ABSTRACT

This book shows why American social policy was incomplete with respect to the arts and argues that art museums are an instructive example of the accommodation of public and private interests. It is useful for political scientists, policymakers, scholars of philanthropy, artists, and historians.

chapter |24 pages

Introduction to the Transaction Edition

chapter 1|6 pages

Museums for the Public

chapter 2|12 pages

Impulse and Justification

chapter 4|16 pages

Philanthropy and Museum Policy

chapter 5|6 pages

Private Desires and Public Welfare