America's Medicis
The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy
1st Edition
Published on 16. November 2010
448 pages
978-0-06-201034-6 (ISBN)
Description
From literary polymath Suzanne Loebl (the author of ten books, most recently the acclaimed Americas Art Museums) comes the captivating, first-of-its kind exploration into the philanthropic and cultural legacy of one of Americas wealthiest and most influential families: The Rockefellers. Fueled by John D. Rockefellers vast petroleum fortune, the entire familys terrific passion for the arts transformed the artistic infrastructure of twentieth century America. Funding museums like the MoMA, the Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the Oriental Art at the University of Chicago, and commissioning major architectural projects like Rockefeller Center, Riverside Church, and Lincoln Center, the Rockefellers achievements forever changed the cultural landscape of the Western world. Loebls penetrating biography is the first book to deeply explore the familys critical role as collectors and patrons of the arts.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Preamble
- Chapter 2 - To the Glory of God
- Chapter 3 - A Passion for Asia
- Chapter 4 - Bridging the Past and the Present
- Chapter 5 - Rockefeller Center
- Chapter 6 - Mother's Museum
- Chapter 7 - The Cloisters
- Photographic Insert
- Chapter 8 - Colonial Williamsburg and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Museum of American Folk Art
- Chapter 9 - MoMA Under Nelson A. Rockefeller's Stewardship, 1939-69
- Chapter 10 - A Modest Man Assumes His Birthright
- Chapter 11 - The Rockefeller Collection at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Chapter 12 - The Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Mall
- Chapter 13 - David Rockefeller
- Chapter 14 - In Memoriam
- Chapter 15 - Smaller Gifts
- Chapter 16 - Kykuit
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Index
- About the Author
- Also By Suzanne Loebl
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
