JOURNAL ARTICLE

U.S. Art Museums and Exhibition Diplomacy.

  • Published In: Diplomatic History, 2023, v. 47, n. 3. P. 551 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Hjorthén, Adam 3 of 3

Abstract

Its stated purpose is "to underscore the neglected diplomatic contributions of U.S. art museums to Cold War culture", and "to examine the role foreign diplomacy exhibitions have played in supporting the American system of democracy" (xvi). The early-twentieth-century process to create MoMA (established in 1929) and NGA (1937) is detailed in chapters two and three, with particular attention paid to the early development of exhibitions of foreign loan objects and the different ways in which the museums related to the federal government. As institutions and repositories of valued cultural artefacts, art museums are caretakers of that which is often construed as a national cultural heritage. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Diplomatic History. 2023/06, Vol. 47, Issue 3, p551
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0145-2096
  • DOI:10.1093/dh/dhad002
  • Accession Number:164367692
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