“Aucune résonance politique”. Polish Art Historians and Franco’s Spain, 1958–1973
“Aucune résonance politique”. Polish Art Historians and Franco’s Spain, 1958–1973

Summary/Abstract: The 23rd CIHA Congress, held in Granada in 1973, marked a turning point in the relationships between art historians who carried out their professional activity in the Polish People’s Republic and Franco’s Spain. First contacts began as early as the 1950s, thanks to Jan Białostocki and Lech Kalinowski’s trips to Madrid and Barcelona, among other cities, strengthened in the 1960s by the organisation of two exhibitions in Cracow and Poznań devoted to Spanish art. Nevertheless, the Granada congress became a new experience for the Polish delegation. This paper aims to delve into these contacts that have not been taken into consideration before, perhaps due to the “peripheral” position of both historiographies in the geography of the history of art history during the Cold War.

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