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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Bibliographic Details
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
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface: Art of the Trustee; Prologue: Something to Prove; Part I: Chancellor; One: Into the Pastel Empire; Two: UCLA in Worldwide Terms; Three: Turmoil and Golden Moments; Photographs Following pages 78 and 238; Four: 1968--Year of Crisis; Part II: Chairman; Five: The Chancellor Becomes CEO; Six: The Chandler Empire in the Watergate Years; Seven: Power and Philanthropy; Part III: Trustee; Eight: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nine: The National Gallery of Art; Ten: The Samuel H. Kress Foundation; Eleven: The J. Paul Getty Trust; Twelve: Three That Got Away; Part IV: Steward.

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