Uy, Michael Sy - Ask the Experts

This book tells a new story about patterns of public and private grantmaking from the 1950s to the 1970s, a period during which the United States witnessed a remarkable expansion in arts patronage. Through archival documents, oral history, and ethnographic material, author Michael Sy Uy offers an in-depth analysis of grant-making practices, and highlights important and instructive issues concerning philanthropy, arts patronage, and musical production and consumption.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Part I: Who Were the Experts?
Chapter 1: Defining Excellence, Quality, and Style: Consultants as Contributory Experts
Chapter 2: Gatekeeping from Within: Grantmaking Officers as Interactional Experts
Chapter 3: Pluralism and Public-Private Relationships in the Field of Cultural Production
Part II: Experts in Action
Chapter 4: The Rockefeller Foundation, the University New Music Center, and Foundation Music
Chapter 5: The Ford Foundation, Matching Grants, and Endowment Building
Chapter 6: The National Endowment for the Arts, the United States Bicentennial, and the Expansion Arts and Jazz-Folk-Ethnic Programs
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography