AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
AD Reinhardt's FBI Files
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AD Reinhardt's FBI Files

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According to Ad Reinhardt’s (1913-1967) own tongue-in-cheek chronology published in 1966 for his show at the Jewish Museum in New York the same year, his 1930s formative years in the same city were spent studying art, editing student magazines, producing illustrations and getting involved in political activities. The chronology at this point does not mention the entry of the United States into World War II nor the outlawing of the Communist Party of the USA as an enemy organisation. The fact that he was then suspected of having been a member of the Communist Party or at least a Travelling Fellow and supporter is not mentioned either. The fact a file was open by the FBI on Ad Reinhardt is not in question, the reasons that might have been the case remains opens. To think that these 1930s cartoons would have been reason enough to make one cautious about a simple version of one’s own chronology, even in 1966, gives quite a chilling version of the actual political reality of the USA in the post war era.
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Según la irónica cronología escrita por el propio Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967) y publicada en 1966 con motivo de su exposición en el Museo Judío de Nueva York ese mismo año, sus años de formación en la década de 1930 transcurrieron en la misma ciudad, donde estudió arte, editó revistas estudiantiles, realizó ilustraciones y participó en actividades políticas. La cronología en este punto no menciona la entrada de Estados Unidos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial ni la ilegalización de su Partido Comunista.
Tampoco se menciona el hecho de que entonces se sospechaba que había sido miembro del Partido Comunista o, al menos, compañero de viaje y simpatizante.
El hecho de que el FBI abriera un expediente sobre Ad Reinhardt no se cuestiona, pero las razones por las que podría haber sido así permanecen abiertas.
Pensar que estas caricaturas de los años treinta hubieran sido motivo suficiente para ser cauteloso sobre una simple versión de la propia cronología, incluso en 1966, da una versión bastante escalofriante de la verdadera realidad política de los Estados Unidos en la era de la posguerra.
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17x23 cm | 64 pp | Riso printed
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