MoMA in France: The Construction of an *American Cultural Identity
McDonald, Gay Rose
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Description
Title
MoMA in France: The Construction of an *American Cultural Identity
Author(s)
McDonald, Gay Rose
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Katherine E. Manthorne
Department of Study
Art History
Discipline
Art History
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
American Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Drawing on my archival research at MoMA, the Archives of American Art, and the National Archives I analyze the three major historical surveys of American art sent abroad by MoMA during the fifties: 12 Modern American Painters and Sculptors (1953); 50 Ans d'art aux etats-unis (1955); and The New American Painting (1958--59). Together they define a key phase for the history of the International Program, spanning its tentative beginnings through to the breakthrough for American art in Europe. Using these exhibitions as case studies my project tracks the dialogue between the above institutions, their respective motives, and the ramifications of this association for the emerging American cultural image in Europe.
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