ART OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN (ARH 0285)
Term: 2006-2007 Spring
Faculty
There is not currently a faculty member for this course
Schedule
Mon, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (1/15/2007 - 5/3/2007) Location: MAIN L AHR
Description
A study of Native American stylistic traditions, monuments, and artifacts from the prehistoric southeastern and southwestern United States, organized by region. The emphasis is on the eighteenth-century Iroquois Confederacy, the northwest coast and plains, the Inuit peoples, and the art of nineteenth-century California. The course will also include lectures on contemporary Alaskan and Canadian artistic developments among the Navajos and other native groups. No prerequisite. Area museum work/research is integral to this course. Offered occasionally.