Overview
The World Tour
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Between 1955 and 1962, editions of the exhibition traveled under the auspices of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The figures commonly cited — ninety-one venues across thirty-seven countries, roughly nine million visitors — are to be verified against USIA records in the U.S. National Archives (RG 306) before any specific number appears here without a source.
Perspective note
The tour was a flagship of Cold War cultural diplomacy. Fred Turner (The Democratic Surround, 2013) reads it as an instrument of liberal internationalism; Eric Sandeen (1995) reads its reception venue-by-venue; Allan Sekula reads it as ideological work. Articles under this topic must name their sources.