Paintings and Sculpture from the American National Exhibition in Moscow
New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1959. First edition. Soft cover. 12p, no ills. Ex-museum-lib.: small ink stamp, pencil accession note. Reproduced typescript, as issued. Photo 2 shows the start of the paintings checklist. Very good. Item #33170
Account of "the most ambitious project so far to implement the East-West cultural exchange agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1958." History of the exhibition and its goals (curated by Edith Gregor Halpert), securing the loans, mixed opinions of the American and Soviet press, audience response ("the most popular painting was Andrew Wyeth's Children's Doctor . . . .the advanced metal sculpture proved the hardest for the Russians to take"), and more. Checklist of the works exhibited. A fascinating midcentury document of art as propaganda during the Cold War; uncommon. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.
Price: $25.00