Dr. Antje GambleI’m super excited about my forthcoming book "Cold War American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design”! I just got the author hard copies in the mail and can’t wait for everyone to be able to check it out.
It’s out on lucky July 13th, but you can pre-order today. Through the end of August, you can use the code SMA36 to get 20% off the book. Learn more on the Routledge website: https://routledge.pub/Cold-War-American-Exhibitions-of-Italian-Art-and-Design
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Cold War American Exhibitions of Italian Art and Design
Enriching the existing scholarship on this important exhibition, Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (1950–53), this book shows the dynamic role art, specifically sculpture, played in constructing both Italian and American culture after World War II (WWII). Moving beyond previous studies, this book looks to the archival sources and beyond the history of design for a greater understanding of the stakes of the show. First, the book considers art’s role in this exhibition’s importâ