Fall-Out Shelters for the Human Spirit - American Art and the Cold War (Paperback)

During the Cold War, culture became another weapon in America's battle against communism. Part of that effort in cultural diplomacy included a program to arrange the exhibition of hundreds of American paintings overseas. Michael L. Krenn studies the successes, failures, contradictions, and controversies that arose when the U.S. government and the American art world sought to work together to make an international art program a reality between the 1940s and the 1970s. The Department of State, then the United States Information Agency, and eventually the Smithsonian Institution directed this effort, relying heavily on the assistance of major American art organizations, museums, curators, and artists. What the government hoped to accomplish and what the art community had in mind, however, were often at odds. Intense domestic controversies resulted, particularly when the effort involved modern or abstract expressionist art. Ultimately, the exhibition of American art overseas was one of the most controversial Cold War initiatives undertaken by the United States. Krenn's investigation deepens our understanding of the cultural dimensions of America's postwar diplomacy and explores how unexpected elements of the Cold War led to a redefinition of what is, and is not, ""American.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Michael L. Krenn
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-4766-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4696-4766-4
Barcode:	9781469647661

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