Hopkins, D. (2021) A "special relationship": British and American art 1945-1989. In: Hopkins, C. and Whyte, I. B. (eds.) Hot Art, Cold War – Western and Northern European Writing on American Art 1945-1990. Routledge: New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 3-55. ISBN 9780815393757 (doi: 10.4324/9781351187671-2)
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Abstract
Ever since Winston Churchill’s speech in Fulton, Missouri of 1946 outlining the postwar political structure of the Western hemisphere, politicians have talked of Great Britain and the USA having a “special relationship” based not just on ideological affinities but on shared historical roots, as well as a shared language. 1 To assume, however, that their cultural and artistic attitudes in the Cold War period were consistently aligned would be a mistake. This essay examines a history of unequal cultural relations, an interplay between Britain’s need to “catch up” artistically with its former colonial possession and its desire to retain a firm grip on its own native traditions.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hopkins, Professor David |
| Authors: | Hopkins, D. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > History of Art |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9780815393757 |
| Published Online: | 17 September 2020 |
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