Masters of modern Italian art from the Collection of Gianni Mattioli circulated by the International Exhibitions Foundation, 1967-1968

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The uneasy relationship between the arts, US art museums, and the federal government has not been thoroughly explored by scholars. This book focuses on the development of “national...

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