Review: Trustees of Culture
Power, Wealth, and Status on Elite Arts Boards
TRUSTEES OF CULTURE:
Power, Wealth, and
Status on Elite Arts
Boards
Francie Ostrower
136 pages (The University
of Chicago Press, 2002)
Through interviews with trustees of four major cultural organizations, the Urban Institute’s Francie Ostrower investigates the implications of cultural boards’ affiliations with an elite class. She finds these boards, long connected to “old money,” genuinely seek greater cultural diversity and include new kinds of leaders – such as those with business...
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