Albee's under-the-radar help for artists in need

The playwright Edward Albee, who has died aged 88, was a generous supporter of fellow writers as well as visual artists, particularly those at the start of their career who needed time and space to realise their creative potential. His foundation offers just that every summer through artists' residencies in a former barn among the dunes of Montauk, Long Island. Selection is based "mostly on talent and need", it states on the foundation's website, cautioning in a deadpan way: "If you are a famou