From the Archives: Why Should We Export Culture?

Cover of the Winter 1962 issue of Art in America, featuring an artwork by David Smith. Looking back on the 110-year history of Art in America, the editors have unearthed some surprises, like this article written for the Winter 1962 issue by Edward R. Murrow, who had left his career in broadcast journalism to become director of the United States Information Agency (which was folded into the US Department of State in 1999). His thoughts on the benefits of promoting American culture abroad—a