04753nam 2201081Ia 450 991082530930332120230721025839.01-282-35619-497866123561930-520-92555-61-4337-0879-510.1525/9780520925557(CKB)1000000000354405(EBL)306141(OCoLC)476084893(SSID)ssj0000133705(PQKBManifestationID)11144588(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000133705(PQKBWorkID)10054748(PQKB)10730722(MiAaPQ)EBC306141(OCoLC)173275467(MdBmJHUP)muse30610(DE-B1597)519189(OCoLC)290548455(DE-B1597)9780520925557(Au-PeEL)EBL306141(CaPaEBR)ebr10180722(CaONFJC)MIL235619(EXLCZ)99100000000035440520070321d2007 ub 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe culture broker[electronic resource] Franklin D. Murphy and the transformation of Los Angeles /Margaret Leslie DavisBerkeley University of California Pressc20071 online resource (532 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22495-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface: Art of the Trustee --Prologue: Something to Prove --Part I: Chancellor --Part II. Chairman --Part III. Trustee --Part IV. Steward --Afterword: The Mosaic City --Acknowledgments --Notes --Franklin D. Murphy's Positions and Affiliations --Selected Bibliography --IndexFranklin Murphy? It's not a name that is widely known; even during his lifetime the public knew little of him. But for nearly thirty years, Murphy was the dominant figure in the cultural development of Los Angeles. Behind the scenes, Murphy used his role as confidant, family friend, and advisor to the founders and scions of some of America's greatest fortunes-Ahmanson, Rockefeller, Ford, Mellon, and Annenberg-to direct the largesse of the wealthy into cultural institutions of his choosing. In this first full biography of Franklin D. Murphy (1916-994), Margaret Leslie Davis delivers the compelling story of how Murphy, as chancellor of UCLA and later as chief executive of the Times Mirror media empire, was able to influence academia, the media, and cultural foundations to reshape a fundamentally provincial city. The Culture Broker brings to light the influence of L.A.'s powerful families and chronicles the mixed motives behind large public endeavors. Channeling more than one billion dollars into the city's arts and educational infrastructure, Franklin Murphy elevated Los Angeles to a vibrant world-class city positioned for its role in the new era of global trade and cross-cultural arts.ArtsCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryMuseumsCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryCosmopolitanismCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryCharitiesCaliforniaLos AngelesHistory20th centuryLos Angeles (Calif.)BiographyLos Angeles (Calif.)Cultural policyLos Angeles (Calif.)Civilization20th centuryacademia.ahmanson.angeles county museum.annenberg.california history.california university system.california.chancellor.college.cultural development.educational infrastructure.ford.franklin murphy.higher education.industrial revolution.industry.los angeles.media.mellon.newspaper.nonfiction.robber barons.rockefeller.times mirror.ucla.university.urban development.wealth.ArtsHistoryMuseumsHistoryCosmopolitanismHistoryCharitiesHistory979.4/94053092BDavis Margaret L288042MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825309303321The culture broker4033579UNINA