The Kirstein century.(ESSAY)(The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein)(Book review)

From: The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Watson, Steven | Copyright information

The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein

by Martin Duberman

Alfred A. Knopf. 736 pages, $37.50

LINCOLN CENTER wasn't named after Lincoln Kirstein, but perhaps it should have been. Did anyone equal his achievements in nurturing high culture in 20th-century America? Kirstein's craggy, eagle-like countenance seems like a ready-made monument to worthy instincts and impossible adventures.

Most people barely know his name. Only now, on the 100th annive...

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