
During his long tenure at Ford, Lowry put the emphasis on direct support of individual artists. The one individual who clearly succeeded in stamping his views on the institution, instead of subordinating his views to the institution, was McNeil Lowry of the Ford Foundation. They were obliged to satisfy their directors, stockholders or other constituents, and in most instances this obligation severely limited the range of their creative initiatives.



Philanthropic and governmental activities it is not surprising that no common behavioral pattern emerges for the group.Īll of them are (or were) good company men (including Goodrich, Lowry, Ransom and Thompson, who did not work for companies as such).
