Main entry:

Masey, Jack.

Title & Author:

Cold War confrontations : US exhibitions and their role in the cultural Cold War / Jack Masey, Conway Lloyd Morgan.

Publication:

Baden, Switzerland : Lars Müller, ©2008.

Description:

423 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-421) and index.
A warm welcome to the Cold War : Marshall Plan traveling caravans, Western Europe, 1948-1951 -- Atoms for India : "Atomics" Exhibition, United States Pavilion, Indian Industries Fair, New Delhi, India, 1955 -- A splendid pleasure dome : United States Pavilion, Jeshyn International Fair, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1956 -- Walls in Berlin : United States Exhibitions, George C. Marshall House, West Berlin, 1957-1959 -- Atomic Europe : United States Pavilion, Universal and International Exposition, Brussels, Belgium, 1958 -- High noon at Sokolniki Park : American National Exhibition, Moscow, USSR, 1959 -- Traveling hopefully : American National Exhibitions, USSR, 1961-1965 -- Montreal magnifique : United States Pavilion, Canadian World Exhibition, Montreal, Canada, 1967 -- Kimonos and moon rock : United States Pavilion, Japan World Exposition, Osaka, Japan, 1970 -- After the fair : Opportunities lost and found, 1981 to present.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

World's Fairs and International Exhibitions have a political as well as a commercial and cultural context. This book details the significant role played by architects and designers in shaping America's image during the cultural Cold War.

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ISBN:

9783037781234 (cl.)
3037781238 (cl.)

Subject:

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983
Eames, Charles
Eames, Ray
Nelson, George, 1908-1986
Stone, Edward Durell
Blake, Peter, 1920-2006
United States. Agency for International Development.
Welton Becket and Associates
United States Information Agency
United States Pavilion (Indian Industries Fair, 1955, New Delhi, India)
United States Pavilion (Jeshyn International Fair, 1956, Kabul, Afghanistan)
George C. Marshall House (Berlin, Germany)
United States Pavilion (Exposition universelle et internationale, 1958, Brussels, Belgium)
Dome (American National Exhibition, 1959, Moscow, Russia)
Glass Pavilion (American National Exhibition, 1959, Moscow, Russia)
United States Pavilion (Expo 67, Montréal, Québec)
United States Pavilion (Expo '70, Osaka, Japan)
Weltausstellung
Indian Industries Fair (1955 : New Delhi, India)
Jeshyn International Fair (1956 : Kabul, Afghanistan)
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)
American National Exhibition (1959 : Moscow, Russia)
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec)
Expo '70 (Osaka, Japan)
Exhibitions United States History 20th century.
Exhibition buildings United States History 20th century.
Cold War Social aspects.
Cold War in mass media.
Architecture and society.
Expositions Constructions États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Guerre froide Aspect social.
Guerre froide dans les médias.
Architecture et société.
Cold War (1945-1989) in mass media.
Exhibition buildings.
Exhibitions.
Social aspects.
Ausstellung
Geschichte
Kunst
Politische Identität
Arkitektur och samhälle 1945-1980.
Kalla kriget kulturella förbindelser.
Propaganda historia 1945-1980.
Utställningar historia Förenta staterna 1945-1980.
Utställningsverksamhet Förenta staterna 1945-1980.
Världsutställningar 1945-1980.
Propaganda Weltausstellung Ost-West-Konflikt USA Geschichte 1947-1980.
Weltausstellung Ost-West-Konflikt Propaganda USA Geschichte 1947-1980.
Ost-West-Konflikt Weltausstellung Propaganda USA Geschichte 1947-1980.
Architecture and state
United States.
USA
USA Propaganda Weltausstellung Ost-West-Konflikt Geschichte 1947-1980.

Form/genre:

Ausstellung Ost-West-Konflikt.
History.
Ausstellungskatalog.

Added entries:

Morgan, Conway Lloyd.

US exhibitions and their role in the cultural Cold War
United States exhibitions and their role in the cultural Cold War

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260210
Call No.: NA2543.S6 M37 2008
Status: Available