The Tastemaker

Lincoln Kirstein helped set the agenda for American high art, but we're already forgetting the breadth of his contributions

By MINDY ALOFF

Lincoln Edward Kirstein (1907-96) spoke of himself as having been born in "the 107th year of the 19th century."

Patron of the arts, impresario, polemicist, historian, librettist, bibliophile, editor, poet, novelist, amateur...