MoMA Goes to Paris in 1938 - Building and Politicizing American Art (Hardcover)

Three Centuries of American Art in 1938 was the Museum of Modern Art's first international exhibition. With over 750 artworks on view in Paris ranging from seventeenth-century colonial portraits to Mickey Mouse and spanning architecture, film, folk art, painting, prints, and sculpture, it was the most comprehensive display of American art to date in Europe and an important contributor to the internationalization of American art. MoMA Goes to Paris in 1938 explores how, at a time when the concept of artworks as "masterpieces" was very much up for debate, the exhibition expressed a vision of American art and culture that was not only an art historical endeavor but also a formulation of national identity. Caroline M. Riley demonstrates in what ways, at the brink of international war in the politically turbulent 1930s, MoMA collaborated with the US Department of State for the first time to deploy works of art as diplomatic agents.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Caroline M. Riley
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-38691-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-38691-4
Barcode:	9780520386914

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