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The living legacy of W. McNeil Lowry : vision and voice
- Title
- The living legacy of W. McNeil Lowry : vision and voice / Frank Kessel, editor ; foreword by Darren Walker.
- Author
- Lowry, W. McNeil (Wilson McNeil), 1913-1993
- Publication
- New York : Peter Lang, [2020]
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- Description
- xvii, 502 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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 creatively and firmly laid, primarily through Lowry's penetrating intellectual perspective and his strategic organizational acumen as Director of The Ford Foundation's unique Program in Humanities and the Arts. And many of the fundamental issues he raised and analyzed -- why the arts should be valued and how they are best supported and governed -- are no less pressing today. The significance of the material is framed and underscored by a Foreword by Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation; an enlightening essay on 'W. McNeil Lowry, the Arts and American Society' by the eminent scholar, Stanley Katz; poetic and powerful tributes to Lowry by Lincoln Kirstein and Peter Zeisler; and a context-setting Introduction by the editor"--
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-492) and index.
- Source (note)
- of the Ford Foundation;
- 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.
- Call Number
- *MGS (U.S.) 21-1988
- ISBN
- 9781433169656
- 1433169657
- LCCN
- 2019046331
- 40030228026
- OCLC
- 1135106598
- Author
- Lowry, W. McNeil (Wilson McNeil), 1913-1993, author.
- Title
- The living legacy of W. McNeil Lowry : vision and voice / Frank Kessel, editor ; foreword by Darren Walker.
- Publisher
- New York : Peter Lang, [2020]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-492) and index.
- Source
- Gift; of the Ford Foundation; 2020.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Kessel, Frank S., editor.Ford Foundation, donor.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Lowry, W. McNeil (Wilson McNeil), 1913-1993. Living legacy of W. McNeil Lowry New York : Peter Lang, [2020] 9781433169663 (DLC) 2019046332
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030228026
- Research Call Number
- *MGS (U.S.) 21-1988