Hanks, Nancy (1927–1983)
Hanks, Nancy (1927–1983)
American public official. Born Dec 31, 1927, in Miami Beach, Florida; died Jan 7, 1983, in New York, NY; dau. of Bryan Cayce Hanks and Virginia (Wooding) Hanks; attended University of Colorado, 1946, and Oxford, 1948; Duke University, AB magna cum laude, 1949.
Served as assistant to Nelson A. Rockefeller (beginning 1953) and as executive secretary of Special Studies Project of Rockefeller Brothers Fund (1956–69); became president of Associated Councils of the Arts (1968); as chair of National Endowment for the Arts (1969–77) and National Council on the Arts, was known for increasing funding to the endowment, subsidizing national tours, and providing grants to artists working in inner cities.
More From encyclopedia.com
United States. National Endowment For The Arts , NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA). An independent agency of the federal government, the NEA was first envisioned by President John F. Kennedy, an… United States. National Endowment For The Humanities , NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. A federal role in culture received early endorsement with the creation of the Library of Congress in 1800 and… Art Galleries , art galleries. In medieval England, as elsewhere in Europe, the church was the most important patron of art, and the first paintings and statues seen… Helen Frankenthaler , Personal
(a painter), April 6, 1958 (divorced, 1971); married Stephen Dubruel, 1994. Education: Attended Dalton School (New York, NY); studied with V… Conceptual Art , Conceptual art transformed the art world beginning in the 1960s by shifting the focus of the work from the art object itself to the ideas and concept… Alfred Stieglitz , Stieglitz, Alfred
Personal
Born January 1, 1864, in Hoboken, NJ; died of a stroke, July 13, 1946, in New York, NY; son of Edward (an importer of wool…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Hanks, Nancy (1927–1983)