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This paper tries to shed a new light on the largest and most important single sculptural event in this century. Hitherto unpublished material makes it possible to draw a picture of this history without relying solely on rumours and conjectures, thus making it possible to concentrate on the question of artistic value.
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Herbert Read, “Foreword”, in: International Sculpture Competition — The Unknown Political Prisoner, Tate Gallery, London 1953.
George Dondero in a speech before the American Congress on 16 August 1949, published in The Congressional Record, 1949, pp.11584–11587, and quoted from Charles Harrison & Paul Wood, eds., Art in Theory, Oxford 1992, p.657.
John J. McCloy at the Ambassador’s conference, Frankfurt, 5–8 February 1951 (item 7, Coordination of Psychological Warfare Programs), quoted from Kai Bird, The Chairman: John J. McCloy—The Making of the American Establishment, New York 1992, p.357.
American Federation of Arts, Art Newsletter, December 1953; quoted from: Irving Sandler, “Introduction”, in: Irving Sandler and Amy Newman, eds., Defining Modern Art: Selected Writings of Alfred K Barr, Jr., New York 1986, p.37.
Reg Butler, “Script of recording made on November 25th, 1953”, British Council Archive, London. This is the manuscript for a film on Reg Butler and the Political Prisoner by the British Council (BC 206-11).
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Lapp, A. (1999). Memories of a Monument: The Competition for a Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner, London 1953 — a Discussion of the Powers of Sculpture that Never Existed. In: Reinink, W., Stumpel, J. (eds) Memory & Oblivion. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4006-5_125
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