Modern Art A Director: The administration is headed by an executive director, who might be called a general manager at some hotels. The executive staff consists of an assistant director and various clerical specialists. The executive director is the highest-ranking authority in the hotel and is responsible for supervising the various division managers.
He was a director of Rockefelk Center, Inc. from 1931, president (1938-194 1948-1951), and chairman (1945-1953,1956-1958; He was a director of the Museum of modern art a director A: from 1932, treasurer (1937-1939), president (193< 1941, 1946-1953), and chairman (1957-1958 He was a trustee of the Rockefeller Brothei Fund from its formation in 1940, and in 19^ founded the International Basic Economy Co poration (IBEC), of which he was preside (1947-1953, 1956-1958). He founded the Museu of Primitive Art in New York City in 19; and served as president of that organization.
Goldmark taught piano and theory at the National Conservatory of Music in New York from 1891 to 1893 and was director of the Colorado Conservatory of Music from 1895 to 1901. On his return to New York in 1902 he taught privately until 1924, when he became director of composition at the Juilliard graduate school. His compositions include Hiawatha (1900), Samson (1914), and Gettysburg Requiem (1919). He died in New York on March 6, 1936.
GOLDONI, gol-do'ne, Carlo (1707-1793), Italian dramatist, who was the founder of modern art a director comedy in Italy. He reformed the traditional corn-media dell'arte (q.v.) to assert the autonomy of the playwright as against the actors. Somewhat in the manner of Moliere, whom he admired, he was an adroit and realistic portrayer of human nature, with its many foibles.
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