Feb 01 2019
Bankrolling Bombs: How Art Museums Helped Finance World War II

Bankrolling Bombs: How Art Museums Helped Finance World War II

Presented by Kent State University School of Art at Center for the Visual Arts at Kent State

Visiting scholar in Art History, Austin Porter, will be giving a free lecture at Kent State University’s School of Art on Friday, February 1.  His talk, titled “Bankrolling Bombs: How Art Museums Helped Finance World War II” will take place in room 165 at the Center for the Visual Arts (325 Terrace Dr.) from 12-1 p.m. All of the School of Art’s First Friday Lectures are free and open to the public.  Austin Porter is an Assistant Professor of Art History and American Studies at Kenyon University.

During World War II the U.S. government sponsored numerous exhibitions in some of the nation’s most highly regarded art museums. In addition to expressing themes of patriotism, sacrifice, and American military might, these exhibitions also served as fund raising opportunities for the Treasury Department’s war bond program. This talk analyzes how the resulting installations blurred cultural distinctions between high art and mass media in order to generate economic capital for the fight abroad.

Admission Info

Free

Dates & Times

2019/02/01 - 2019/02/01

Location Info

Center for the Visual Arts at Kent State

325 Terrace Drive, Kent, OH 44242

Parking Info

Meter parking – R19 Lot