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| Spy-Fi: CIA Fine Arts Commission Hosts Spy Fiction Exhibit |
| 2004-02-04 |
| Hat tip: The Belligerent Bunny. James Bond, Maxwell Smart, and Illya Kuryakin were among the spy fiction characters that captured Americans’ imaginations in the ‘60’s and let them dream of a life filled with intrigue and adventure. Among those caught up in the spy fiction craze was Danny Biederman, a Hollywood screenwriter, author, and consultant specializing in movie and TV spy fiction, who realized at an early age that collecting spy show memorabilia was safer than actually being a spy. The Central Intelligence Agency’s Fine Arts Commission hosted the first major exhibition of 400 props, photographs, and works of art from Biederman’s private collection of 4,000 items from August 10, 2000 through January 5, 2001. Click the link to see the website, which has pictures of some of the artifacts from Bierdmann’s collection. It’s kind of cute, even if they left out my beloved old Secret Sam camera/pistol. |
| Posted by:Mike |