Cultural Offensive: America's Impact on British Art Since 1945

by John A. Walker

The vibrant fine arts and mass culture that the United Stated exported to Britain in the postwar period had a powerful and far-reaching impact on many British artists, art students and critics. In a fascinating social and cultural history covering the period from the 1940s to the 1990s, but with emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s, John A. Walker offers a scholarly but accessible account of America's Cold War cultural offensive and the role played by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745313116
• ISBN13: 9780745313115
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"