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'''Doris C. Freedman''' (1928-1981)
President of [[CityWalls]] from 1971.
Founded the [[Public Art Fund]] of the City of [[New York]] in 1977 by consolidating [[CityWalls]] and [[Public Arts Council]] (which she founded).


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'''Doris C. Freedman''' (1928&ndash;1981) was the president of [[CityWalls]] from 1971.
Currently, her daughter, Susan K. Freedman, is President of the [[Public Art Fund]].
She founded the [[Public Art Fund]] of the [[New York City|City of New York]] in 1977 by consolidating CityWalls and the [[Public Arts Council]] (which she founded).

"A champion of [[public art]] for many years, Doris C. Freedman served as New York City's first Director of Cultural Affairs during the [[John Lindsay|Lindsay]] Administration, President of the [[Municipal Art Society]], and was a tireless supporter of New York City's [[Percent for Art]] legislation."<ref>[http://www.publicartfund.org/pafweb/about/about_paf.htm Public Art Fund: About Public Art Fund: Mission & History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Currently{{When|date=May 2010|reason="as of" or "since"; "currently has no meaning in an encylopaedia}}, her daughter, Susan K. Freedman, is president of the Public Art Fund.


== References ==
== References ==
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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.publicartfund.org Public Art Fund homepage]
*[http://www.publicartfund.org publicartfund.org], Public Art Fund official website


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[[Category:American activists]]
[[Category:Arts in the United States|Public Art Fund]]
[[Category:Arts in the United States|Public Art Fund]]
[[Category:Culture of New York City]]
[[Category:People from New York City]]

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Doris C. Freedman
Born1928
Died1981 (aged 52–53)
Occupation(s)Arts activist and administrator

Doris C. Freedman (1928–1981) was the president of CityWalls from 1971. She founded the Public Art Fund of the City of New York in 1977 by consolidating CityWalls and the Public Arts Council (which she founded).

"A champion of public art for many years, Doris C. Freedman served as New York City's first Director of Cultural Affairs during the Lindsay Administration, President of the Municipal Art Society, and was a tireless supporter of New York City's Percent for Art legislation."[1]

Currently[when?], her daughter, Susan K. Freedman, is president of the Public Art Fund.

References

See also