Cold War Confrontations: US Exhibitions and Their Role in the Cultural Cold War

by Conway Lloyd Morgan and Jack Masey

Book Overview

World's Fairs and International Exhibitions have always had a political as well as a commercial and cultural context. This was particularly true during the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union. Jack Masey served with the United States Information Agency from 1951 to 1979, for many years as Director of Design. He commissioned numerous American architects and designers including R. Buckminster Fuller, Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Peter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037781238
• ISBN13: 9783037781234
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.8" x 9.7"