American Art

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the unique artistic tradition of the United States from the Colonial era to the present. In addition to studying masterworks from these periods, students will engage with issues such as the construction of an American identity, the role of the fine arts in American society, and the tensions of class, gender, race, and ethnicity in American art. As such the course functions as a vibrant retelling of American history as revealed through its visual production.