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A cultural arsenal for democracy : the World War II work of US museums /

Does it seem strange to think of a museum as a weapon in national defense?" asked John Hay Whitney, president of the Museum of Modern Art, in June 1941. As the United States entered the Second World War in the months to follow, this idea seemed far from strange to museums. Working to strike the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ceglio, Clarissa J., 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022].
Series:Public history in historical perspective.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Museums > United States.
Museums > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Museums > Educational aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Public history > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda.
Propaganda, American > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States.

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