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A fascinating study of the reception and resistance to the Americanisation of art in the cold war period

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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. First Encounters with Post-war America and American Culture: the 1940s
2. The ICA, the IG and America during the 1950s
3. The Impact of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and '50s
4. Abstraction and Pop in Britain during the 1960s
5. The Lure of America: British Artists in the United States
6. Over Here: American Artists in Britain
7. Criticism and Resistance
8. The Decline of American Influence and the Rise of BritArt
Conclusion
Notes and references
Bibliography
Index

Cultural Offensive Americas Impact on British Art

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: 20/08/1998
      ISBN13: 9780745313115, 978-0745313115
      ISBN10: 0745313116
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fascinating study of the reception and resistance to the Americanisation of art in the cold war period

      Trade Review
      'Highly accessible for artists and non-artists alike' -- Preview

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      1. First Encounters with Post-war America and American Culture: the 1940s
      2. The ICA, the IG and America during the 1950s
      3. The Impact of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and '50s
      4. Abstraction and Pop in Britain during the 1960s
      5. The Lure of America: British Artists in the United States
      6. Over Here: American Artists in Britain
      7. Criticism and Resistance
      8. The Decline of American Influence and the Rise of BritArt
      Conclusion
      Notes and references
      Bibliography
      Index

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