Perspectives U.S.A. was a magazine of art and culture of the United States, that was published in New York City from 1952 to 1956,[1] as part of the so-called "Cultural Cold War against the Soviet Union."
History and profile
editThe first issue appeared in October 1952.[2] It was edited by James Laughlin and published by the non-profit organization Intercultural Publications, with funds from the Ford Foundation.[1] It had several editions in different languages, including English, French, German, and Italian.[1] The magazine, published on a quarterly basis,[1] ceased publication after the foundation concluded that it had little impact in Europe. The final issue was the sixteenth one, which appeared in July 1956.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Writing Communities: Aesthetics, Politics, and Late Modernist Literary Consolidation. 2008. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-549-98487-0. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "The Press: Enter Perspectives USA". Time. 14 April 1952. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Greg Barnhisel (24 February 2015). Cold War Modernists: Art, Literature, and American Cultural Diplomacy. Columbia University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-231-53862-6. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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