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1st Edition

Engines of Culture
Philanthropy and Art Museums

By

Daniel M. Fox

Copyright Year 1995



ISBN 9781138509603
Published February 6, 2018 by Routledge
108 Pages
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Book Description

This book shows why American social policy was incomplete with respect to the arts and argues that art museums are an instructive example of the accommodation of public and private interests. It is useful for political scientists, policymakers, scholars of philanthropy, artists, and historians.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition 1. Museums for the Public 2. Impulse and Justification 3. Sources and Patterns of Museum Philanthropy 4. Philanthropy and Museum Policy 5. Private Desires and Public Welfare

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