Remarks presented at Plenary Meeting 13 of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1986.

More than 1,000 companies have started their own art collections - including a third of all the large corporations. And hundreds more make regular contributions to museums, libraries, symphony orchestras, repertory theatres, dance companies and other cultural institutions. Much of this growth has come about in the past 10 or 15 years. Philanthropic programs which, prior to that, were dedicated mainly to educational and health institutions have expanded in scope to include far-ranging support for the visual and performance arts. And a number of programs, including ours at Chase, are now being broadened still further from their ongoing support of established cultural institutions to include the nurturing of newly emerging artists and art groups. (p. 1)

Remarks presented at Plenary Meeting 13 of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1986. ....More than 1,000 companies have started their own art collections - including a third of all the large corporations. And hundreds more make regular contributions to museums, libraries, symphony orchestras, repertory theatres, dance companies and other cultural institutions. Much of this growth has come about in the past 10 or 15 years.