ARTT-290 American Art and Architecture Since Colonialism

This course provides a survey of major artists and movements in American painting, sculpture, and architecture from colonial times to the near present. Attention will be paid to both formal developments and to cultural context, such as how art responds to and influences history, politics, social change, and the development of national and ethnic identities. The course will highlight the country's diversity of peoples and artistic traditions, including avant-garde movements and African-American, Native American, Latin American, and other regional styles.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL-121.