E219 - The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt 2 w/ Hugh Wilford
American Prestige
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The CIA's Cultural Patronage: Modernism and American Identity
This chapter examines the CIA's involvement in modernist art, focusing on their support for artists like Jackson Pollock during the Cold War. It highlights how agency personnel perceived their role as cultural patrons, aiming to counter Soviet propaganda through the promotion of abstract expressionism.
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