Mapping the Reception of American Art in Postwar Western Europe

This article presents a project launched by a multidisciplinary team based at Purdue University in part-nership with ARTL@S. The ambition is to map the diffusion of American art in postwar Western Europe by recov-ering exhibitions that took place be-tween 1945 and 1970 and that fea-tured works by American Abstract Expressionist and American Pop art-ists. The results of this research will be featured on an interactive web ap-plication that will allow users to view the maps, zoom in on them, select art-ists or artworks, scroll through dates, and even create their own maps. It will thus be a great tool for scholars, students, and museums professionals, who will be able to use it as a starting point for their own investigations