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About Nancy Hanks
Nancy Hanks was an American arts administrator and art historian. She was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), appointed by President Richard M. Nixon and served from 1969 to 1977, continuing her service under President Gerald R. Ford. During this period, Hanks was active in the fight to save the historic Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C. from demolition. In 1983, it was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center, in her honor.
Everything about Nancy Hanks →- Occupation
- historian, art historian
- Position held
- board member
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 1983