1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7BugKVxzXr"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/a-practical-philanthropist/">A Practical Philanthropist</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/a-practical-philanthropist/embed/#?secret=7BugKVxzXr" width="600" height="338" title="“A Practical Philanthropist” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="7BugKVxzXr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781735600178-04-1.jpg7611024Filling a gap in the literature, this biography pays tribute to the enduring legacy of an influential and philanthropic pioneer who helped define America’s place in the world of classical music.CONTENTS  My Great-Grandmother by Victoria Bok A Forceful Spirit by Arnold Steinhardt  Prologue: A Pioneering Spirit  Part I. Mary Curtis Grows Up: A Loving and Dynamic Family  1. Musical Foundations  2. A Publishing Empire Is Built: Ladies’ Home Journal  3. Establishing Roots in Camden, New Jersey 4. Edward Bok Joins the Family Business and a Long Engagement  Part II. Mrs. Edward Bok: Family and Practical Philanthropy  5. The Boks: Early Marriage and Social Life  6. Activism and Music in Philadelphia 7. George Antheil: Dedicated Patronage in the Absence of Harmony  8. Scheme for a Professional Orchestra in Philadelphia 9. Settlement School of Music: An Experiment Leads to Mary’s Signature Achievement  Part III. The Curtis Institute of Music: Planting Trees  10. Mary Builds Her Castle on The Square  11. Attracting a World Class Faculty  12. Lessons in Music and Manners 13. Professional Partnerships Established and Mary Appoints Josef Hofmann as Director Part IV. Major Losses and Continued Acts of Generosity  14. Valentino: The Boks Build a House in Florida  15. Curtis Keeps the Bok Social Reform Legacy Alive  16. Summer Music Colony and Financial Hardship  17. Mary Branches Out into Other Arts: Eva Le Gallienne, Annie Russell, and André Smith  Part V. Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist: Change Comes  18. Randall Thompson Takes the Helm at Curtis  19. Efrem Zimbalist: New Director and Musical Refugees 20. Cary’s Life and Philanthropy 21. Mary’s Final Bow  Epilogue: A Lasting Legacy  Acknowledgments Endnotes Selected Bibliography Index