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We owe Frank Kessel a great debt for helping us understand W. McNeil (Mac) Lowry's relentless quest to create a society that understands the centrality of the arts and the humanities. Lowry is one of the unsung heroes of philanthropy whose work has had a profound impact. As this volume proves, Lowry's visionary leadership helped shape the trajectory of the Ford Foundation's legacy in the arts and its continued insistence on excellence and innovation. -Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York W. McNeil Lowry was a towering figure in the history of foundation philanthropy. Frank Kessel's fine book captures Mac's wit, his wisdom, and his legacy. -Kathleen McCarthy, Professor of History; Director, Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society; The Graduate Center, City University of New York We praise the work that foundation officers produce with philanthropic dollars, even though the shelf life is often brief. But of course in the long run what matters in philanthropy is the long run. It is the rare officer whose work meets this test-who builds a program exactly right for its moment, that yet is so fundamental it outlives this moment. That was Mac Lowry's towering achievement. His wise writings, as brought together in this excellent collection, show his strategic deftness in the moment as shaped by his vision for the long run. -Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, Columbia University; former Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation; President, Social Science Research Council; Director, U.S. Census Bureau

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Frank Kessel is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico. His previous affiliations include the Social Science Research Council in New York, the Bernard van Leer Foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the University of Houston. Kessel’s Ph.D. is from the University of Minnesota and his M.A. from the University of Cape Town. His commitment to facilitating conversations across international and disciplinary boundaries—including between the social sciences and the humanities, and between research and policy/practice—is reflected in the many conferences and symposia he has organized and volumes he has edited. Kessel is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.

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