ART 245 American Art
Surveys the development of American art from the Colonial period to the present, making extensive use of the MFA's Art of the Americas wing. Provides an overview of major artistic movements including the Hudson River School, the Aesthetic Movement, the Harlem Renaissance, Regionalism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and Feminist art. Places American art in its global context, and examines the transnational currents of exchange that shaped its development. Explores the contributions of artists from historically marginalized communities, and considers the methodological questions raised by their past exclusion from the canon of American art.
Cross Listed Courses
ART-445
Course Type
ALA