National Arts Foundation
Encyclopedia
The National Arts Foundation, Incorporated., was a private American
New York not-for-profit corporation devoted to promoting fine arts. Robert Carleton Smith
(1908–1984) founded the organization in 1947, served as its president and later as Chairman of its Advisory Committee.
United States
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New York not-for-profit corporation devoted to promoting fine arts. Robert Carleton Smith
Carleton Smith
Robert Carleton Smith Smith was the director of the National Arts Foundation and organized the International Awards Foundation to establish awards in fields not covered by the Nobel Prize. Smith was instrumental in establishing the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the J...
(1908–1984) founded the organization in 1947, served as its president and later as Chairman of its Advisory Committee.
People
- Vaughan Williams – voted The National Arts Foundation of America's "outstanding musician of 1953"