The culture broker : Franklin D. Murphy and the transformation of Los Angeles /

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Franklin Murphy? It's not a name that is widely known; even during his lifetime the public knew little of him. But for nearly thirty years, Murphy was the dominant figure in the cultural development of Los Angeles. Behind the scenes, Murphy used his role as confidant, family friend, and advisor...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Margaret Leslie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.
Subjects:
Murphy, Franklin D., > 1916-1994.
Murphy, Franklin D., > 1916-1994
University of California, Los Angeles > Officials and employees > Biography.
Times Mirror Company > Officials and employees > Biography.
Times Mirror Company
University of California, Los Angeles
1900-1999
Arts > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Museums > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Cosmopolitanism > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Charities > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Arts > Californie > Los Angeles > 20e siècle > Histoire.
Musées > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Cosmopolitisme > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Arts
Charities
Civilization
Cosmopolitanism
Cultural policy
Employees
Museums
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Cultural policy.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Civilization > 20th century.
California > Los Angeles
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Franklin Murphy? It's not a name that is widely known; even during his lifetime the public knew little of him. But for nearly thirty years, Murphy was the dominant figure in the cultural development of Los Angeles. Behind the scenes, Murphy used his role as confidant, family friend, and advisor to the founders and scions of some of America's greatest fortunes--Ahmanson, Rockefeller, Ford, Mellon, and Annenberg--to direct the largesse of the wealthy into cultural institutions of his choosing. In this first full biography of Franklin D. Murphy (1916-994), Margaret Leslie Davis delivers the compe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 490 p., [24] p. of plates )
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-465) and index.
ISBN:9780520925557
0520925556

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