Exhibiting the Foreign on U.S. Soil: American Art Museums and National Diplomacy Exhibitions before, during, and after World War II

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1. Preface No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. Chapter One America’s Lagging Reputation in the Arts and Development of Its Art Museums No access
2. Chapter Two A Modern Identity for America The First Ten Years of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1929–1939) No access
3. Chapter Three Old World Traditions and Excellence The Wartime Origins of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1925–1945) No access
1. Chapter Four Enlisting the Arts War-Themed Exhibitions at NGA and MoMA No access
2. Chapter Five Art in the Service of Persuasion Nelson Rockefeller and the Office for Inter-American Affairs Exhibitions No access
3. Chapter Six Projecting Influence Abroad The Second Roberts Commission and the Officers of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program No access
1. Chapter Seven Shifting Relations Federal Government and Art Museums in the Early Cold War (1945–1955) No access
2. Chapter Eight Foreign Diplomacy Exhibitions on U.S. Soil (1947–1977) No access
3. Chapter Nine Displaying the Other Personal Experiences Exhibiting Non-Western Arts (1970–2010) No access
4. Conclusion Perspectives on the Future No access
Appendix I: NGA War-Themed Exhibitions 1941–1945 No access
Appendix II: MoMA War-Themed Exhibitions 1941–1945 No access
Bibliography No access
Index No access
About the Author No access