Reflections on The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock, British Museum, London; Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery; Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, April 2008-December 2009

It is tempting to regard the remarkable success of this exhibition of works from the British Museum's American prints collection, as it toured England, as a response to the demise of the Bush Administration and the election of Barack Obama. However, George W. Bush was in the White House throughout the period when these prints were on display at the British Museum from April to September 2008. Copyright © 2010 Cambridge University Press.