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The Nancy Hanks Years

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The Arts at a New Frontier

Part of the book series: Nonprofit Management and Finance ((IAUS,volume 85))

Abstract

The first decade of the National Endowment for the Arts breaks naturally into two divisions under its successive chairmen. If the first period was exciting, innovative, without a discernible pattern, often narrowly focused but full of promise, the second period began to fulfil the promise, develop patterns, and broaden the commitment to the world of the arts.

With the help of the National Endowment for the Arts, the cultural life of this country has the opportunity to shift from a state of paradox to one of vigorous fulfillment. —Nancy Hanks, Annual Report 1974

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Taylor, F., Barresi, A.L. (1984). The Nancy Hanks Years. In: The Arts at a New Frontier. Nonprofit Management and Finance, vol 85. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2731-8_4

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