John A. Walker (1938–2023) wrote over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media. He was Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University. He authored Art and Celebrity, Art in the Age of Mass Media, and Cultural Offensive: America's Impact on British Art Since 1945.

• Introduction1. First Encounters with Post-war America and American Culture: the 1940s2. The ICA, the IG and America during the 1950s3. The Impact of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and '50s4. Abstraction and Pop in Britain during the 1960s5. The Lure of America: British Artists in the United States6. Over Here: American Artists in Britain7. Criticism and Resistance8. The Decline of American Influence and the Rise of BritArtConclusionNotes and referencesBibliographyIndex

'Highly accessible for artists and non-artists alike'

John A. Walker (1938–2023) wrote over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media. He was Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University. He authored Art and Celebrity, Art in the Age of Mass Media, and Cultural Offensive: America's Impact on British Art Since 1945.

• Introduction1. First Encounters with Post-war America and American Culture: the 1940s2. The ICA, the IG and America during the 1950s3. The Impact of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and '50s4. Abstraction and Pop in Britain during the 1960s5. The Lure of America: British Artists in the United States6. Over Here: American Artists in Britain7. Criticism and Resistance8. The Decline of American Influence and the Rise of BritArtConclusionNotes and referencesBibliographyIndex

'Highly accessible for artists and non-artists alike'

John A. Walker (1938–2023) wrote over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media. He was Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University. He authored Art and Celebrity, Art in the Age of Mass Media, and Cultural Offensive: America's Impact on British Art Since 1945.

• Introduction1. First Encounters with Post-war America and American Culture: the 1940s2. The ICA, the IG and America during the 1950s3. The Impact of Abstract Expressionism during the 1940s and '50s4. Abstraction and Pop in Britain during the 1960s5. The Lure of America: British Artists in the United States6. Over Here: American Artists in Britain7. Criticism and Resistance8. The Decline of American Influence and the Rise of BritArtConclusionNotes and referencesBibliographyIndex

'Highly accessible for artists and non-artists alike'