Kessel
  • W. McNeil Lowry, the arts and American society / Stanley Katz
  • The role and purposes of philanthropy
  • The value(s) of the arts and artists in society
  • The arts, philanthropy, and public policy
  • The Ford Foundation humanities and arts program.