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Barbara "Bobbie" Handman (March 11, 1928〔( Doug Struck, "The FDR Memorial's Deeper Meaning", Washington Post, May 1, 1997. )〕 – November 14, 2013) was an American political consultant and arts activist, known for her role in preserving historic Broadway theater houses. She was the executive vice-president and New York City office director of People for the American Way from 1981 until 2003.〔( Alvin H. Reiss, "Key ally helps arts in battle over NEA", ''Fund Raising Management'', June 1, 1992. )〕〔http://www.ack.net/Handmanobituary111413.html〕 Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,〔(Melena Ryzik, "Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater", The New York Times, May 20, 2007. )〕 Handman was the wife of stage director and teacher Wynn Handman. In 1982, she helped organize Save the Theatres, an organization that tried unsuccessfully to prevent the razing of the Morosco, Helen Hayes, and Bijou Theaters.〔The name of the organization was "Save the Theatres, Inc., as noted in court papers. See 〕 Handman served on the board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation and on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.〔( White House press release, Sept. 22, 1994. )〕 She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998 for her work as an arts advocate. Handman's daughter Laura Handman is married to Harold M. Ickes.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbara Handman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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