Description
Walt Disney's vision for an art school located before the gates of Los Angeles became a reality: Opened 50 years ago, the California Institute of the Arts had long been in crisis, before Steven D. Lavine led it to financial prosperity and international acclaim. Today, CalArts is the cradle of many Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winners, of Mellon and Guggenheim Fellows - a hotspot of American creativity.
In personal conversations with Joern Jacob Rohwer, Lavine tells his life story for the first time, talking about cultural politics, philanthropy, the avant-garde and Los Angeles at the centre of his life. Spurred on by self-doubts and a desire to learn from failure, he proves to be a sensitive thinker, visionary and transatlantic mediator between the worlds of art, politics and education.
About the Author
Joern Jacob Rohwer, Publizist, Berlin.
Book Information
ISBN 9783422981553
Author Joern Jacob Rohwer
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint De Gruyter
Publisher De Gruyter
Weight(grams) 581g
Details
Subtitle: |
A Life Devoted to Leadership in the Arts |
Imprint: |
De Gruyter |
