“Not only did he help found [the Upper West Side performing arts center] 32 years ago, he is also closely identified with the organization’s most notable programs. These include [the public radio program] Selected Shorts, … Bloomsday on Broadway, the annual reading marathon celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses; and the Wall to Wall celebrations of composers like Bach, Stravinsky and Sondheim.”
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Reinhard Mohn, 88, Who Built Bertelsmann Into A Media Giant
“In a world that celebrates tough-minded businessmen and their achievements, Mr. Mohn represented a type that Germans hold in particular affection: the kind-hearted capitalist who proved that profit and humanity were not mutually exclusive.”
The Vermonter Who Left His $10 Million Estate To MoMA
Michael H. Dunn, “a lifelong bachelor and a low-level member of the museum,” is remembered in his hometown “as a convivial, gregarious fellow.” No one saw his MoMA gift coming.