Perspectives U.S.A. (Numbers 1 - 12)
New York: Intercultural Publications, 1952 - 1955. First Edition. Volume 12 was published in London. Cover illustrations by Alvin Lustig. Previous owner name & stamp in two issues. Color illustrated wrappers in near fine condition (minor wear to extremities; light general wear). Item #21266
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, as part of the so-called "Cultural Cold War against the Soviet Union." With contributions by William Carlos Williams, E. E. Cummings, William Faulkner, W. H. Auden, Ezra Pound, Tennessee Williams, and others. The magazine, published on a quarterly basis, 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.
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