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| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]]
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]]
| occupation = Arts activist and preservationist, political consultant
| occupation = Arts activist and preservationist, political consultant
| death_date = November 14, 2013
| death_date = November 13, 2013
| death_place = New York, N.Y.
| death_place = New York, N.Y.
| spouse = Wynn Handman (1950-2013 [her death])
| spouse = Wynn Handman (1950-2013 [her death])
| children = Laura Ickes, Liza Handman}}
| children = Laura Ickes, Liza Handman}}


'''Barbara "Bobbie" Handman''' (born March 11, 1928,<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/fdr/appeal.htm Doug Struck, "The FDR Memorial's Deeper Meaning", [[Washington Post]], May 1, 1997.]</ref> [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<ref name="nytimes.com">[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/nyregion/20wynn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Melena Ryzik, "Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater", [[The New York Times]], May 20, 2007.]</ref>; died November 14, 2013) was an [[United States|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]].<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/310310-1.html Alvin H. Reiss, "Key ally helps arts in battle over NEA", ''Fund Raising Management'', June 1, 1992.]</ref><ref>http://www.ack.net/Handmanobituary111413.html</ref>
'''Barbara "Bobbie" Handman''' (born March 11, 1928,<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/fdr/appeal.htm Doug Struck, "The FDR Memorial's Deeper Meaning", [[Washington Post]], May 1, 1997.]</ref> [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<ref name="nytimes.com">[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/nyregion/20wynn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Melena Ryzik, "Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater", [[The New York Times]], May 20, 2007.]</ref>; died November 13, 2013) was an [[United States|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]].<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/310310-1.html Alvin H. Reiss, "Key ally helps arts in battle over NEA", ''Fund Raising Management'', June 1, 1992.]</ref><ref>http://www.ack.net/Handmanobituary111413.html</ref>


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.<ref>The name of the organization was "Save the Theatres, Inc., as noted in court papers. See [http://www.arch.ksu.edu/jwkplan/cases/shubert.pdf Shubert Organization, Inc. v. Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York and Save the Theatres, Inc., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, May 16, 1991, accessed March 10, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.lhparch.com/project.aspx?cat=&id=28 "Proposal to Save Morosco and Helen Hayes Theaters"], LHP Architects, accessed March 10, 2013</ref> In 1988, the group succeeded in having 28 Broadway houses designated as landmarks by the [[New York City Board of Estimate]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D7143DF937A25750C0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Jeremy Gerard, "Theaters as Landmarks: Who Likes the Ruling, Who Doesn't, and Why", [[The New York Times]], March 14, 1988.]</ref>
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.<ref>The name of the organization was "Save the Theatres, Inc., as noted in court papers. See [http://www.arch.ksu.edu/jwkplan/cases/shubert.pdf Shubert Organization, Inc. v. Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York and Save the Theatres, Inc., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, May 16, 1991, accessed March 10, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.lhparch.com/project.aspx?cat=&id=28 "Proposal to Save Morosco and Helen Hayes Theaters"], LHP Architects, accessed March 10, 2013</ref> In 1988, the group succeeded in having 28 Broadway houses designated as landmarks by the [[New York City Board of Estimate]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D7143DF937A25750C0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Jeremy Gerard, "Theaters as Landmarks: Who Likes the Ruling, Who Doesn't, and Why", [[The New York Times]], March 14, 1988.]</ref>
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Handman's daughter Laura Handman is married to [[Harold M. Ickes]].<ref name="nytimes.com" />
Handman's daughter Laura Handman is married to [[Harold M. Ickes]].<ref name="nytimes.com" />
She is a founder of People for the American Way.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:32, 16 November 2013

Barbara Handman
Born
Barbara Ann Schlein

March 11, 1928
Philadelphia
DiedNovember 13, 2013
New York, N.Y.
Occupation(s)Arts activist and preservationist, political consultant
SpouseWynn Handman (1950-2013 [her death])
ChildrenLaura Ickes, Liza Handman

Barbara "Bobbie" Handman (born March 11, 1928,[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2]; died November 13, 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.[3][4]

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.[5][6] In 1988, the group succeeded in having 28 Broadway houses designated as landmarks by the New York City Board of Estimate.[7]

Handman served on the board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation and on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.[8]

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Doug Struck, "The FDR Memorial's Deeper Meaning", Washington Post, May 1, 1997.
  2. ^ a b Melena Ryzik, "Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater", The New York Times, May 20, 2007.
  3. ^ Alvin H. Reiss, "Key ally helps arts in battle over NEA", Fund Raising Management, June 1, 1992.
  4. ^ http://www.ack.net/Handmanobituary111413.html
  5. ^ The name of the organization was "Save the Theatres, Inc., as noted in court papers. See [http://www.arch.ksu.edu/jwkplan/cases/shubert.pdf Shubert Organization, Inc. v. Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York and Save the Theatres, Inc., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department, May 16, 1991, accessed March 10, 2013
  6. ^ "Proposal to Save Morosco and Helen Hayes Theaters", LHP Architects, accessed March 10, 2013
  7. ^ Jeremy Gerard, "Theaters as Landmarks: Who Likes the Ruling, Who Doesn't, and Why", The New York Times, March 14, 1988.
  8. ^ White House press release, Sept. 22, 1994.

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