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Author:

Doheny, David A.

Title:

David Finley : quiet force for America's arts / David A. Doheny.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Distributed by the University of Virginia Press,
Distributed by the University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

vii, 392 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Finley, David E.--(David Edward)
Arts administrators--United States.--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-380) and index.

Contents:

Son of the Old South : 1890-1915 -- The law as a bridge : 1915-1924 -- Mr. Mellon's Finley : 1924-1931 -- Marriage to Margaret Eustis : 1931 -- Realizing Mr. Mellon's dream : 1932-1937 -- Mr. Finley's National Gallery of Art : 1938-1956 -- Wartime: 1941-1945 -- Mr. Finley's Roberts Commission : 1942-1946 -- A Congressional charter for historic preservation : 1944-1949 -- Mr. Finley's National Trust for Historic Preservation: 1950-1962 -- Mr. Finley's Fine Arts Commission : 1943-1963 -- Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. Finley : 1961-1964 -- Creating the National Portrait Gallery : 1948-1968 -- The man within : 1890-1977 -- Epilogue.

ISBN:

9780891333982
9780891333982 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0891333983 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61461656

LCCN:

2005025582

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)