Hanks, Nancy

Hanks, Nancy

▪ American public official
born Dec. 31, 1927, Miami Beach, Fla., U.S.
died Jan. 7, 1983, New York, N.Y.

      American public official whose position as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts allowed her to dramatically increase funding for and programs in the arts.

      Hanks graduated from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, in 1949 and two years later settled in Washington, D.C. In 1953 she became an assistant to Nelson A. Rockefeller (Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich), then undersecretary of the newly created Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Hanks remained with Rockefeller through his work with the Special Projects Office in the White House, and from 1956 to 1969 she was executive secretary of the Special Studies Project of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. During that period she worked closely with Nelson and then with Laurance Rockefeller (Rockefeller, Laurance S.). Following up on a study by the Rockefeller staff on the state of the performing arts in the United States, she became a member of the board of directors of the Associated Councils of the Arts and in June 1968 president of the group.

      In October 1969 Hanks became chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and of its advisory arm, the National Council on the Arts. She proved to be a successful advocate for the endowment: her first annual appropriation from Congress was $16 million, compared with the $9 million of the previous year. Under Hanks the National Endowment subsidized national tours of dance companies, orchestras, and opera and theatre groups, enabling the performers to reach wide audiences. Grants were also made to place working poets, musicians, dancers, and other artists in public schools, particularly those in the inner city. Hanks resigned her post in October 1977 at the expiration of her second term. She served as a trustee and vice-chairman of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and was executive secretary of the fund's Special Studies Project.

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