A look at the successes, failures and controversies that arose when the US government and US art world sought to unite to make an international art program a reality between the 1940s and 1970s. It questions the cultural dimensions of US postwar diplomacy and asks how elements of the Cold War led to a redefinition of what is, and isn't, 'American'.
Krenn examines the international exhibitions of American art as part of the State Department's Cold War efforts to win the hearts and minds of people around the world and help defeat communism.
