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Lewis Manilow (born Irvin Inger; August 11, 1927 [1] – December 12, 2017) [2] was an American attorney, real estate developer, and arts patron. Biodata. Manilow was known as one of the founders of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
Dec 12, 2017 · Lewis Manilow brought his energy and enthusiasm to an array of civic and cultural institutions in Chicago, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, which he co-founded, and the Goodman Theatre.
- Bob Goldsborough
Dec 13, 2017 · Lewis “Lew” Manilow, a prominent Chicago developer, arts patron and Democratic fund-raiser who helped found the Museum of Contemporary Art, has died. Mr. Manilow, 90, died Tuesday at his Gold Coast home, according to his wife Susan Manilow. He’d had Alzheimer’s disease for a decade.
Dec 15, 2017 · Celebrated arts patron Lewis Manilow died on Tuesday, December 12, at the age of ninety. He is remembered as an important supporter of cultural institutions in Chicago.
In 1967, a young Lew Manilow was invited by MCA founding Board Chair Joseph Shapiro to join the board as a founding trustee. At the time, Lew was just 40 years old and the youngest serving trustee. He would remain ardently involved throughout his life with the MCA's core programs.
Dec 12, 2017 · Lewis Manilow, Chicago Arts Philanthropist, Dead At 90. By profession an attorney and real estate developer, he was a co-founder of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and led the effort to move the Goodman Theatre into a building of its own, anchoring a “theatre row” in the North Loop.
Dec 12, 2017 · The MCA community mourns the death of Lew Manilow, a founding and Life Trustee of the museum, former Board Chair, inspired collector, and loyal friend.
