patronage
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With Van Vechten, author of the controversial 1926 novel, “Nigger Heaven,” comes the question of how white patronage impacted the cultural output of the era.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the late 1970s, during that period of Soviet patronage, Hall decided to get into real estate.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The art of fine carpet weaving was introduced in the Himalayan valley of Kashmir in the 15th century by Persian travellers, and received patronage during the reign of its last local king Zain-ul-Abidin Budshah.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The tool of our age, the break from the patronage networks of the past, is AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Hale had begun spreading even more patronage to solidify his power.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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